With their identities concealed and no wish to expose themselves, the Vast Earth Empire's men found it far from easy to discover which route Huo Hai had actually taken. The Great Wilderness was so vast that finding him was truly difficult.
The Great Wilderness seemed terribly desolate. But anyone who truly understood it would know that its actual area was no smaller than the Ink Lotus Domain. It was simply that the Great Wilderness was largely the territory of ferocious beasts, and those beasts rarely managed to unite. That was why it seemed so desolate, utterly unsuited to human survival.
In truth, it was unsuitable for low-level spirit masters to survive in. Finding Huo Hai alone in such an immense territory was difficult enough. With their identities concealed, the Vast Earth Empire's experts could not even obtain a map easily.
The guardians had long been on their guard against the Vast Earth Empire, and they had actually learned of its experts' arrival as soon as they came. On the surface, they pretended to know nothing, while secretly causing trouble at every turn. The Vast Earth Empire could do nothing about it.
After a full two days of delays, word reached the Vast Earth Empire. Finally, under pressure from the empire, a map was demanded from the Frontier Fortress in the empire's name, allowing the pursuit to continue. Had it been anyone else, the Vast Earth Empire would probably have abandoned the search after such a long delay.
But Huo Hai was different. They did not believe he would die so easily in an accident. With his terrifying strength and equally terrifying rate of growth, heaven only knew what an uproar he would cause the next time he returned to the Ink Lotus Domain.
Obtaining the map through the Vast Earth