The Crag Mountain Saber left its sheath. Lu Ye cut a wound across his finger, used his own blood as a guide, and wrote a name on the Tracking Compass while visualizing every specific detail about the mission target.
The next instant, red light bloomed from the Tracking Compass. Its needle spun rapidly before suddenly freezing in place.
Looking in the direction indicated by the needle, Lu Ye called out, "Move!"
The three figures streaked through the Void and, just one hour later, stopped above a spot on Gualiang Mountain.
At that moment, the needle in Lu Ye's Tracking Compass kept spinning without pause. This clearly was not a malfunction—it meant the target was directly below them.
Putting away the Tracking Compass, Lu Ye looked down, but found nothing obvious.
"Wait here," Lu Ye instructed before darting downward and landing shortly after.
His divine sense spread out as he carefully probed the surroundings.
He soon detected the aura of a living stranger concealed deep underground. It was clearly the target of this mission. Looking around again, he spotted traces of Formation concealment on a nearby rock wall.
However, in Lu Ye's eyes, these Formations had been arranged extremely crudely. Clearly, the target had not delved deeply into Formation Dao.
Rather than acting immediately, he continued investigating the area. After a short while, he called Xiao Xinghe and Lin Yinxiu down from where they waited in midair, instructed Xiao Xinghe to remain here, then headed in another direction with Lin Yinxiu.
The target of this mission clearly understood the principle of a cunning rabbit having three burrows. His hiding place had more than one entrance and exit, all concealed to the utmost degree. An ordinary True Lake Realm cultivator might not have discovered them, but under Lu Ye's divine sense, the