The tall old man in gray did not look back, still looking at the northern sky, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
“They come from different sects, and their skills are also different. From what I can remember, only a few of them know each other, but they are just casual acquaintances.
However, they all received orders from the superior sects they were affiliated with, and had deliberately spread the news about "Pangu Sand" and miscellaneous spiritual roots.
However, with their highest level of cultivation at the Jindan realm, they certainly don’t have the ability to pass on this news to other continents, but they can spread this news in the towns and markets of the North Ice Continent…”
At this point, the old man in gray seemed to fall into deep thought again, while the young man in white frowned.
"Uncle Master, this means that they are definitely suspects, but they are just small pawns. We still need to follow these clues and investigate further up.
But most of these people come from small grassroots sects. If there are more branches when tracing upwards, more and more people will be involved, and it will become more and more cumbersome.
This waste of time is inevitable. The longer it takes, the more dangerous Master will be!"
The tall old man in gray turned around at this time and glanced at the young man in white.
"Don't rush, it's not that complicated!"
"Oh? Uncle Master, what do you mean?"
Pei Bu Chong had a puzzled look on his face.
“Because, among the people we found, most of them have one thing in common: they come from different sects, and some are even independent cultivators.
Therefore, the techniques they practiced were diverse, but there were still some people here who practiced an auxiliary technique, a technique with the same general outline.
It is possible that the purpose is to encourage them to work wholeheartedly, and to reward them with skills so that their cultivation level can be improved and they will benefit and work harder.
These people are not casual cultivators. No matter what their spiritual roots are, such as the extremely yang spiritual roots of gold, fire, and earth, or the yin spiritual roots of wood and water, they all have experienced the fusion of yin and yang.
If you don't pay special attention, it's easy to overlook it. Even myself, if I didn't think about who was against us, I wouldn't notice this.
After all, the heaven and earth are divided into yin and yang, and so are the five elements. Many exercises have the potential to achieve the fusion of yin and yang, especially Taoism, which pays more attention to this.
I found that there are seventeen people whose skills have this characteristic. These people are the ones who were most enthusiastic about promoting those two things in the market or town. From this point of view, it is enough to prove our previous speculation. "
When the tall old man in gray said this, his eyes became scorching and intimidating.
Pei Buchong's eyes also lit up. He had been a loner for so many years. He must be extremely smart to have survived. He couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.
"I understand what Uncle Master means. Let's use the memories of these seventeen people to find out who told him about this.
After finding that person, you can actually directly find his family or sect and search the soul of the strongest person directly. You don’t have to worry about the others, at least in the early stages.
According to Uncle-Master, nine out of ten people directed by our enemies are their subordinates or members of affiliated sects.
Therefore, if we find the strongest people in those sects, we can then obtain the most critical information, which can greatly reduce the search time..."
Pei Bu Chong instantly understood what his uncle meant, and went upstream directly, discarding those branches and interferences first, and followed the main stem to trace the source as quickly as possible.
Unless all clues are cut off in the end, then go back and look for a nearby branch, and then break through again in another direction from here!
“These seventeen people have already shown common secret characteristics. I think it will be easy to trace the source. We will soon find the headquarters they set up in the Arctic Continent.
Of course, there is another faster method, which is that I will fully show up in the world, and they will definitely try every means to lure me into the trap. In that case, they will expose more loopholes!"
"Uncle Master, no, I think it's better to act in secret. There is room for maneuver. Besides, we have already found these clues. There is no need to put ourselves in the open and take risks!"
Pei Bu Chong's face changed slightly and he immediately dissuaded him.
There were just some things he couldn't say. Even his master, who had such high cultivation level, was now missing, and even the connection with that wisp of divine consciousness was completely cut off.
Uncle Dongfu entered the fusion state much later than Master, and his current cultivation level may not be higher than Master's.
Dong Fuyi smiled.
"I just said that. When our sect wants to use force, we will continue to act secretly!"
Dong Fuyi looked at Pei Buchong and felt a little sour.
After spending some time together, he found that this kid was very much to his liking: he had the fighting ability, was smart, and was extremely shrewd. He also valued loyalty to his master.
