"They knew we were searching for them. Only by creating a rift within our ranks could they be safer."
The other seven immortals silently watched him, but none of them said anything further.
"Since you say there is nothing, we will believe you," the Chaos Yin-Yang Dao Lord said in a low voice.
"But if we find evidence, you will pay the price."
"The Six Paths Investiture of Gods concerns everyone. If you bring in some unknown destabilizing factor and ruin this matter—"
"Then even you must pay a price that will convince us."
Hearing this, the Nether River Yama Son of Heaven replied calmly, "Rest assured. No one can ruin this matter."
Within the mysterious spacetime, the eight projections silently vanished. The war between the Bright Side and the Dark Side continued.
At this time, time slowly passed.
Rumble, rumble.
Dark clouds blanketed the entire Nine Provinces Four Regions. Among them, the thunderclouds over North Province and Yang Province were even more enormous; at least thirty percent of all thunderclouds had gathered there.
Naturally, this drew the attention of many Longevity Realm cultivators.
Within the mysterious spacetime, Yuan Zhihui's voice rang out.
"Attention. The spring thunder has arrived. The lightning over North Province and Yang Province is the strongest. Li Qing may be there, but it may also be one of his diversions."
"Give the order. All Longevity Realm cultivators are to enter the highest state of alert."
Following Yuan Zhihui's command, all Longevity Realm cultivators deployed countless search techniques.
Streams of Spirit Awareness crisscrossed the heavens, sweeping over mountain after mountain and stretch after stretch of land.
Pairs upon pairs of eyes suffused with wondrous spell power searched as though they could see through the nine heavens and ten earths.
Rumble, rumble.
As the thunderclouds continued to gather,