Chapter 507: Cracks in the Earth (1/2)

Chapter 507: Cracks in the Earth

Without saying a word, Pei Qiqi sat in her original place and contemplated the profundity of the tiny spatial blades inside of her. Dong Li and Qin Yan, however, grew bored and wanted to talk in private. Therefore, they strolled away from the location where they had gathered.

They hadn’t expected that Nie Tian hadn’t gone very far away, but rather was sitting in this nearby, secluded place.

The two of them were astounded after seeing him sitting in the lotus position before seventy-two snapped branches that had been planted in the ground, and the slightly visible, green ward around them.

Qin Yan’s bright eyes instantly lit up. “This is....”

Her gaze switched back and forth between Nie Tian and the branches for a while before she suddenly came to a realization.

She realized that the way the branches were arranged was according to the arrangement of the huge trees that filled this floating continent.

They appeared to be aligned in some pattern, thereby forming a mysterious spell formation.

After a moment of hesitation, Qin Yan rapidly went into action, not saying anything.

She copied Nie Tian and snapped seventy-two branches, which she planted in the ground in the same arrangement as his.

“What are you doing?!” Dong Li blurted, looking somewhat displeased.

With a soft chuckle, Qin Yan said, “Everyone is entitled to the hidden fortunes on this continent. You’re not going to let him reap the fortunes alone just because you fancy him, are you?”

With these words, she finished planting the branches in the ground the same way Nie Tian had at an eye-dazzling speed.

Afterwards, she copied Nie Tian and sat down in the lotus position, gazing at the branches before her, hoping for changes to happen.

However, even though the branches before her were planted in the same arrangement as Nie Tian’s, nothing seemed to be happening.

Face filled with confusion, she attempted to infuse her spiritual power into the formation of fresh, green branches, yet still nothing happened.

Eyebrows knitted, Qin Yan muttered to herself, “What went wrong? I did everything just like he did it.”

Standing next to Qin Yan, Dong Li looked down at her and said, with a taunting tilt to her mouth, “You really believed it would work?”

Somewhat frustrated, Qin Yan said, “It’s working for him. Why not me?”

With a soft chuckle, Dong Li said in a composed manner, “He has a vortex of wood power in his spiritual sea, and the spiritual power he infused those branches with was wood power. I don’t recall you ever practicing wood-attributed incantations or possessing wood power.”

Qin Yan went blank briefly.

Then, unwilling to give up just yet, she once again summoned her spiritual power and cast a few spells.

However, the formation of branches still didn’t show any changes, which frustrated her greatly.

After remaining silent for a while, she finally gave up and asked Dong Li, “Aren’t you going to give it a try?”

Dong Li shook her head, her expression surprisingly composed. “You tried and failed. There’s no point in me trying again. You might not believe it, but I strongly believe that if there are any secrets in this place, he’ll be the only one who will be able to uncover them.”

“You really have confidence in your little lover, don’t you?” Qin Yan asked, surprised by Dong Li’s words.

Dong Li pursed her lips into a smile, ignored Qin Yan’s teasing, and nodded squarely. “Yep.”

Qin Yan rose to her feet. “Well, I don’t. If I remember correctly, one of our Greater Heaven stage members also practices wood power. Everything that’s wood-attributed naturally agrees with her.”

Before Dong Li could stop her, her garments fluttered as she flashed off into the distance.

“You wouldn’t!” Dong Li yelled.

Qin Yan’s pleasant laughter rang out as she rapidly flashed about and disappeared into the distant forest. “Hahaha, we’ll see if your little lover can have all the fortunes of this place to himself.”

Dong Li thought about chasing after her, yet at this moment, Nie Tian was apparently deeply submerged in his contemplation of some profound mysteries. She was afraid that if she left, others who passed by this place might disturb him.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she stomped her foot vigorously and shouted into the distance, “Qin Yan! If you dare to ruin it for Nie Tian, we’ll no longer be sisters!”

Then, she quietly stepped to Nie Tian’s side, where she glanced around vigilantly and served as Nie Tian’s protector.

At that moment, Nie Tian’s spirit seemed to have left his body and was roaming about in the magnetic fluctuations among the tree branches before him.

Even though Dong Li wasn’t able to see through what was happening, she could tell from Nie Tian’s incomparably focused expression that he had discovered something.

Hence, she waited.

Outside the floating continent...

Dong Baijie, Dong Kang, and the members of the Water Moon Chamber of Commerce returned to Dong Tuodi and Qin Yi one after another.

Under Dong Tuodi and Qin Yi’s inquiring gazes, every one of them shook their heads with bitter smiles, showing that they hadn’t discovered anything.

In fact, Dong Tuodi and Qin Yi had already expected these results, seeing them returning so quickly.