Yan Chihuo had killed Shi Guangling so easily that he could not help feeling rather exhilarated. Though everything had gone according to his calculations, Shi Guangling had been a mid-Origin Core Stage cultivator, and the core he had formed was a top-grade Solid Core.
With Shi Guangling and his son dead, the remaining Tribulation Stage cultivators and those of even lower cultivation were no match for Yan Chihuo and Zihai. Zihai was also extremely familiar with the place, and in less than the time it took to burn an incense stick, they had stripped it clean.
Inside Shi Guangling's room, Yan Chihuo looked at a jade plaque broken in two on the table, faintly puzzled. Though the material of the plaque was far from ordinary, and before being damaged it had at least been a Spirit Tool, someone of Shi Guangling's cultivation would never have thought much of it—let alone now that it was broken in half.
Zihai leaned over for a look and cried, "This is bad! Shi Guangling was actually a Heavenly Wind Cultivator. We have to leave quickly."
Seeing that the place had already been nearly picked clean, Yan Chihuo knew Zihai must have a reason for saying so, and left with him.
Knowing Yan Chihuo was puzzled, Zihai explained, "Heavenly Wind Cultivators hold a special status within the True Spirit Family. I don't know the exact details, but the True Spirit Family values them immensely. This jade plaque is a Heavenly Wind Cultivator's proof of identity. By rights, with Shi Guangling's status as a Heavenly Wind Cultivator, he should never have come here. He must have applied to come for his son's sake. Once a Heavenly Wind Cultivator dies, their identity plaque is damaged, and the True Spirit Family will know. Heavenly Wind Cultivators are special—not