They headed toward the direction where Gu Ao and the others might be, but even after several hundred years, Chi Xue and his companions still hadn't found their target. They had only dealt with a few inconsequential Rogue Cultivators, which left them rather dissatisfied.
"Strange. Our people reported seeing Gu Ao and the others in this direction. Why haven't we found them after searching for so long?" Fairy Huan Cai furrowed her brows, her pretty face full of confusion.
"They're living people, not dead objects. Naturally, they can move. Did you expect them to wait around for us to find them?" Ci Ling said crossly. "So many years have passed. Who knows where they've hidden themselves?"
Although they had formed an alliance with Chi Xue and the others, the Thorn Alliance had only about ten cultivators left, making them the weakest of the four factions. It was hard to say whether they could eliminate Ling Tian, Fei Peng, and the others. Even if they managed it, their chances of winning either of the two spots in Fengyun Pavilion were slim.
For that very reason, the Thorn Alliance cultivators were somewhat dispirited.
Stopping Fairy Huan Cai from losing her temper, Chi Xue said, "There's no need to rush. This Small World is shrinking, which means the area they can move around in will keep getting smaller too. With so many people, they're bound to leave traces behind. It's not impossible for us to find them."
"That's right. We can't lose our nerve now." Po Di picked up the conversation, then turned to Ci Xin. "Daoist Ci Xin, your Thorn Alliance is best at tracking. Could you use the traces you find to locate Fei Peng and the others?"
"I've already sent people out to investigate. They'll come back and inform us