After Lu Xiaotian and the others left, several streaks of spiritual light came from the distant sky. At their head was an old man with a brown beard, followed by a man and a woman. The woman had her face veiled in white gauze. The man was short and stocky, but his eyes gleamed sharply as he swept his gaze around from time to time.
"Has this person already noticed us? How else could he keep making us come up empty-handed?" The sharp-eyed middle-aged man spoke with a hint of suspicion.
"Unlikely. We've searched all the way here from the secret realm without alerting anyone. How could he have found out?" The veiled woman shook her head, then turned to the old man with the brown beard. "Elder Xu Jian, could you use the Mirrorbright Pearl again to pinpoint his approximate direction?"
The old man shook his head. "I can't. We used it less than a few days ago. Using the Mirrorbright Pearl this frequently would greatly shorten its lifespan. The seven mirrors of the Illusory Way belonging to our clan have all been lost one after another. The Shifting Mirror is crucial, but if we are to restore the glory of the Zhao clan, we must gather all seven mirrors. If the Mirrorbright Pearl is damaged from overuse, neither you nor I could bear the loss."
"Fortunately, our luck has been decent. A few days ago, we pinpointed that he was inside the Netherblood Cave in this ancient tomb. Though the tomb is vast, there are relatively few humans who can enter this place. That's better than searching for him among the countless people across the vast land of Xiang. Besides, the illusory restrictions here closely resemble those recorded in our clan's ancient texts. Perhaps we can find news