"That person said it was here. Looks like he was right."
"Found them. They're beneath that scorched earth. The flames above aren't real—they're an illusory art formed from true essence."
Two figures appeared one after the other above the valley.
One of them was the early Essence Condensation cultivator Xiao Yao had seen earlier while crossing the fire pool.
He looked fairly young, probably only a little over forty.
Of course, reaching only the early Essence Condensation stage at that age meant his talent could only be considered quite ordinary.
Yet with such cultivation, being able to remain in Furnacefire Grotto-Heaven until now was rather extraordinary.
When he had crossed the fire pool earlier, he had used a portion of Upper Realm power. Now, he had likewise relied on that method to locate the Five Heroes of Meng River.
"Fellow Daoist Cui, I have already confirmed their location. I'll leave the rest to you."
The cultivator spoke slowly, then made a gesture of invitation.
The cultivator surnamed Cui smiled confidently at his words. "Alright. Just watch, Fellow Daoist."
With that, his body shook, and two clones identical to his true body abruptly emerged.
Ordinarily, with this man's Essence Condensation Ninth Layer cultivation, clones condensed from true essence should not possess much intelligence. Only upon reaching the Spiritual Connection Realm, bolstered by Spiritual Sense, could they move as freely as real people.
Yet the two clones he released now were essentially no different from the incarnations of Spiritual Connection cultivators. Even after separating from their true body, they could still act independently.
Among those of the same realm, such a method was something others would not even dare dream of. Moreover, the aura emitted by those two clones was exactly the same as the Upper Realm aura on the other cultivator.