Yan Wenshan soon returned with the seized goods, his feelings a mixture of joy and worry.
He had been ordered to sort through their gains and study the essential principles and profound secrets within, to see whether anything could be put to use by the sect and the Division Courtyard.
Fang Qianyuan stayed in Tower City for the time being to facilitate command and coordination. The forces under him joined with the Aristocratic Clan Alliance, the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and other Righteous Path forces to conduct a sweeping search across the entire Northern Frontier.
Given his position, he naturally had no interest whatsoever in ordinary Demonic Path practitioners or incursions by demons, ghosts, and monsters. He was looking for Wu Lianyi, to eliminate this wanted criminal for the sect.
But ever since his expulsion from the sect, Wu Lianyi had hidden himself completely, leaving not the slightest opening.
Not only he, but even his subordinates E'e, Duoluo, Zhuorou, and Qunyao seemed to have concealed their identities and vanished without a trace.
Only after several days did news arrive from the sect: those people had most likely caught wind of the danger and fled to other Domains to plot their misdeeds.
That was the sect's account, but Fang Qianyuan could tell that they had plainly left the Southern Wilds while Miyuyin was still frequently active here.
Those people had most likely received Wu Lianyi's orders to spread his teachings in other Domains, bringing them the sparks of the Warrior Path's unification and refinement as well.
If that was the case, what the sect feared most had happened after all.
Wu Lianyi had indeed mastered mature techniques in this field and was confident enough to spread them widely, using them against orthodox Spirit Tamers.
Still, three feet of ice did not form