Old Man Tianji

"Brother Medicine, long time no see!"

Just as Medicine Spirit was examining the Small World within, an aged figure appeared before him and greeted him with a smile.

Several more figures followed behind the aged man. They were the other patriarchs of the Tianji Sect, each possessing an aura as powerful as Medicine Spirit's.

"Brother Tianji, forgive me for disturbing you."

"Hahaha...!"

"Brother Medicine's visit to my Tianji Sect is a blessing for the Tianji Sect. How could it possibly count as a disturbance?"

"Brother Medicine, please."

Old Man Tianji owed Medicine Spirit a favor, and with Medicine Spirit's status before him, he was naturally exceedingly courteous.

Old Man Tianji led Medicine Spirit inside without saying anything about the two people and one dog who had followed Medicine Spirit in.

Since Medicine Spirit had brought them to see him, there must be something they needed his help with. He would naturally find out soon enough.

Before long, Old Man Tianji led Medicine Spirit and the others into the only palace here. Other than several memorial tablets enshrined in the center, the palace contained only two rows of chairs on either side.

After they sat down on opposite sides and exchanged a few pleasantries, Old Man Tianji could not help asking Medicine Spirit, "Brother Medicine, you rarely leave Medicine King Valley. What brings you personally to my Tianji Sect this time?"

As Old Man Tianji asked this, the other patriarchs of the Tianji Sect also looked toward Medicine Spirit. Patriarchs like them rarely ventured outside.

They generally cultivated in seclusion within their sect's forbidden grounds. Unless some major event occurred, they would not appear at all, much less visit another sect.

"I have indeed come to ask Brother Tianji for help with something. Whether it succeeds or fails, I will offer three ninth-grade pills as compensation afterward."

"Brother Medicine, you are too courteous. I already owe you a favor. Even without three ninth-grade pills as payment, so long as it is within my ability, I will help."

"Good!"

"Brother Tianji, I know your divination arts have reached a miraculous level. This time, I mainly wish for you to divine the whereabouts of someone."

"Oh?"

"Does Brother Medicine have any personal item belonging to the person you wish to divine? Or perhaps some information about them?"

Old Man Tianji was somewhat curious after hearing Medicine Spirit's words. Was it really necessary to offer such generous payment merely to find someone?

However, this was someone else's private matter, so Old Man Tianji could not pry too deeply. He casually agreed, since this was one of his specialties.

"Young senior, do you have any item belonging to your mother? Anything your mother once used will do."

Medicine Spirit asked Mu Qingling. After all, Mu Qingling was the one looking for her mother. Though Old Man Tianji's divination arts were formidable, they still required something as a medium.

"No!"

"This..."

Medicine Spirit froze for a moment. He had forgotten that Mu Qingling had never even met her mother. How could she possibly possess anything that belonged to her mother?

The patriarchs of the Tianji Sect also looked at Mu Qingling in surprise. If they had not misheard earlier, Medicine Spirit seemed to have called that little girl a young senior.

What status did Medicine Spirit possess? He was Medicine King Valley's strongest patriarch, a ninth-grade alchemist, and a peak Grand Unity Realm powerhouse.

Had she been an immortal cultivator stronger than Medicine Spirit, they would not have been so shocked. But that girl was only four or five years old, yet Medicine Spirit called her a young senior.

Could the Medicine Spirit before them be a fake, here specifically to make fools of them?

"Brother Tianji, would a name alone work?"

Medicine Spirit knew nothing about divination, so he could only ask Old Man Tianji. Given Old Man Tianji's strength, it should not be a problem.

"It can work, but there may be some deviation. The coordinates will not be very precise."

Although everyone was curious, they knew this was not the time to ask. There would be opportunities to ask later.

"Senior, an approximate coordinate will be enough. We can spend time searching for her, so that is not much of a problem."

Zhao Shanshan spoke up. So long as they had a general location, they would not need to run about like headless flies.

"Fine. Then what is the name of the person you are seeking? I will divine it for you."

"The person we are looking for is called Mu Qianxue."

"Mu Qianxue?"

Old Man Tianji thought for a moment, but he had never heard that name either. Then he took out a Bagua Compass and first dripped a drop of his own blood onto it.

"Big Brother, you..."

Seeing Old Man Tianji's actions, all the other patriarchs of the Tianji Sect were greatly alarmed. They had not expected Old Man Tianji to use the method of blood essence sacrifice.

There were many methods of divination. The most common was divination through one's birth date and eight characters, while another was divination through tracking an item. These were the methods most commonly used.

However, their Tianji Sect also possessed a divination art involving blood essence sacrifice. This divination art required the diviner to use his own blood essence as the catalyst, allowing him to obtain the desired information with precision.

Though divination arts were wondrous, they were in truth defying the Heavenly Dao. This was the meaning behind the saying that heavenly secrets must not be revealed. A moment of carelessness could bring backlash.

"It is nothing!"

Old Man Tianji waved his hand. He was merely locating someone's whereabouts; it was no difficult matter. The reason he used blood essence sacrifice was simply to be more accurate.

"Heaven is round, earth is square; yin and yang, lend me your power."

"I use my blood essence as the guide to seek Mu Qianxue."

"Appear!"

Old Man Tianji's hands rapidly formed one hand seal after another. The seals fell upon the Bagua Compass, gradually forming an image. When the final word left Old Man Tianji's lips, the image suddenly became clear.

The image showed the backdrop of a palace. Within it sat a figure in a white dress, eyes closed as she cultivated.

"Mom, it's mom."

Looking at the figure in the image, although Mu Qingling had never met her mother, she cried out at once. In the dark, she somehow knew that woman had to be her mother.

However, just as Old Man Tianji was about to see where she was, perhaps because the little girl's cry had affected it—

The figure who had been cultivating with her eyes closed seemed to sense something and opened them. A flash of sharp light shot out from her phoenix eyes.

Bang!

Pfft!

The Bagua Compass that had been floating before Old Man Tianji fell from the air with a bang and shattered into a pile of powder.

Old Man Tianji was no exception. At the instant the Bagua Compass shattered, he spat out a mouthful of old blood, and his entire body toppled backward.

"Big Brother!"

"Big Brother!"

Fortunately, an old man beside him caught Old Man Tianji, or he would have fallen to the ground. Even so, Old Man Tianji had passed out.

"Ah! Why did mom disappear?"