It was the eighth day since Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao had disappeared.
Everyone still refused to give up the search.
Although their soul lamps were still burning, who could guarantee they would not encounter danger?
Besides...
Twenty-one years ago, after Ning Xiang's soul had been extracted, Hooked Snake and Bai Xi had believed it had dissipated. In truth, it had not.
After Ning Xiang's soul shattered into pieces, a twist of fate had brought it into the Nine Splendors Phoenix-Felling Flute. Nourished and nurtured by the flute for over twenty years, it had gradually become an artifact soul.
When Su Lang faced danger, the artifact soul disregarded its own safety and broke free of the Nine Splendors Phoenix-Felling Flute to take a Demon Beast's attack for him.
The artifact soul could no longer merge back into the Nine Splendors Phoenix-Felling Flute. Unless it reunited with Ning Xiang in time, it would likely dissipate for good before long...
Besides Ning Xiang and Yu Tingchao, Jiang Miaomiao and Xia Buyan had also vanished. The Eastern Sea and the Blood Fiend Sect had dispatched countless cultivators to search, yet found no trace of them.
Ning Pingzhang drove the Mountain-Splitting Saber hard into the ice wall beside him. He, his wife, and their children had searched for so long, only for their efforts to prove fruitless.
Ning Su landed beside his father and said, "Third Brother just sent me a message. They'll reach the Eastern Sea in another two days, and they're bringing the Soul-Restoring Bell with them."
Ning Pingzhang had not rested for days. His eyes were bloodshot, and he looked indescribably haggard and disheveled.
Knowing he could not persuade his parents to go back and rest, Ning Su could only shoulder more of their burden. "I'll search farther ahead. Father, please