A moment later, the guard held the recorded jade slip in both hands, raised it high above his head, and said in a trembling voice:
"Please spare my life, Senior!"
Xiao Yu reached out, drawing the jade slip through the air into his hand. He briefly scanned it with his divine sense, then put it away.
Next, Xiao Yu moved in front of the man and slapped a hand onto his head. Combined with the crushing pressure of his immense divine sense, the blow sent the man collapsing limply to the ground.
Xiao Yu had not killed him, however. He had merely knocked him unconscious.
Sect cultivators at the Core Formation stage or above generally left behind soul lamps or similar objects. The moment they died, whoever watched over those lamps would discover it.
Xiao Yu still had to retrieve the spirit infant, so naturally, he did not want anyone outside discovering that something was wrong here yet.
The same consideration had kept him from immediately performing a soul search on the long-bearded elder's nascent soul. If a cultivator underwent a soul search, the soul lamp he had left behind would also change dramatically. Although it would not go out completely, it would become extremely unstable before finally turning dim and lightless, which would still alert someone.
Thus, Xiao Yu planned to accomplish his main objective and secure the Supreme Wood Spirit Infant before searching the elder's soul for the locations of the other spirit infants, along with any secret techniques and cultivation arts that interested him.
Afterward, Xiao Yu searched the long-bearded elder's corpse and found two storage bags and two spirit beast bags.
After stuffing them into his robes, Xiao Yu glanced at Han Yunzhi, who was curled up in another corner, trembling.
"Come here. Take me to