Chapter 477: Chapter 273: Unexpected Visitor (Part 2)

The Elder of Taiyi Sect shook his head.

“Let’s not bring this up. Have you gathered any news from your advance investigation?”

The disciple nodded.

“Master, Junior Martial Brother has sent back news. The whereabouts of Venerable Qingwei and Venerable Xuanling have been ascertained.”

“They are both in retreat within the city. Venerable Qingwei has been to the Bidding House once, but that expert is not in the Desolate Ancient City.”

“Those fools from the Profound Celestial Sword Sect are surely searching centered on Desolate Ancient City.”

The Elder of Taiyi Sect nodded slightly.

The Profound Celestial Sword Sect has a rather domineering approach. When they search for someone, it’s with a large number of people and overwhelming searching.

On the other hand, Taiyi Sect operates in an entirely different style.

“Do we have a general location?”

The disciple stepped forward and produced the map sent by the Junior Martial Brother.

He pointed to a direction on the map.

“The direction they entered and exited the city is here; that expert is nearby.”

“Almost forgot, I spoke with Venerable Qingwei earlier, and the two Tier Six Spiritual Treasures in Venerable Xuanling’s hands are likely crafted by this master.”

The eyes of the Elder of Taiyi Sect slightly narrowed.

“Two months for two Tier Six Spiritual Treasures?”

The disciple nodded gravely and continued to report: “Master, from what I know, crafting a single Spirit Treasure over several months is extraordinary for a Tier Six Refining Grandmaster!”

“However, this person managed to craft two Tier Six Spiritual Treasures in two months. He is either an experienced Artifact Refining Grandmaster with a very high success rate or capable of crafting Tier Seven Daoist Soldiers!”

Ordinarily, crafting a single Tier Six Spiritual Treasure within several months is already the limit for a Tier Six Refining Grandmaster, yet Li Mu managed to craft two in two months. This surpassing efficiency inevitably led the disciple to misjudge Li Mu’s artifact refining level.

Upon hearing the words “Tier Seven Daoist Soldier,” the Elder of Taiyi Sect could no longer remain calm!

“Today, even if we have to use the Time Spirit Cicada, we must find him!”

While Tier Six Refining Masters are rare, there are quite a few in Central State, not as uniquely unrivaled as in the South Wilderness Spirit Realm.

But should it be someone who can craft Tier Seven Dao Artifacts, it is worth a greater effort and cost to win them over!

Tier Seven Dao Artifacts are highly sought after, even within Taiyi Sect and the Profound Celestial Sword Sect! Yet, becoming a Tier Seven Dao Artifact Master is challenging, even with the abundant resources of Central State!

This time, to compete with the Profound Celestial Sword Sect, Taiyi Sect has brought out several Tier Six Spiritual Treasures, which happens to be their entire stockpile, with not a single extra.

“Disciple, immediately report to Taiyi Sect! Have them send over not two, but three additional Elders!”

There is precisely one Tier Six Refining Master within Taiyi Sect.

It is due to the presence of this Tier Six Refining Grandmaster that Taiyi Sect has not yet declined.

In contrast, the Profound Celestial Sword Sect doesn’t even have a resident Tier Six Refining Grandmaster yet!

This important figure must be brought into Taiyi Sect!

He cannot be handed over to the Profound Celestial Sword Sect!

The Elder of Taiyi Sect immediately stood up and instructed the disciple accompanying him.

“Follow the disciples of the Profound Celestial Sword Sect and report their location and progress in real time. I will go see that master.”

“If the disciples of the Profound Celestial Sword Sect inquire, simply say that I am in retreat.”

Having said this, the Elder of Taiyi Sect donned a disguise mask and changed his outfit, flying out from the Spiritual Ship, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The Desolate Ancient City was bustling today.

The disciples of the Profound Celestial Sword Sect had already arrived, launching a thorough search. The whereabouts of Venerable Qingwei and Venerable Xuanling were completely unearthed, yet this was still insufficient to pinpoint the location of the master.

The Elder of Taiyi Sect arrived outside Desolate Ancient City, precisely in the direction where the disciple informed the master resided.

Finding a secluded corner, he took out a cicada carved from Spirit Jade from his bosom.

The Time Spirit Cicada, a Tier Six Spirit Treasure.

This item allows the user to reverse recent events that occurred in the location, albeit with the ability to backtrack only up to one month and with various activation constraints, but it is nonetheless a Time Spiritual Treasure of immense value.

The Elder retrieved several exquisite small bottles from his Storage Ring.

Contained within were extracts distilled from various other time-related spiritual materials.

The Elder opened the first bottle, dripping a single drop of crystalline liquid, carrying an ancient aura, onto the body of the Time Spirit Cicada.

Moments later, the spirit patterns on the cicada vanished completely, its curled extremities unfurling, and the cicada appeared to come alive. With its wings vibrating, a gentle humming spread out.

The Elder of Taiyi Sect listened to the sound, quickly calming his mind to prevent his consciousness from being consumed by the power of time.

Soon after, the people in front of him began to “move backward,” raindrops flying from the ground back to the sky, gathering into dark clouds and eventually drifting away.

Time reversal!

When the Elder of Taiyi Sect was about to reach his limit, he saw Venerable Xuanling and Venerable Qingwei!

Both of them were walking backward out of the city gate!

“There it is, that must be the direction of the master.”

The Elder of Taiyi Sect noted that direction, mentally directing the Time Spirit Cicada until it reached the furthest point it could reveal, then halted.

As the chirping ceased, the Elder of Taiyi Sect jolted awake from the illusion realm created by the Time Spirit Cicada, shaking his head vigorously.

After determining the direction, he headed toward the farthest point visible earlier and once again activated the Time Spirit Cicada!

Using this “clumsy” method, the Elder of Taiyi Sect eventually found his way to Yin Yang Valley.

Before he could activate it again, he suddenly sensed traces left by members of the Demon Sect, and his heart tightened instantly.

“Could it be that the master has already been targeted by the Nine Demons Sect?”

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