Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 1036 - 1032: Golden Palm
Miao Qingjie was overjoyed, "Is it right here?"
Leng Tieya said, "This sensation is very faint, barely there."
"Then let’s try it out!" Miao Qingjie said eagerly, "Let’s dig first!"
If there’s even a glimmer of hope, it must not be missed.
Searching for the Supreme Heavenly Demon Relics is like looking for a needle in a haystack, relying on nothing but luck.
Leng Tieya was also quite curious.
Under the Super Sense, there was nothing unusual below, no different from the surrounding area.
But that faint, elusive feeling would occasionally flicker.
Just like Miao Qingjie thought, whether or not there’s anything, it’s worth trying out.
Miao Qingjie stepped forward himself, drew out his sword, and then paused.
He turned his head and soon found a damaged longsword in the grass.
Leng Tieya recognized it at a glance, it was a broken sword from the previous battle.
Using his bare hand to fend off the longsword, he had shattered it, showcasing the power of the Ghost Bone Undying Scripture.
Miao Qingjie used the half-broken sword to dig down, with dust swirling, he disregarded the roots of the pine tree, cutting straight through and digging down.
...
A quarter of an hour later, the original pine tree was gone, replaced by a circular pit with a diameter of three meters and a depth of ten meters.
The dug-up soil was piled next to it, forming a small mound.
Miao Qingjie straightened up, looking up at Leng Tieya standing by the pit edge.
Leng Tieya said, "It seems we were mistaken."
Miao Qingjie asked, "Is that feeling still there?"
Leng Tieya nodded.
Miao Qingjie gritted his teeth, "Keep digging!"
Leng Tieya said no more, letting him continue digging intently.
The other two experts from Star-picking Cliff said nothing; since Miao Qingjie wanted to dig, they continued to dig.
A quarter of an hour later, the ten-meter deep pit became a twenty-meter deep pit.
In the twenty-meter deep pit, water had already risen to a height of three meters.
But this didn’t stop Miao Qingjie and his team from digging; they held their breath in the water, digging nonstop, their bodies completely submerged.
Leng Tieya didn’t mock their sorry state.
If they could find the relics, it would be worth ten times the embarrassment.
Leng Tieya suddenly said, "Wait a moment."
Miao Qingjie and his team continued to dig, already numb from the effort.
Leng Tieya hastily said, "Young Master Miao, hold on!"
The voice pierced the water, reaching Miao Qingjie and his team’s ears.
They stopped and leaped up, landing at the edge of the pit.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Their clothes shook, and white steam billowed out like thick fog.
When the white fog cleared, their bodies were dry once more.
"How is it?" Miao Qingjie asked hastily.
Leng Tieya sighed, "It disappeared."
Miao Qingjie was taken aback.
The other two experts from Star-picking Cliff widened their eyes in disbelief.
Leng Tieya forced a smile, "There was something here, but as we dug, it disappeared, so strange."
"Gone..." Miao Qingjie murmured.
He looked down at the water-filled pit and the broken sword in his hand.
The material of this broken sword was extraordinary; after digging for such a long time, it remained sharp.
Leng Tieya sighed, "How very strange, as if it was deliberately teasing us."
"Really?" Miao Qingjie was stunned.
Leng Tieya said, "I have this feeling... the originally very slight, barely there sensation is now completely gone, which is impossible."
Miao Qingjie said, "Did we perhaps destroy it by digging?"
"Could it be that fragile?"
"After all these years, definitely no less than a hundred thousand, how could it not be ageless?"
"Shall we look around?" proposed one expert from Star-picking Cliff eagerly.
The other expert nodded promptly.
Miao Qingjie looked at Leng Tieya.
Leng Tieya nodded.
He pressed and lifted his hands.
Two water columns shot up into the sky, as if two silver dragons leaped out of the pit into the air.
"What a technique!" Miao Qingjie couldn’t help but praise.
This maneuver was exceedingly skillful; the manipulation of Demon Essence far surpassed the usual.
Leng Tieya waved his hands, and the two silver dragons circled above his head.
They could see clearly that there was nothing, not even stones or mud, completely clear and bright.
Miao Qingjie and his team jumped into the pit to examine and explore carefully.
After a thorough search, finding nothing, they leapt back beside Leng Tieya, their expressions heavy.
No problem at all is the biggest problem, meaning utterly baffled with nothing gained.
"What on earth is going on?" Miao Qingjie asked, puzzled, looking at Leng Tieya.
Leng Tieya frowned in deep thought.
His face was already pale as paper.
