Wang Yu did not even glance at the pill furnace in the stone chamber. After putting away the Thousand-Breath Disguise Mask, he flipped one hand, and a pale Small Blue Banner appeared in it. He gave it a slight shake.
Poof!
A blue Spirit Inscription array appeared on the ground before the pill furnace. Streams of blue radiance swirled out of it, gathering before Wang Yu and forming a mass of vivid blue water.
Wang Yu merely waved the banner in his hand at the water. It spun around and transformed into a blue screen of water.
A clear image appeared on the water screen, showing an area near this small hill.
Expressionless, Wang Yu continued waving the blue banner. The images on the water screen changed rapidly, displaying every part of the surrounding area for several miles.
Suddenly, the banner in Wang Yu's hand stopped. At the top of a tall tree in a nearby grove, two faint figures stood on the branches, gazing toward his cave abode.
A faint Light Screen enveloped the two figures, making them flicker in and out of sight. Without the banner in his hand and the power of the Restrictive Seals laid nearby, even Wang Yu would likely have struggled to discover them.
At the sight, Wang Yu sighed.
"It looks like I can't come here again. I'll have to give up my connection with the Hundred Treasures Pavilion."
Then he flicked his wrist, and the small banner plunged straight into the array on the ground, vanishing without a trace.
The next moment, a rumbling sounded. The ground beneath the array slowly split open, revealing a pitch-black tunnel.
Wang Yu moved in a blur and jumped straight into the tunnel.
A moment later, the ground slowly closed, returning to its original state.
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