“Don’t!” Xiao Heng stopped her at once. “We’re here for the Medicine King Cauldron, not to kill people. Drawing attention will only make things worse. Let’s shake them off instead.”
With that, the three abruptly increased their speed, weaving left and right through the ruins. After nearly an entire day of flight, they finally managed to lose their pursuers.
“Let’s go,” Zhang Haobo said.
He formed a hand seal, activating a Dao technique to conceal their auras. The three then headed straight toward the location of the Medicine King Cauldron.
After flying for several hours, they arrived at the spot indicated by the guidance.
“Huh?!” Xiao Heng scanned the surroundings with suspicion. There was no sign of the Medicine King Cauldron anywhere.
“This should be the right place. Let’s split up and search,” he said.
Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo nodded and scattered in different directions.
Not long after, they regrouped.
“Nothing?” Xiao Heng frowned deeply. “That can’t be right.”
Unwilling to give up, he searched the area again, but still found nothing.
Su Xiaomei took out the Mini Medicine King Cauldron from her storage ring and held it in her palm, carefully perceiving its guidance once more. The result was unchanged.
“What now?” she asked.
With no success, the three gathered again to discuss.
“This is strange,” Xiao Heng said, confusion written across his face. “I can clearly sense that the Medicine King Cauldron is right here, yet it’s nowhere to be seen.”
“Maybe it’s hidden,” Zhang Haobo said suddenly, narrowing his eyes.
With that, he channeled his spiritual power and slashed the spot where he sensed the cauldron.
The blade struck something unseen. The air rippled with distortion, and the spiritual blade vanished without a sound. Moments later, the shimmering scene returned to normal.
“Wow! So it really is the case!” Su Xiaomei clapped excitedly.
She flew toward the anomalous point, but as if it were nothing more than an illusion, she passed straight through without any resistance.
Refusing to believe it, she tried again and again, moving back and forth through the same spot. Each time, the result was identical.
“This is pissing me off! What the hell is going on?”
Xiao Heng remained much calmer. He stepped forward and carefully ran his hand over the seemingly nonexistent barrier.
“The Mini Medicine King Cauldron is the key to entering the true Medicine King Cauldron,” he said thoughtfully.
Then he looked up.
“This Mini Medicine King Cauldron... it can hold people, right?”