Elder Hao spoke at the same time.
"Most of the jade slips here concern cultivation, pill refinement, artifact forging, intelligence-gathering, or the handling of clan affairs.
"From their contents, it is clear that the Second Ancestor had never given up on searching for the Great Ancestor.
"Almost all of them revolved around the movements of the Black Devil Race, seeking information about the Devil Race army that had once fought the Great Ancestor.
"However, among these jade slips, he apparently had not obtained any definite news concerning the Great Ancestor—only a few suspicious circumstances.
"Still, these bits of information may serve as clues for us to search for the Great Ancestor in the future. They may allow us to indirectly determine where he might ultimately have fallen.
"But that is not the main matter now. Look through these dozen or so jade slips first. I think we may have found the reason behind the disappearance of the 'Soul Prison Race'!"
Elder Hao's face was solemn.
Master Lan and Li Yan looked at the dozen or so jade slips floating before them. Hearing the final part of Elder Hao's words, both could not help but feel somewhat shocked.
They had not expected to find the reason behind the Soul Prison Race's disappearance so quickly. This was something that countless cultivation sects on Qingqing Continent had searched for over endless years without success.
They had only discovered some corpses that might be considered leftover clues after relying on that special token, yet the trail had broken off again there.
Could it be that, all of a sudden, after the willow trees had shaded the path, bright flowers had opened into view?
The two immediately perked up. Their Divine Sense swept toward the jade slips, and they began examining their contents...
There were