"Alright."
Everyone immediately agreed. Some formed hand seals, some took out treasures, and their eyes all took on different degrees of unusual focus.
Among them, it wasn't just Chu Feng, Ling Xiao, and Jie Baobao who were skilled in observation techniques.
In truth, even martial cultivators had their own methods of observation.
"Has anyone found anything?" Chu Feng asked after a moment.
"Yes."
"The sand in this desert likely harbors the power of a formation, but the formation's energy is extremely faint — almost imperceptible."
"However, when such a vast expanse of desert comes together, the formation's power manifests invisibly and can cause people to experience hallucinations. That said, it probably won't have much effect on us."
"Additionally, there should be something hidden within this desert — that's likely what we're looking for," Ling Xiao said.
"Why do I feel like you said something without really saying anything?" Long Chengyu sighed.
"That's not entirely true," Qin Xuan added. "He did say there's a formation in here that can cause hallucinations. It's just useless for us."
"..." Ling Xiao was left somewhat speechless. What he had described was indeed what he had observed.
But it was true that it didn't provide any substantive help.
"Th-then… did you guys find anything?" Wang Qiang asked.
"We're not skilled in barrier arts. We didn't observe anything," Long Chengyu and Qin Xuan said simultaneously.
"You're st-st-still not as good as Ling Xiao," Wang Qiang remarked.
"Well then, Brother Wang Qiang, did you find anything?" Long Chengyu and Qin Xuan asked in unison.
"Heh, I-I-I… I'm different from you guys."
"I do have some sk-sk-skill in barrier arts, but what I observed is about the same as Ling Xiao's," Wang Qiang said.
"..." Long Chengyu and Qin Xuan couldn't help but roll their eyes. That was essentially saying nothing.
Besides, who knew if what he said was even true or false — maybe he was just copying Ling Xiao?
So all in all, Wang Qiang's observations were no more useful than theirs.
"Miss Jie, what about you?" Chu Feng turned to Jie Baobao.
He had noticed that among everyone here, aside from himself, only three people had been observing seriously.
Two of them were Ling Xiao and Jie Baobao.
As for the rest, they had taken a brief look, realized the difficulty of observation, and given up one after another.
So in Chu Feng's view, asking these three was sufficient.
"My observations are similar to Ling Xiao's. If we want to find out more, we'll need to explore carefully — it would be best to traverse the entire desert and examine every corner."
"It'll be quite time-consuming, but there should be results," Jie Baobao said.
"Mm." Chu Feng nodded slightly, then turned to Xiaoyuer.
"Little girl, did you notice anything?"
The little girl was holding a handful of sand, tumbling it back and forth between her fair little hands as though she were playing.
But in truth, she had been the most diligent observer after Ling Xiao and Jie Baobao.
"Huh? Big brother is asking me?" Xiaoyuer had been so absorbed in her observation that she needed a moment to register the question, tilting her small face up to look at Chu Feng.
"That's right. You've been watching so carefully — did you find anything?" Chu Feng asked.
"Big brother, I think there are three ruins hidden in here. Each of the three ruins serves a different purpose, and at first glance they appear to be independent structures."
"But in reality, the ruins are locks. If you can break through all three, you'll be able to find something hidden deeper within this desert," Xiaoyuer said.
"Miss Yu'er, have you been here before?" Long Chengyu asked.
"No." Xiaoyuer shook her head.