Inside a secluded cave, a man and woman spoke in hushed voices. 

"Senior Brother, do we have enough?"

"With the ones we just got, there are fifteen."

"Only fifteen?" The woman hesitated, then said, "Senior Brother, why don't you take these first? You can try to see if you can comprehend the root power."

"How could I do that? Before we came in, we agreed we'd gather twenty illusory cores first, then start cultivating separately. We're still short of five. I can't just go ahead while you're still waiting." Dragon Abyss looked at her and added, "And if one of us really had to go first, it should be you, Tea Mist."

As she still seemed reluctant, he reassured her, "There's no need to rush. Time passes much faster inside the pocket world than it does outside, so we have plenty of time. And with others hunting in the other regions, more and more second-tier and third-tier illusory beasts will be driven inland. Once they start devouring and...