"What did you say?!"
Jade Spirit Daoist reached him in a single step, one hand already gripping his shoulder.
At this moment, Jade Spirit Daoist's aura erupted, his black hair whipping wildly as a terrifying presence spread from his body.
The light around them seemed to dim at that instant. The entire world appeared to turn gray, and within a hundred zhang, a terrifying aura blanketed everything.
Jade Spirit Daoist's eyes were blood-red, filled with countless veins of crimson that seemed to writhe within his eyes.
There seemed to be another pair of pupils within his pupils. Under that gaze, Qingmingzi's entire body trembled.
"What exactly happened? Speak!" At this moment, he seemed to have completely forgotten his earlier lecture to Qingmingzi about remaining calm!
Qingmingzi stammered, "I happened to come across a book within the sect that recorded some matters concerning Daoist Gongyang."
"He had a former residence in a city in South Province. Clinging to a sliver of hope, I went to take a look."
"I found the remains and ruins of his former residence underground. While searching, I discovered a wooden box."
"Inside that wooden box was a beast-hide scroll with a map drawn upon it."
"But when I examined it closely, a mysterious mist suddenly appeared around me."
"A black hand snatched the beast-hide scroll from my hand."
"When I tried to make a move and take back the beast-hide scroll, the mist and the figure within it had already vanished!"
"I sensed a trace of an Anomaly's aura. It seemed to have been watching me all along."
Qingmingzi stammered and trembled as he finished recounting his experience.
In an instant, Jade Spirit Daoist seemed to grasp something, endless icy light filling his eyes.
"It must have been that Anomaly I once offended. It struck in