The disc was called the "Azure Cloud Soul-Calming Disc." It was linked to the Soul Lamps of every Core Disciple and elder in the sect. As long as they remained alive, their corresponding soul lights would never go out.
Elder Zhou touched a finger to it, and countless points of light instantly appeared across the Formation Disc, each pulsing with a faint breath of life.
Ancestor Zhou let out a long breath, withdrew her gaze, and stepped forward to address Mu Qinglan.
"Qinglan, don't worry too much. Judging by the Soul-Calming Disc, the missing elders and disciples are in no danger of losing their lives for now."
"Our most pressing concern is the sect's depleted spiritual qi!"
"Exactly, exactly!"
At these words, the other Grand Supreme Elders and Ancestors all nodded in agreement.
"The spirit vein beneath our sect is one of the finest in the Eastern Region. It is the very foundation upon which our sect was established. We cannot allow anything to happen to it!"
Mu Qinglan nodded and immediately spoke.
"I would like the Grand Supreme Elders and Ancestors to spread out and first investigate the cause of the disappearance of our spiritual qi, disciples, elders, and Hall Masters."
"Report any findings immediately!"
"Understood!"
These Grand Supreme Elders were people who got things done. They nodded at once, and with a flicker, vanished from the hall.
Before long, however, they all returned with their heads hanging.
"We found nothing!"
"I made several rounds within the sect, then searched tens of thousands of miles around it. I couldn't find anything unusual!"
"I inspected the Heaven and Earth Boundless Formation. There were no signs of damage either!"
"How strange! I can sense the auras of those missing disciples and elders nearby, yet I can't find them no matter what