"This wisp of Divine Thought was sleeping too deeply. I could sense it only when you used Tuban nearby.
"If they hadn't tried to refine Tuban this time, causing the spatial treasure to resist, I might still be asleep.
"Actually, I seem to have faintly sensed Tuban's aura twice before. It was so weak, though, that I felt only a moment's confusion."
Li Yan thought it over and immediately understood what True Lord Qianzhong meant.
Although he had lived in Saint Demon City for many years, he had rarely opened Tuban's space inside the city. He normally used his Storage Pouch.
Occasionally, his Divine Sense entered Tuban, but his body did not. Since he had already refined the treasure, sending his Divine Sense inside caused no disturbance at all.
The two times True Lord Qianzhong mentioned must have been when Li Yan opened Tuban to draw Zhao Min inside, and when he entered it in the flesh earlier.
Opening its space on either occasion would have caused a brief spatial fluctuation.
"Heh. Speaking of that, there's something I should tell you.
"Once you've refined this treasure, as long as you remain alive, even I can currently send only a thread of Divine Sense inside.
"That's possible only because I made it and know the formations engraved within it especially well.
"Few people below the Void Refinement Realm can forcibly erase the Divine Sense imprint you've left on it!
"When you reach Spirit Transformation, refine this treasure again. After that, even if I come in person, I won't be able to enter Tuban."
A smile appeared on True Lord Qianzhong's face.
"Thank you for giving me this treasure, Martial Uncle!"
Li Yan understood that, now they had discussed Tuban, True Lord Qianzhong was putting his doubts to rest.
After all, anyone