After Xun Kun finished speaking, he flipped his hand and took out a soul plaque, handing it to Yunxi.
"Judging by the cracks in the soul plaque, he should have suffered a devastating blow, but he has not fallen. I originally wanted to use the soul plaque to find Zi Qian's location, but after casting the art, the plaque could not pinpoint his exact whereabouts.
"Unwilling to give up, I used his essence blood to track him. The Bloodline Tracking Art showed that the last place Zi Qian appeared was Central Immortal City, but I turned the entire city upside down and still could not find him.
"Later, I received a message from Buddha Son Yunchen and learned that you were handling the affairs of this Grand Competition of the Five Regions. That was why I came to Dragon Tiger Peak and sent you a Message Talisman."
Yunxi was carefully examining Liao Ziqian's soul plaque. A single crack had split it into two halves. Though the plaque had not completely broken, it was clearly only barely holding together; the slightest external force would snap it in two.
Yunxi released her divine sense to sense the aura on the soul plaque. With a sigh, she returned it to Xun Kun.
"The situation truly is rather dire. Did you leave any safeguard on his divine soul?"
Xun Kun pressed his lips together.
"I did, but that boy did not want me to expend Merit. He only accepted a few points of merit light. I'm afraid..."
"This was his choice. Is his Dao heart steadfast?"
After thinking for a moment, Xun Kun said, "Ever since I brought him into the God-Demon Sect, he has cultivated with great diligence. His Dao heart is firm, and he has made some disciples of the same generation