"Military Advisor Bai Ze, what were the results of the investigation in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains?"
Facing Tai Yi's question, Bai Ze said helplessly, "The core region of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains is shrouded by an unknown force. We have been unable to investigate it."
After speaking, Bai Ze turned to look at Zhu Jiuyin.
On the Wu Clan's side, Zhu Jiuyin was likewise responsible for investigating the movements of the North Sea Giant Demon within the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
This operation had begun not long after the first joint Witch-Demon conference.
Unfortunately, there had been no news whatsoever.
"The Wu Clan cannot investigate it either."
The expressions on everyone's faces grew even graver as they looked toward Fu Xi with their last shred of hope.
"Lord, could you perform a divination?"
Seeing everyone's request, Fu Xi did not refuse. He sat down cross-legged and began his calculations. Yet as the divination continued, his brows furrowed more deeply.
When he opened his eyes again and saw everyone's anxious expressions, Fu Xi shook his head. "It cannot be calculated. It is as though something is concealing it."
A deathly silence descended!
No one spoke. Only after a long while did Zhu Jiuyin add, "Earlier, I used the Laws of Time to trace back into the past. What I saw was also nothing but a fog."
His words made everyone's hearts tighten.
Those who toyed with time would sooner or later be toyed with by time. Using the Laws of Time came at too great a cost, so no one had asked Zhu Jiuyin to do so. Yet they had not known that he had already tried it himself.
"How is that possible?" Bai Ze could not help crying out.
Others might not understand what this meant, but as