At first, this news was no different from those far-fetched rumors drifting through the streets. Most people forgot about it after hearing it and did not take it seriously.
After all, since ancient times, Canglan Continent had never lacked such legends of immortal affairs.
Just like a few months ago, when the Kunxu Secret Realm had first appeared but had yet to open, rumors of all sorts of immortal arts and secret treasures within had caused an uproar throughout the Righteous Path.
Yet after cultivators from every side entered and explored it, they had not found the slightest trace of immortal arts. There were some relics and opportunities left behind by ancient cultivators, but their value was far inferior to that of immortal arts.
Thus, very few cultivators believed this secret rumor of an Immortal Treasure whose origins were unknown.
They merely took it as fabricated intelligence dug up by some idle busybody from some unofficial history or ancient tome. It did not cause much of a stir in the Central Region.
After some time, hardly anyone discussed it anymore.
However, the Central Region was vast, and there were enough cultivators within it. No matter how absurd a piece of news was, there would always be people willing to try their luck.
Such cultivators often had no family background and only mediocre talent. They could see the end of their own path at a glance, yet were unwilling to accept it and still possessed the will to strive onward.
It was not that they did not know such baseless rumors were most likely fabricated. In fact, they had already been fooled by this sort of false intelligence many times before, running all over the place to no avail.
But changing one's fate against the heavens was easier said than done.