And so, while the others were still fighting over the top-grade spirit stones overhead, Xue Fuyao and Wang Zheng each held a sharp dagger and deftly pried out the Night-Luminescent Pearls embedded in the walls.
However, Xue Fuyao did not take just any Night-Luminescent Pearl. She had her own criteria for choosing them.
"The one on your left, and that Night-Luminescent Pearl in the third row down. Yes, that one. Dig it out."
Apart from the sounds of fighting overhead, the only voices in the entire palace were those of Xue Fuyao and Wang Zheng.
By the time the others had stripped away most of the top-grade spirit stones overhead, Xue Fuyao was almost finished as well.
After knocking out the last Night-Luminescent Pearl, she returned with Wang Zheng to her master, Xie Yichu.
"Don't forget to give me my share when we get back," Wang Zheng reminded her.
Judging by Xue Fuyao's behavior just now, these Night-Luminescent Pearls were definitely good things, perhaps even more precious than top-grade spirit stones.
Roughly ten thousand Night-Luminescent Pearls were embedded in the walls of the palace. Xue Fuyao and Wang Zheng had only pried out a few hundred, so unless someone looked closely, they would never notice that any were missing.
However, with all the top-grade spirit stones overhead gone, the originally bright palace immediately grew much dimmer.
For some reason, as Xue Fuyao looked at the somewhat dim surroundings, a sense of unease welled up within her.
Only then did everyone realize that the palace did not seem to have an exit.
Were they supposed to return the way they had come?
Everyone turned their gazes to Xie Yichu.
"Venerable Spiritwood, do you know how we can leave this place?"
The speaker was Bai Xiaochun.
As a member of the Bai