The entire forest seemed empty. Despite scanning with Divine Sense repeatedly, they found nothing.
Xun Ziyou turned his gaze to Mo Hua. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Mo Hua suddenly pause, step toward a large tree, and fall into contemplation.
Xun Ziyou walked closer and examined the tree.
The tree was a Second Grade ancient tree, with several hundred years of age. Its bark was mottled, its branches towering, and it was about the size of five people encircling it.
"Is there something wrong with this tree?"
"Yes." Mo Hua nodded decisively, "If my guess is right, the Formation is hidden inside, and it’s no ordinary concealment."
If it were standard concealment methods, his experience would have uncovered them long ago.
Mo Hua pondered, "It’s possible... These Formations were carved into the tree when it was still young. Over the years, as the tree grew, the Formations merged with it, becoming an inseparable whole, making it undetectable by others."
Xun Ziyou was inwardly shocked.
Could there truly be such meticulous Formation techniques?
To achieve this level, this child Mo Hua, could he truly discern it?
Moreover...
Xun Ziyou’s gaze tightened.
If this were indeed the case, it meant someone had started setting up this kind of Formation in Refining Demon Mountain hundreds of years ago.
Mo Hua evidently realized this as well and asked:
"Elder Xun, can you determine the exact age of these trees?"
He had never planted trees before, so he wasn’t sure.
But Elder Xun, being the Elder of Refining Demon Mountain, should know more than him.
Xun Ziyou looked again at the towering tree before him, thought briefly, and said slowly:
"Judging by appearance, it’s likely around four to five hundred years old..."
"Four to five hundred years..." Mo Hua frowned.
This timeline was quite distant.
Seeing Mo Hua’s furrowed brows, Xun Ziyou couldn’t help but ask, "Are you thinking of something?"
Mo Hua thought for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Four to five hundred years—that means someone began planning long, long ago, setting up Divine Formations in this forest to conceal traces and provide a haven for Monster Cultivators."