Uchiha Shin was also deeply puzzled by this situation.
Earlier, the descendants of Ancestral Witch Tian Wu had said that their souls had been drawn away by Heavenly Wind Terrace decades ago. But so many decades had passed since then; they might no longer be there now.
Uchiha Shin did not go back to ask Ancestral Witch Tian Wu. If they truly knew the approximate location of the souls, they would have told him long ago. There was no need for them to keep it hidden.
"Mystic Spirit King, I think I can perform a ritual to trace the souls' whereabouts," the Great Elder said to Uchiha Shin after some thought.
"A ritual? What kind of ritual?" This was the first time Uchiha Shin had heard of such a method.
The Great Elder said, "This is one of our Ancestral Witch methods. It should allow us to sense the locations of other Ancestral Witches' souls, but only within a range of a thousand li. Beyond that, we won't be able to detect them."
Uchiha Shin nodded. Since such a method existed, it was worth trying.
The Great Elder prepared some items. There was nothing particularly special needed for their ritual.
They were all ordinary things—some pigs, cattle, and sheep, along with objects resembling talismans...
Once everything was ready, the Great Elder began the ritual within the military camp.
At Heavenly Wind Terrace, the people dispatched by Fengmo Ku had also learned of Uchiha Shin's objective.
Uchiha Shin and his group had not concealed their search for the ancestral souls. After all, this was not something that could be kept secret. There were too many people, too much confusion; it would inevitably get out.
Rather than that, it was better to search openly. It was less troublesome that way.
Fengmo Ku