Chapter 1960 - 1956: Aoki Divination, Blinded by Greed (First Update)
Chapter 1960: Chapter 1956: Aoki Divination, Blinded by Greed (First Update)
The speaker had hair as white as a crane and a face like a child’s, with piercing azure eyes, presenting the image of a high immortal with ethereal grace.
If anyone else were present, they would surely gasp in shock upon seeing this elder because he was none other than Jin Yuebin, the Sect Master of the Qingming Immortal Sect.
Trailing behind him were the various great elders of the Qingming Immortal Sect.
Jin Yuebin, the Sect Master of the Qingming Immortal Sect, was surrounded by swirling azure energy and then raised his hand to draw a large formation in the air.
Within the formation, countless mystical auras flowed slowly, simulating birth and destruction.
It was the Qingming Immortal Sect’s supreme art, the Azure Wood Simulation Formation.
This Azure Wood Simulation Formation is an exclusive secret technique used for tracking, allowing one to trace a person by the aura they left behind, and its results are quite miraculous.
At this moment.
Jin Yuebin was attempting to use this lingering Red Lotus Sword Intent at the scene to locate the whereabouts of "Xue An."
Meanwhile.
One of the elders said gravely, "Sect Master, if we confirm it’s Xue An, shouldn’t we inform the Profound Ming Tomb and the Emperor’s Palace first?"
Jin Yuebin shook his head, "This scant evidence won’t earn us any reward. We need to have Xue An’s exact whereabouts."
The elders hesitated, and the elder who spoke earlier continued.
"So what do we do now? Should we perhaps inform the nearby sects on several planets and join forces to capture Xue An?"
"Fools!" Upon hearing this, Jin Yuebin’s eyebrows raised, and he harshly rebuked.
"A bunch of short-sighted, timid creatures, are you frightened just by hearing the name Xue An?"
All the elders wore expressions of embarrassment.
Jin Yuebin snorted coldly and continued, "We are presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and you wish to share it with others, isn’t that foolishness?"
"You mean... we should hunt Xue An independently?" an elder said with difficulty.
Jin Yuebin nodded, "Exactly!"
Upon hearing this, all the elders exhibited looks of horror, "This... this... ."
"Enough, I know what you’re thinking. Don’t worry! I didn’t make this decision rashly."
At this point, a mysterious smile appeared on Jin Yuebin’s face.
"When I was detecting this Sword Intent earlier, it was far less formidable than rumored, what does that tell us?"
"It indicates that Xue An is either not as powerful as the rumors suggest, which is unlikely, for how could he have challenged the prodigies of the Array Refinement Thousand Sects otherwise?"
"So the only possibility is that Xue An must have sustained serious injuries to be so weakened."
As he spoke, Jin Yuebin’s excitement was almost overflowing.
"The Qingming Immortal Sect should seize the advantage now; capturing Xue An will not only earn us substantial rewards but also bring fame across The Multiverse, isn’t that the essence of reputation and profit?"
"This is true fulfillment of both reputation and gain!"
After hearing the Sect Master’s explanation, several elders became excited as well, with fervor flashing in their eyes.
Yet, the elder who spoke earlier hesitated, "What about the Punishment Elder’s body? Should we just leave it exposed in the wilderness?"
"Leave it for now. Once we capture Xue An, we’ll return to tend to it, as he has contributed to our sect!"
Just then, the aura in the Azure Wood Simulation Formation suddenly halted, and then brilliance burst forth, with radiant beams tracing a path in the sky, eventually extending to the distant horizon.
Jin Yuebin was invigorated, "Xue An’s trail is revealed, everyone follow me!"
With that, he turned into a stream of light, following the path deduced by the Azure Wood Formation.
The remaining elders exchanged glances before following suit quickly.
Meanwhile.
In the vast emptiness hundreds of thousands of miles away from the star, Yue Sha was traveling swiftly with the little girl Ying Lou on his back.
Suddenly.
Yue Sha’s body trembled, and his traveling speed began to slow down accordingly.
"Uncle, what’s wrong?" Ying Lou sensed something amiss, struggling to poke her head out from the specially crafted backpack Yue Sha had for her.
Despite the protective field Yue Sha provided, the extreme cold and vacuum of the void were still very uncomfortable for this little girl with no cultivation level.
"I’m fine, get back into the backpack!" Yue Sha said softly.
"No! You definitely have something wrong, otherwise you wouldn’t have slowed down all of a sudden!" Ying Lou said stubbornly, her face full of concern.
She was a very intelligent girl, although young, she had experienced the treacherous ways of people and understood much more than her peers.
For instance, she had long noticed the injuries on Yue Sha but never brought it up.
Because she knew if Yue Sha wanted to talk about it, he would do so without being prompted, otherwise there would be no point in asking.
But the current situation was different; Yue Sha’s condition was evidently worrying, and Xiao Ying Lou’s heart tightened into a knot.
Yue Sha took a deep breath, once again forcing himself to suppress the fatigue in his eyes, then turned around with a gentle smile, "I told you I’m fine, do you believe me now?"
Xiao Ying Lou gave Yue Sha a profound look, finally lowering her head and softly said, "Your injury... ."
But before she could finish, the distant void suddenly began to stir.
Yue Sha’s face changed drastically, then he shouted in a deep voice, "Get back into the backpack, and don’t come out without my command!"
The voice was cold and hard, lacking his usual warmth.
Xiao Ying Lou shuddered, casting a furtive glance at Yue Sha, seeing the grave look on his face, and her heart skipped a beat.
But she did not cry or say a word, promptly retreating back into the backpack obediently.
Because she knew the only thing she could do now was to comply and try her best not to become a burden to Yue Sha.
As soon as she withdrew into the backpack, Yue Sha sealed it without hesitation, then bit his finger to draw a few Buddhist Seals on it.
Having completed this, Yue Sha finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, raising his head to calmly gaze into the distance.
Just a few moments later, several brilliant lights emerged from the fluctuating void, arriving in front of Yue Sha.
After coming to a standstill, it turned out to be none other than Jin Yuebin and others from the Qingming Immortal Sect.
Upon seeing Yue Sha standing nonchalantly in the void, Jin Yuebin first paused, then began to laugh sinisterly.
"Xue An, don’t think shaving your head can trick us all, it won’t work! From the moment you made a move, I saw through everything, so you’d better surrender!"
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