Cheng Xinzhan flew beyond White Dragon Banner Mountain, holding Bai Rogue Person's voice and appearance in his mind-something he was exceedingly good at. Of course, had he known the man's true name, or used his hair, nails, clothing, or the like as a talisman, the divination would have been easier to perform and interpret.
He activated his Dharma Eye and spirit pupils, then looked through them using the Qi Observation method recorded in Wind-Waiting Bird Divination. Forming a hand seal, he recited,
"With heaven's wind as guide, with earth's qi as warrant,
Reveal the one I hold in mind; let the divining bird take form.
Let the time of return be measured, let traces be displayed,
Let west and east be distinguished, let fortune and misfortune be made clear.
Heaven's secrets, manifest-neither conceal nor defy!"
As the incantation ended, magical light shone in his pupils. The next moment, he saw the formerly shapeless, invisible autumn wind gradually take on a pale golden hue. In Cheng Xinzhan's eyes, even the great gusts left traces he could follow:
Those traces of wind really did faintly resemble a bird!
It clearly had the appearance of a blue bird, and a branch lifted by the wind happened to sit right at its beak. The wind bird's feet were pressed together behind it, as though something had tangled them and it could not break free. Its claws pointed west.
Then the wind shifted and the bird moved. The blue bird circled three times to the left and once to the right, then abruptly turned east and flew toward Cheng Xinzhan. It beat its wings seven times before vanishing, leaving everything as it had been.
The whole process lasted only the blink of an eye, like an illusion.
Cheng Xinzhan withdrew his spell and sank into