What Xiao Hua did not know was that when he finally activated the Azure Blood Alchemy Heart, the spiritual power fluctuations atop the seal finally broke through the Ink Sand of the Mo Ran Black Forest. Extremely faint yet extraordinarily swift, they traveled outward at a speed beyond Xiao Hua's imagination—and in two different directions... In less than half a day, within two cave residences far from the Mo Ran Black Forest and far from each other, one occupied by a white-haired, rosy-cheeked old man and the other by a dignified middle-aged cultivator, both men were cultivating in seclusion. The spiritual power fluctuations easily breached the restrictions they had set, clearly proving that these fluctuations were of great importance.
"Eh?" Almost simultaneously, both opened their eyes, their expressions changing slightly. They hurriedly circulated their magic power, their hand seals shifting in endlessly complicated patterns. Though their seals differed, both were incomparably intricate. After the time it took to eat half a meal, both men gave a low cry and struck into the air. Before one appeared a mirror surface; before the other, a hazy mist. Yet after looking for a long while, neither could make out anything. Both frowned slightly. The middle-aged cultivator rose, waved his hand, and a flying rainbow appeared. He spoke a few words into it, then flicked his hand, sending the flying rainbow away. He did not immediately resume cultivating, instead pacing slowly. "Strange. It looks like fluctuations from the seal, yet not quite... Could it be that old ghost's doing? No, it shouldn't be. That old ghost swore a heart oath; he would not act recklessly on his own! Could that boy have done it? But it has only been a few decades. He could not possibly have cultivated to such a high realm! Could