Chapter 584: On the eve of the grand gathering—"Monthly votes, please!"
"From what you've said, Mei Yun, these disappearances might be the work of an outside faction.
"And at the very least, it must be a top-tier faction capable of exerting considerable influence on the Heavenly Fortune Dynasty."
Xu Mingxuan spoke thoughtfully.
"Only the Three Great Aristocratic Clans remain among Demon Nether Prefecture's peak Golden Core factions. Could it be one of them?"
Xu Jinghao asked.
"Whether it is or not, we must take this seriously," Xu Deheng said.
Mei Yun considered it. "Jinghao, visit the cities and villages where people have gone missing.
"Make sure you uncover who is behind this."
"Take the Disguise Mask and the aura-concealing Jade Pendant. Unless they're at the Nascent Soul stage, they won't see through your disguise."
"Yes."
Xu Jinghao was now at the golden core sixth layer, just a little short of catching up to Xu Mingheng's cultivation.
He might even reach golden core perfection before him.
With his cultivation method, the Magic Treasures he wielded, and the divine abilities he had comprehended, he could put up a fight even against a peak Golden Core cultivator.
Within the Heavenly Fortune Dynasty's territory alone, he could gather imperial fortune and use a secret art to temporarily raise his cultivation by one or two minor realms.
That was enough to keep him alive.
He disguised himself as a Qi Refining cultivator and lingered nearby.
But the enemy was no fool either. They changed locations with every raid, avoiding suspicion as much as possible.
Thus, Xu Jinghao had to try another approach.
He traveled from city to city, using the tribulation-fortune eye to examine their tribulation fortune, but that proved largely ineffective as well.
It was difficult to judge the severity of a city's calamity