"Brother Qianzhong, you are doomed. With such a person passing on the legacy, you don't have to worry about anything. Alas, Li Yan is such a stubborn guy. He foolishly serves as a furnace for others..."
He felt a little complaining in his heart. In his impression, Li Yan was the simple, stupid, rough guy from the mountain village. Compared with the heroic Pei Bu Chong in front of him, he was really far inferior.
"Hurry up and find Senior Brother Qianzhong. I have finally found your successor. I cannot let him die early in reincarnation just because he is too stupid!"
While Dong Fuyi was thinking, his figure began to blur, and Pei Buchong's figure flashed and flew in another direction!
… …
Another two years passed in a flash, in Fengshen Continent, in the Tianli Palace, the first elder, the second elder, and the fifth elder gathered together.
"Old Five, what did you find out?"
The Great Elder asked. After the Fifth Elder came back today, they immediately gathered to discuss. The Fifth Elder shook his head.
“I went west according to the previous discussion, mainly using the ultra-long-distance teleportation formation to teleport to two designated places.
First they arrived at the location of the 'Tiangui Tribe', but they had been exterminated by a local tribe of wind beasts seven years ago, and all their resources had been swallowed up and occupied by that tribe of wind beasts.
There are now a large number of wind beasts roaming there, and there are no sects nearby.
During my exploration, I sensed the auras of at least six fourth-order wind beasts, and two of them were particularly obscure. I didn't dare to get too close. I suspected that there might be a peak fourth-order beast there!"
The fifth elder said with a serious expression.
They are extremely short on time now. In the past two years, he can only go to designated places and places nearby that can be reached by teleportation arrays. Otherwise, this amount of time will not be enough to even travel.
"What? The Tiangui Tribe was exterminated? Are you sure they were exterminated and not migrated away?"
After hearing what the fifth elder said, the faces of several people changed, and the second elder asked hurriedly. The "Tiangui Tribe" was carefully selected by them. This tribe is not as strong as the Tianli Tribe, and the terrain and resources they occupy are good. Although it is not as good as here, it is also a good choice.
They originally planned to go over and talk to the "Tiangui Tribe" to see if they could allocate a certain area to the Tianli Tribe, and then the two tribes could work together to deal with the wind beasts there.
If the other party does not agree, the Tianli tribe may occupy it by force.
For the continuation of one's own race, so-called invasion and occupation are the most normal things even in the mortal world.
There is no such thing as justice and kindness in the world. If the Tianli people want to inherit and survive, they can only exist in a strong way and follow the law of the jungle. However, the fifth elder actually brought back such news.
The questions asked by the second elder seemed to have the same result, that the "Tiangui Tribe" no longer existed in that area, but in fact, the meaning they represented was different.
The migration of the Tiangui Tribe could also indicate that they were not strong and were forced to leave. However, the extermination of the tribe was due to the complete crushing of the other side, which means that they did not even have a chance to escape.
If it is the former, the Tianli tribe may still have a fighting chance, but if it is confirmed to be the latter, then it means that the Fifth Elder's perception is correct, and at least two peak fourth-order wind beasts have appeared there.
The overall strength of the Tianli tribe is just slightly stronger than that of the Tiangui tribe, but it is far from being able to crush them. The end result is death.
"It's genocide! I waited outside for a while and captured four third-level wind beasts. This is the information I got from soul searching.
As for how many peak-level fourth-order wind beasts there were, those third-order wind beasts couldn't be too sure in their memories. They only knew that the commanders were very strong, so strong that they could not obtain a specific realm.
They had only seen six commanders attack together once, and that was when all six high-level wind beasts attacked, and the "Tiangui Tribe" disappeared.
In their memory, two commanders surrounded the old chief of the Tiangui Tribe and killed them in less than a hundred breaths! ! "
The fifth elder replied immediately.
"So, it's only in recent years that a fourth-level wind beast has advanced again there! This caught the Tiangui Tribe off guard, otherwise their tribe leader would also be a late-stage Nascent Soul expert."
The second elder spoke slowly. This situation was the same as the decisive battle with Yan San when the wind beasts dealt with them. They were waiting for their own tribe to become stronger so that they could rush in and annihilate the opponent in one fell swoop.
