After the cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul Realm, their efficiency in meditation or refining pills becomes significantly higher than that of ordinary cultivators.

During a short quarter-hour of idle chatter.

Si Boyun and Ye Tuhong had their spiritual energy replenished to ninety percent full.

Then the two adjusted their breath briefly and soon set off again.

.....

After flying for several hours.

A shadow the size of a palm suddenly appeared on the boundless sea.

Ye Tuhong's expression changed dramatically when he saw it.

He cast a searching glance at Si Boyun.

Si Boyun nodded slightly, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes:

"Brother Tu Hong, the front should be the relic marked on Old Monster Duan's map.

It seems...

like it's an island."

The Star Sea Land is vast, and it contains countless ancient relics; likewise, the value of items within each relic varies.

However, for cultivators, there is a straightforward method to judge the value of a relic:

That is to observe its size.

The larger the relic, the more treasures it contains.

Ordinary relics usually cover an area of no more than three or four square meters, or even one or two.

Some resemble fruit trees, others are like boards or stones floating on the sea.

Even if you turn these relics upside down, the materials you get are at most the size of a human head.

Above that are relics starting at a hundred square meters.

They resemble little peaks or small houses, where luck might bring you some nice finds.

But the relic before Si Boyun and Ye Tuhong is an island, at least measured in square kilometers.

Such relics are incredibly rare, using "one in a million" might not accurately express their rarity.

At least among the information Si Boyun has, there are only three or four discovered relics of a similar scale.

One must know.

Si Boyun is not like Yang Zhengchu, a newbie just entering the Nascent Soul Realm, with countless high-level secrets awaiting him.

The Fourth-Layer Nascent Soul is definitely among the top ranks of cultivation in today's central domain.

At his level, he grasps at least 70% of the major secrets of the Damo Realm.

Thus, his understanding of "scarcely rare" is unlikely far from reality.

But Si Boyun soon suppressed his desires temporarily.

After all, the Demon Realm's trust in giving the map to him and Ye Tuhong surely comes with some countermeasures.

Leaving aside the involvement of family bloodlines.

Si Boyun and Ye Tuhong were both subjected to an ancient measure passed down when leaving the Demon Realm.

If they were to secretly seize the relic, they would face retribution from the rules of the Heavenly Dao.

Besides, Old Monster Duan monopolized the relic for over three hundred years; who knows what valuable items still lie inside?

Hence, it's pointless to fantasize excessively right now; exploring its entirety is the most important task.

Whizz——

Flying at their full speed in the Nascent Soul Realm.

The initially palm-sized relic gradually expanded in their view, finally revealing its true form:

It is an island of at least twenty square kilometers, shaped irregularly round, with a dense white gas surrounding its exterior.

This gas obscures most of the area, revealing only faint glimpses of its interior landscape.

There are patches of dark soil and some indistinct ruins whose specific forms are hard to discern.

After reaching above the island.

Si Boyun and Ye Tuhong very tacitly stopped their advance.

They took out pills to restore spiritual power while unfolding divine sense to explore the island's condition.

After a moment.

Ye Tuhong suddenly frowned and looked at Si Boyun:

"Brother Boyun, can your divine sense penetrate the island?"

Si Boyun shook his head grimly upon hearing this:

"Brother Tu Hong's words saved me the trouble of speaking first.

It seems Old Monster Duan's relic is indeed unusual.

Though there are no array fluctuations, it can hinder both our divine sense exploration; such oddity is indeed puzzling.

Brother Tu Hong, there might be something unusual here; we should proceed with caution."

Ye Tuhong agreed heartily, showing no relaxation despite Old Monster Duan having entered multiple times.

Reaching Si Boyun's realm, their divine sense deployment was extremely refined and subtle.

Even when encountering some unknown specialties, they can still sense some insights.

Yet, at present, neither Si Boyun nor Ye Tuhong.

Their divine sense incredibly failed to probe any situation within the island.

For such a large island to shield divine sense exploration theoretically requires an array.

Si Boyun has encountered such occurrences, as at the closed-door cultivation sites of the Demon Realm Nascent Soul great cultivators.

When an array is activated, it inevitably produces fluctuations; without exception.

However, curiously.....

Si Boyun failed to detect any array or spiritual energy fluctuations.

This was unprecedented; it even somewhat shattered common rational perception.

Hence.

Indeed, this relic is extraordinary.

Afterward, the two exchanged a few words via transmission, carefully adjusting their breath.

Restoring their state to peak capacity, they flew into the island.

Thud thud——

Boots refined by Nascent Fire landed steadily on the ground.

Si Boyun immediately spread his divine sense, observing the surroundings.

Their landing spot was amidst building ruins, scattered with columns and bricks and other remnants.

These collapsed stones were primarily in shades of blue and grey, intricately carved with various mysterious totems and symbols.

Having transcended four hundred seventy years ago, experiencing several beast tides,

In his youth, he was vigorous and braved the Demon Realm to hunt beasts for over thirty years.

In essence, he saw or consumed almost every powerful demon beast species.

At the very least, he knew their names and appearances.

But the demon beast shapes in this relic, he had never heard or seen before.

On a stone pillar to the left is carved a demon beast.

It resembles a leopard, but has five tails and a horn, seemingly running and roaring.

On another collapsed stone wall in front right is carved a long-tailed demon beast.

Human-faced with leopard body, ears like a cow, but only has one eye.

Oh.

And those symbols.

It is understandable that Si Boyun doesn't recognize specific meanings due to the cultural break between ancient texts and today's Damo Realm.

But whenever he gazed at those glyphs, a strange sense of fear emerged from within.

Clearly problematic.

Once again:

He is a dignified Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, one who has survived the Heart Demon Tribulation!

Under no circumstances should he be frightened by a few glyphs.

Then Si Boyun took a deep breath and looked at Ye Tuhong beside him:

"Brother Tu Hong, did you..."

Before he finished.

Si Boyun's pupils suddenly contracted!

At this very moment...

Beside him, unexpectedly, there was no one!

A Third-Layer Nascent Soul Realm cultivator vanishing just like that under Si Boyun's divine senses fully deployed...

disappeared!

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