Meanwhile.
In the Jiangzhou gymnasium.
Fang Yu, Ye Wenjun, and Chen Daotian quickly concealed themselves.
Silently awaiting the enemy’s arrival.
"Big Brother Yu, what if they don’t come?" Chen Daotian asked, somewhat nervous.
"They will definitely come. With such a powerful aura, who would feel at ease without checking it out?"
While the two were talking.
Ye Wenjun suddenly lifted her jade finger to her lips and said, "Shh..."
All three were taken aback.
Their gazes instinctively turned to the center of the arena.
"Sealing Spirit!" Fang Yu whispered harshly.
A ripple echoed around them, completely shielding their auras.
Right at this moment.
Above the center of the gymnasium, with a swishing sound, three middle-aged men in grey robes with long hair slowly descended.
Their presences were extremely stable, their eyes sharp as falcons.
A strong aura radiated from their bodies.
Fang Yu immediately gave Ye Wenjun and Chen Daotian a look and shook his head, signaling that the enemy was too strong and they should not make a move.
...
In the center of the gymnasium.
The three men stood in a triangle formation.
All with their hands behind their backs.
Eyes on nose, nose on heart, ears open in all directions!
Wherever their gaze fell, there was an invisible pressure.
Like scanning machines.
Facing three different directions, it would only take them a moment to completely scan the entire gymnasium.
A moment later.
One of them spoke:
"This place still retains a trace of special energy, indicating the target hasn’t gone far. It’s just unfortunate... we’re a step too late!"
Another said:
"This aura is very strange, among all the energies I’ve perceived, it has the most vital energy. It must be a treasure. Alas, it’s a pity we’re a step late, if the three of us brothers could get this object, our cultivation speed would definitely increase significantly."
The last one added:
"Indeed... currently, all three of us brothers have reached the Saint Heavenly Mechanism Realm. We’re only a step away from the Star Rank, the world’s spiritual energy is recovering, but it still cannot compare to the secret realms, we cannot advance in the secret realms, and now that we’ve returned, we can only rely on some special treasures."
"Right, don’t lose heart, if it appeared once, it will appear again."
"We shouldn’t linger here too long, this energy exposure might attract other ancient sects to come looking, there’s no need for us to make more enemies."
"The second brother is right, there’s still a lot to get accustomed to in modern civilization. Take it slow, there’s no rush. It’s already a great fortune that we were able to return. Let’s go!"
"Let’s go!"
With a tap of their toes.
They leapt towards the ceiling of the gymnasium, piercing into the sky, light as swallows, disappearing in an instant.
...
After the three had left.
Chen Daotian gasped with a whoosh!
"Oh my goodness... Big Brother Yu, you almost got us killed, those three were Heavenly Mechanism Realm powerhouses! My heavens! That’s the sixth grade of the Saint Realm!"
Ye Wenjun and Fang Yu also caught their breath.
They had been so tense they dared not even breathe.
Had it not been for the Sealing Spirit Array, they would have been exposed.
Their every hair stood on end while the three men were scanning.
In order to avoid being revealed, they even held their breaths.
Fang Yu stepped out, lifted his head to glance upward, his eyebrows furrowed.
Chen Daotian continued, "How are we going to fight this? Our plan to lure the snake out of its hole today failed! I didn’t expect the enemy to be so strong! It’s terrifying!"
Ye Wenjun also said:
"This is also within our expectations. We set this trap to lure the snake out of the hole, and we also anticipated that stronger enemies might come; after all, this is one of our plans..."
They had also anticipated such an enemy.
But they didn’t expect to actually encounter an opponent so strong it was alarming.
This was going to be problematic.
Fang Yu, squinting his eyes, looked up and said: "Let’s go... it’s not that we came away empty-handed, at least it shows that the opponents we’re facing are much stronger than we imagined!"
"Mm."
The three of them got up one after another, ready to leave.
Just as they were about to go.
Outside, there came a sound of hurried footsteps.
"Hold on!" Fang Yu immediately stretched out his arms, blocking Ye Wenjun and Chen Daotian.
"Hm?"
"Hide!"
The three of them immediately hid back within the Sealing Spirit Array they were in before and held their breaths in wait.
Sure enough.
Two black-robed men, who looked to be in their vigorous thirties, jumped into the stadium.
They sniffed around.
Looked left and right.
"Where are they?"
"Could they have escaped?"
"Impossible! The Phoenix Jade Milk is a priceless treasure of our clan. Once it combines with the Dragon Scale, it will emit a powerful Vital Energy. This energy would constantly expose their location! Now that the energy has disappeared, there’s only one possibility!"
"What’s that?"
"They’ve sealed the energy!"
In a corner.
Fang Yu and Chen Daotian exchanged glances.
Chen Daotian whispered, "It’s them... the ones from before were merely strong individuals drawn here by mistake. These two are actually after the Dragon Scale and Phoenix Jade."
They were no fools.
The two men had already made it clear.
The pair in the stadium continued their search.
These two were none other than Ye Renyu and Ye Xianggao from the True Phoenix Clan.
"Come out! Whoever holds our clan’s treasure will always be the target of our clan’s retribution! I warn you, if you don’t show yourselves now, I will release toxins!" Ye Renyu looked around with a searching gaze.
"Hurry up and come out! Hand over the Dragon Scale and Phoenix Jade, or else... I’ll make sure you have no grave to be buried in!"
With things said to this point.
Did Fang Yu have any reason not to come out?
At this moment—
Ye Wenjun leaped out.
Her gaze coldly met Ye Renyu and Ye Xianggao’s.
"It’s you who have been searching for the Dragon Scale and Phoenix Jade?" Ye Wenjun challenged.
Ye Renyu and Ye Xianggao immediately turned and swept their gazes over Ye Wenjun.
What a stunning beauty.
A sight that dazzled the eyes.
Simultaneously, Fang Yu and Chen Daotian also stepped out.
Ye Renyu and Ye Xianggao surveyed them with a glance—
"Three Cultivators? In the Constant Sand Realm?!"
When they identified the realm of Fang Yu and Chen Daotian, everyone was momentarily surprised.
Their own cultivation was not much different, yet their realms had been identified at a glance.
This indicated that they possessed a skill that allowed them to easily discern the cultivation of others.
"Was it you who took the Dragon Scale and Phoenix Jade?" Ye Renyu spoke from a position of superiority.
"Yes, what about it?" Ye Wenjun responded indifferently.
"That makes things easy... Hand them over, and I can spare your lives! You three must not have had it easy cultivating in this world to reach the Constant Sand Realm, have you? Wouldn’t it be a pity if you were crippled?" Ye Renyu said with a cold gaze.
"Heh, you sure are confident!" Chen Daotian laughed.
"How dare you!"
Ye Renyu suddenly swung his arm!
A great force came sweeping over.
Chen Daotian promptly mobilized the Dark Scripture to resist.
Boom!
A black aura formed a circular shield, like ink.
But still, he was sent flying by Ye Renyu’s move!
Ye Wenjun and Fang Yu both frowned at the same time.
"So strong!"