Xiao Yun was silent for a moment.
He did not want to act too unusual, but following the miasma around aimlessly like this, there was no telling how long they would have to circle.
He quietly spread out his Spiritual Sense and probed upstream in the direction the miasma was drifting from.
He found the source of the miasma—about two li ahead, a strange Soul Beast was slowly walking along a fixed route. Every step landed precisely in the same spot, as if it were patrolling along an invisible track.
It moved with extreme regularity, turning back every so often before walking back along the same path.
If they did not take the initiative to intercept it, then following it for a full circuit would mean circling at least half the foot of the mountain.
"Brother Wang Wu, I have an idea." Xiao Yun stopped, and Wang Wu and He Feiqing stopped with him. "If we keep following the miasma like this, there's no telling how long we'll be walking. I don't think this miasma formed naturally. It seems like something is producing it."
Wang Wu and He Feiqing exchanged a glance. He Feiqing said, "You suspect there's something up ahead?"
Xiao Yun nodded. "Why not have Elder He scout ahead from the air? Her martial soul is a bird, so she has good vision and speed. If there really is anything unusual up ahead, she should see it at a glance."
He Feiqing thought for a moment, then nodded. "That works. Wait here. I'll fly ahead and take a look."
She used Martial Soul Possession, and the Crimson Flame Fire Crane's wings spread behind her. With a light beat, she rose into the air and flew forward along the treetops, her figure appearing and vanishing among the branches and