Practice begins with immortality

An hour after Wang Bai left the underwater cave, someone else came here.

"Strange, the Yin-Yang compass's sensing will not be wrong, but how could this be..." The young man in white robe holding the black and white compass said with some confusion.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Long has just arrived as well." Just as the young man surnamed Long was observing his surroundings, a somewhat hoarse voice suddenly came from behind him.

The young man surnamed Long was slightly startled and quickly turned around to see an old man in a black robe, with a sinister aura around him, standing not far behind him. The old man was as pale as paper, with sunken eyes and purple lips, and he exuded a creepy aura.

The young man surnamed Long was startled, but a smile appeared on his face: "So it's fellow ghost Taoist. I wonder if you are here for the treasures here as well?"

The old man in black robe nodded and said in a hoarse voice: "That's right. I have a ghost with some predictive ability. It can sense that a precious treasure has been born here, so I came here specially to check it out. I didn't expect that I was still a step too late and someone else had already got there first." As he spoke, the old man in black robe looked around and looked very annoyed.

The young man surnamed Long also frowned: "This person is so cautious that he didn't even leave a trace." After saying that, he used his spiritual sense to explore the entire cave again, and his face became extremely ugly.

"It seems that both of you fellow Taoists are helpless." A somewhat charming voice was heard, and the person who came was a beautiful woman in pink palace dress.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Cai, are you here for the treasures here too?" the old man said with a frown.

"Hehe, fellow Daoist Ghost guessed wrong. I only came here to investigate because a disciple of my lineage died. I happened to see the two fellow Daoists on the road and followed you here." The beautiful woman said in a delicate voice.

"Then, fellow Daoist, you're probably going to be disappointed. The treasures here have already been taken, and no trace has been left. However—" At this point, the old man looked at the beautiful woman, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes, but he still pretended to be calm and continued, "I heard that fellow Daoist Xuan Cai has an ancient magical talisman, the Origin and Cause Tracing Talisman, which can use cause and effect to trace back a period of time and track. This person left after taking the treasure and was gone for only an hour or two at most. With this ability, it is very likely that we can find his whereabouts."

After saying that, the old man and the young man stared at the beautiful woman closely.

"Since you two fellow Taoists said so, it seems that the treasure here must be something quite extraordinary. Well, this ancient talisman has been gathering dust here for nearly 300 years, and today I can finally put it to good use. But when the time comes to divide the treasure, I must have the biggest share." The beautiful woman chuckled, a sly look in her eyes.

"Of course, of course. As long as we can find the treasure, everything can be discussed." The old man and the young man nodded quickly.

After finishing speaking, Xuan Cai took out a jade talisman from her storage bag and injected her magic power into it. A faint spiritual light appeared on the jade talisman, and then the jade talisman transformed into a spiritual light and penetrated into Xuan Cai's face.

Xuan Qia then closed her eyes tightly, concentrating her mind and trying to process what had happened. Soon, a blurry image appeared before her: a grayish-white figure stood in a stone hall, extending an arm as if to gather something. A closer look revealed a shimmering azure light in the figure's hand, so dazzling it was impossible to look directly at.

However, just as Xuan Qia was trying to see more details, the image suddenly shattered, disintegrating into countless fragments and disappearing. In its place, a black line, visible only to Xuan Qia, stretched from the azure light to a distant place.

"Absolutely right! That ball of green light is definitely a truly remarkable treasure! I never expected to find something so precious this time. I must act quickly," Xuan Cai thought to herself. At the same time, she realized she had to hurry, as the ancient talisman's effectiveness only lasted half an hour. If she couldn't find the treasure quickly, everything would be in vain.

Thinking of this, Xuan Cai frowned and said to the two people beside her: "No, too much time has passed, and the ancient symbol can no longer be traced."

Hearing this, the two men showed disappointment and sighed, "Such a precious ancient talisman is useless? It seems that this treasure is no longer available to us."

"In that case, let's not waste any more time. As for the loss of the ancient talisman, Fellow Daoist Long and I will compensate you according to the price later," one of them said. After that, they turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

After confirming that the two had completely left, Xuan Qia disappeared from the spot in an instant, turning into a black stream of light and quickly leaving in the direction of the black line.

"Such a precious treasure can only be possessed by me alone!" She thought to herself, with greed and excitement flashing in her eyes.

However, shortly after Xuan Qia left, the figures of Gui and Long, who had left earlier, appeared again at the same place.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Long has also realized that the witch Xuan Cai actually deceived us." The old man said with a gloomy expression.

"Hmph, this old witch actually dared to play tricks on us. She really doesn't know how to live or die!" The young man snorted coldly, his face full of anger.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you go with me to seek an explanation?" the old man suggested.

"That's exactly what I meant." The young man nodded, a cold glint in his eyes.

"However, that treasure can make Xuan Qia hide it at the risk of offending you and me. It must be an extraordinary thing." The old man pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

"Not only that, this is the first time my Yin-Yang Compass has had such a big reaction." The young man added, taking out a round compass with a strange light flashing on it.

"Could it be..." The old man's face changed, as if he thought of something.

"That's right, if I'm not mistaken, this treasure is the legendary Kunpeng Feather!" The young man said affirmatively, with a look of desire in his eyes.

"Kunpeng feather? This kind of treasure is what even the gods want. The Venerable can use it to refine weapons, and the Demon Lord can use it to strengthen his bloodline. If we get it, even if we can't break through, we can still gain a trace of Kunpeng's power!" The old man said excitedly.

"In that case, what are we waiting for? Let's catch up with Xuan quickly and take back the Kunpeng feather that belongs to us!" the young man said impatiently.

"No rush. The cultivator who can collect Kunpeng Feather is probably also a Nascent Soul cultivator. We might as well let Xuan Cai fight with that cultivator first, and then take action when they are about to decide the winner. By then, we can not only get the treasure, but also vent our anger." The old man said viciously.

Of course, each of them had their own ulterior motives.

Afterwards, the two of them turned into two streams of light and chased in the direction Xuan Qi left.