"The main reason is that they killed people from North Hill, so their factions have karmic ties to it.
"Besides our charm arts, North Hill is also unmatched in karma arts."
"I've never heard of that," Xu Zimo said with a light laugh.
"This was meant to be a secret matter. There was no need to broadcast it to the world," Ji Jiuning replied.
"My cultivation is still insufficient, so I cannot directly calculate those bound by karma.
"But as long as I see them, once you kill them, I can use their death aura to calculate those who share karmic ties with North Hill."
Xu Zimo nodded slightly.
To put it mildly, karma arts involved peering into heavenly secrets. Ordinary people simply could not use them at will.
They would shorten one's lifespan, perhaps even endanger one's life.
It could be said that, to find the culprit, Ji Jiuning was willing to disregard even her own life.
"I can only bring you this far," Xu Zimo said.
"That Demon King is very likely coming for me. For now, I have no intention of clashing with him."
"For you?" Ji Jiuning asked doubtfully.
"With no grievance or enmity between you, could it be because you broke into the Demon Pagoda?"
"In any case, I'm leaving. Do as you please," Xu Zimo said directly, unwilling to explain further.
"How are you leaving? Once one enters this land of decisive battle, how can one leave whenever they please?" Ji Jiuning asked again.
"Throughout history, only the person who kills everyone else and survives to the end can leave."
Xu Zimo smiled and looked toward the void.
"Since you two have been watching for so long, don't you plan to show yourselves?"
"I thought my concealment technique was beyond anyone's detection here. How