Near Starfall Pavilion in the Central Plains, Gu Nanhai had been fiercely reprimanded after returning from the Northwest Continent. He was accused of being lax in the search, allowing Xiao Wujiu to escape from the Northwest Continent to the Central Plains without anyone even knowing.
Because of this, he was not only subjected to criticism but was also assigned to continue searching for Xiao Wujiu. He would not be allowed to return to the Ancient Clan until he captured him.
As for Xiao Wujiu's strength, they believed that even if he had reached the Dou Sheng realm so quickly, he could not possibly have gained the power to defeat Gu Nanhai so soon. As for Gu Li and the others, they believed even more firmly that the enemy had set up a trap beforehand. Thus, while Gu Nanhai was sent to search openly, Gu Hun, one of the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, was secretly assigned as backup.
As long as Xiao Wujiu was spotted, or no message came back within one hour, Gu Hun would rush to Gu Nanhai's last known coordinates at top speed as the rapid response team.
Naturally, Gu Nanhai was dissatisfied with this arrangement, for he did not believe he had made any mistakes. Yet the facts were there: right under his nose, Xiao Wujiu had crossed the spatial passage's defenses and entered the Central Plains, even ambushing and killing quite a few of the Ancient Clan's prodigies. At present, the only promising ones they could still put forward were Gu Xuner, Gu Qingyang, and Gu Zhen.
"That bastard! If he falls into my hands, I'll tear him to pieces!"
Gu Nanhai cursed furiously. If he had a choice, who would want to run around outside doing fieldwork? Wouldn't it be better to cultivate