"Later, I went to Hengji Sect, but the result was also disappointing. Hengji Sect had teamed up with Yuxing Sect to deal with the wind beasts in that area.
Moreover, they are currently suppressing the Wind Beasts with an absolute advantage, and a third party cannot intervene at all!"
The fifth elder went on to say that this time he and the third elder were sent out separately to look for suitable places to migrate, and the places they were going to were all carefully selected.
There should be a teleportation array as close to the Tianli tribe as possible to reduce accidents during migration and the death of a large number of tribesmen. More importantly, the other side is not as strong as the Tianli tribe. This is particularly important.
For example, in the far west direction which the Fifth Elder was in charge of, he had identified two places, but in the end it was impossible to migrate there.
If we go further west, the round trip just for exploration might take decades. Most places don't have long-distance teleportation arrays, and the Tianli people definitely don't have that much time.
"If we were given sixty years, or even thirty years, we would have some time to prepare. But now we are totally unprepared!"
The Great Elder spoke at this time, and it was obvious that the Tianli tribe had no longer considered migrating to the west. He then continued.
"Old Five, after you have a few days' rest, you can go to the north again. There are two or three places in the north that we hope to occupy. We will discuss the details before you leave.
But you have to calculate the time of your return and return within three years. If not, we can only set a general direction, force the journey, and slowly look for a place to stay. "
"Has the Third Elder not returned yet? I don't know what the situation is like in the East where she went?"
The Fifth Elder nodded. Now Gong Shanhe, the Sixth Elder and the Fourth Elder were all in seclusion, so only he and the Third Elder could be mobilized.
If Yan San and the others wanted to take advantage of the situation, Gong Shanhe and the Fourth Elder could take action at any time. It's just that they are not in their prime. However, there is no problem in restraining each other, not to mention there is also a Hongyin nun.
The fifth elder did not see the third elder who left with him, so he couldn't help but ask. He also hoped that some good news would come from another direction.
"She hasn't come back yet. She has three locations to explore in the east, so it will definitely take longer."
The second elder interrupted at this time, saying that the Tianli tribe had already migrated in full, and more than ten years was far from enough for them.
Although they were anxious, they could only send out two Nascent Souls at most. Otherwise, they would not be able to check and balance Yan San and the others.
The fifth elder was just confirming. He had actually already made some guesses after seeing the expressions of the first and second elders.
"By the way, where did Li Yan go? Did he go back to the Desolate Moon Continent?"
When the fifth elder came back, he swept his spiritual sense over the building where Li Yan lived, but he did not find any trace of a Nascent Soul cultivator there.
"Aying said he was out for something. Lao Wu, go back and take a few days' rest. Time is running out now!"
The Great Elder glanced at him, said a few simple words, and then asked the Fifth Elder to go back first.
He didn't want to say much about Li Yan. He needed to be won over, and he might need to rely heavily on him during the future migration.
He knew exactly what attitude the Second Elder and the others had towards Li Yan, and saying too much would only invite criticism.
And when the time comes, once there is a rift, the first person to get angry may be Gong Shanhe. He is quite satisfied with Li Yan as the "King of Qing". What's more, that is the person Gong Chenying chose himself.
If someone now says something bad about Li Yan, given Gong Shanhe's strength, he will definitely intervene directly.
Having said that, even if Li Yan goes back to the Wild Moon Continent now, his identity as the 'King Qing' will not restrict the freedom of others, and Li Yan is also a quasi-'King Qing'.
When the fifth elder saw this, his eyes flashed with brilliance. Seeing that the first elder had already stood up, he said no more, but he was still complaining in his heart.
"Isn't he a good fighter? And he wants to become the 'King of Qinghe'. Wouldn't it be better to let him help the clan in the next few years and explore a few places? He won't look for a way to leave quickly when he sees the situation is not good..."
Time flies, the days and months change, and five months later, Li Yan sat cross-legged in a meditation room.
It has been three and a half years since he came to Shamen Temple. The time that Zhuo Lingfeng agreed to give a reply in one year has long passed, but Li Yan did not wait for the other party.
However, Li Yan did not urge the other party. He still trusted Zhuo Lingfeng very much, so he immersed himself in cultivation.