Obviously, he had been trying to capture that strange sensation, which was extremely exhausting for his heart and spirit.
Leng Tieya shook his head with a sigh: "That feeling is already gone."
"...Then we’ll come back tomorrow to have another look." Miao Qingjie thought for a moment and gritted his teeth: "Maybe today’s exertion was too great, causing our perception to be less sharp."
At this point, we absolutely cannot give up easily.
He did not believe that the relics could grow legs and walk away on their own; they must be nearby.
Maybe if they dug a little longer, they would find it.
"...It’s possible." Leng Tieya nodded slowly: "We’ll just have to try again tomorrow."
"Dig down another ten meters!" Miao Qingjie looked at the other two star cliff experts.
They nodded solemnly.
So they jumped into the pit and began digging again diligently.
The water was seeping in faster and faster.
Leng Tieya pressed his palms out occasionally, draining the accumulating water.
After a quarter of an hour, the pit was already a hundred meters deep, and Leng Tieya had to keep extracting water, as the gurgling flow was too fast.
Miao Qingjie and the others leaped to the edge of the pit, eagerly watching Leng Tieya.
Leng Tieya shook his head.
"Let’s go back first." Miao Qingjie said.
...
Early the next morning, a radiant golden light filled the sky.
Miao Qingjie, Leng Tieya, and the other two star cliff experts stood at the edge of the deep pit.
On the wide river surface, the great river’s water roared downstream.
Leng Tieya concentrated for a moment, sensing his surroundings, then finally shook his head: "It’s gone."
"Alas—!" Miao Qingjie sighed: "Is it ultimately unfindable? Was all this effort in vain?"
Leng Tieya closed his eyes, then pointed to a tree not far away.
Miao Qingjie quickly said: "Is it there?"
Leng Tieya nodded with his eyes closed: "It’s there."
Miao Qingjie leaped up and landed in front of the pine tree he pointed to: "Here?"
Leng Tieya opened his eyes and nodded slowly: "Indeed, it’s there,... was I mistaken earlier?... No."
Miao Qingjie laughed: "Maybe we really made a mistake, start digging!"
The two star cliff experts handed over a sharp and shiny shovel.
Specifically for excavation.
Leng Tieya quickly said: "Young Master Miao, let me do it this time, you all just watch from the side."
Miao Qingjie was taken aback and looked at him, puzzled.
Leng Tieya said: "I’ll dig and sense at the same time to see what changes occur."
Miao Qingjie laughed: "This is too much trouble for you, sir."
Leng Tieya shook his head: "If we can find the relics, no amount of effort is too much."
"Alright." Miao Qingjie handed the shovel to Leng Tieya.
Leng Tieya took the shovel, closed his eyes, and sensed for a moment again.
This time, he began to utilize the Spiritual Abyss Body Cleansing Record to sense the earth.
Seeing him stand still with his eyes closed, Miao Qingjie couldn’t help but become nervous.
The other two star cliff experts also grew nervous.
"Shh!"
Leng Tieya suddenly struck, thrusting the shovel into the thick soft soil.
The handle was completely buried, leaving only a small hole exposed.
He then opened his eyes and concentrated on the small hole, then drew his sword from its sheath.
The golden sword aura surged and was then plunged into the soil, tracing a circle along the shovel.
With the small hole as the center, the circle had a diameter of four meters.
Miao Qingjie and the others were puzzled, not knowing what he was doing.
Leng Tieya sheathed his sword, bent down, and placed his palms on the ground.
Under the curious gaze of Miao Qingjie and the others, he suddenly let out a sharp shout and pressed his palms down.
"Boom!"
The ground shook.
Then a beam of golden light shot into the sky, heading into the distance.
Miao Qingjie and the others widened their eyes, watching the golden beam.
Leng Tieya shouted: "Chase!"
He transformed into a wisp of smoke, chasing after the golden beam.
Miao Qingjie and the others hurried to follow, chasing after Leng Tieya.
But Leng Tieya’s movement technique was incredibly fast, and as they chased, he was getting farther and seemed about to lose track of him.
Leng Tieya suddenly turned back, grabbed Miao Qingjie, and continued pursuing into the distance.
Miao Qingjie only felt his view distort with light and shadow, unbelievably fast.
"Mr. Sun, don’t worry about me, just chase."
"...Probably can’t catch up." Leng Tieya sighed, speaking while pursuing: "Never thought it was actually alive!"
Miao Qingjie hurriedly asked: "Was that golden light just now the relics?"
Leng Tieya said: "Within the golden light was a hand."
