After harvesting the spirit materials from the two pits, the treasure-seeking party continued onward toward the depths of the hidden trove.
Thanks to their numbers, along with the Crimson Fire Temple disciples using fire arts to drive away the cold, they explored several times faster than the other cultivators who had entered the hidden trove.
Another five days passed, and they had already reached the core region of this hidden trove, leaving the other cultivators far behind.
Upon entering this area, the seemingly boundless marshland from before was gradually replaced by a frigid pool.
This was the source of the yin-cold chill within the hidden trove. The rock walls surrounding the pool had all been affected by it, forming layer upon layer of ice crystals.
The group arrived at the edge of the blue-black pool and attempted to send their divine sense downward, hoping to discover how deep the water was.
Yet their probing ultimately yielded nothing. Even Xia Ming, whose cultivation was the highest, could not determine just how deep the pool went.
However, while exploring with their divine sense, they all sensed spiritual energy fluctuations rising from the depths of the water.
This meant that some fortuitous treasure must lie beneath the frigid pool.
"This pool is the source of the hidden trove's chill, the core of the entire hidden trove. By the looks of it, the hidden opportunity beneath it should be the greatest treasure of this place!"
A Crimson Fire Temple cultivator said excitedly.
His words swiftly won the agreement of the other cultivators. As they looked toward the frigid pool, a few burning sparks of desire could not help rising in their eyes.
The demon cultivator Xia Ming saw the restless greed stirring in the hearts of these cultivators. She intended to add fuel to