After obtaining clues about the fragmentary scroll from Idle Cloud Immortal Lord, Qin Heng immediately contacted Cloud Between Snow and asked the Grand Elder to help search for the target's whereabouts.
After a brief investigation, Qin Heng learned that the elder who had obtained the silk scroll at auction was the Second Elder of the Burial God Realm, named Chao Mu. Born of a Plant Lifeform, he usually traveled in humanoid form. His combat power was roughly equal to Cloud Between Snow's when she was aided by rare treasures, weaker than Hunter God Child, and easy enough to handle.
However, this man's whereabouts were a mystery. The last time he had appeared before anyone was more than a decade ago—equivalent to two thousand years of Earth's history. He had long since vanished without a trace.
When the Burial God Realm scattered in flight this time, it was truly difficult to guess which group of refugees he had blended into.
Core Holy Land.
Another three Void Ember Days passed.
By then, ten Void Ember Days had passed since the Genius Competition ended.
There were ninety days left before the envoy arrived.
Qin Heng looked at the Gratitude and Enmity Tablet, which still bore over twenty names, and thought, The news that I'm guarding the gate has already spread. These enemies have probably received word and no longer dare to come. Hm... I'll pay another visit to their Old Homes. If I still can't find them, I'll leave them for later and slowly deal with them. First, I'll use the people of the Burial God Realm as offerings to heaven.
He informed the Goddess of War, temporarily left the Holy Land Core Region, and followed the names on the Gratitude and Enmity Tablet, visiting them one by one from near to far.