The black curtains could block Divine Sense, so Cui Jiuyang could not determine the exact whereabouts of the cult leader and the Holy Maiden.
But as far as he could sense, those cultivators with powerful auras had never left the confines of the great hall.
On reflection, that was only natural. Given the great hall's scale and extravagance, it should have had a full range of living facilities. They could conduct all their activities inside and naturally had no need to come out unless something particularly important arose.
Over the next few days, Cui Jiuyang and Li Mingyue settled into a regular undercover routine.
During the day, they mingled with cultists, guardians, and the like, chatting and bantering while discreetly fishing for information about Divine Path Heaven.
Late at night, when everything was quiet, they roamed the mountain in search of opportunities.
Although these efforts gave them a deeper understanding of Divine Path Heaven, and their roundabout inquiries even uncovered roughly where Great-Grandfather's original assignment had taken him.
Two crucial questions remained unanswered.
The first was how they could safely make contact with the Holy Maiden, Wang Lu.
The second was that Heaven had said there would be turmoil in Southern Heaven, and that this turmoil was connected to Divine Path Heaven, yet Cui Jiuyang still could not discover just what sort of turmoil Divine Path Heaven intended to cause.
There did seem to be some evidence that Divine Path Heaven planned to raise an army in rebellion.
For instance, they were recruiting both Martial Guardians with experience commanding troops and Literary Guardians who resembled private advisers. There was even a Firearms Workshop hidden on Qidao Mountain. They were clearly building up an armed force.
But if they merely meant to rebel and fight for worldly power, then no matter