The Soul Search gave Elder Hao and the others more information about the Soul Prison Clan, but it seemed they had once again lost the trail.
Even a Nascent Soul Cultivator of the Sunshrouding Clan could not tell them where the Soul Prison Clan had gone afterward—and he was the one in charge of his clan's intelligence.
"Isn't there still a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator here? We've already confirmed that this clan was responsible for the Soul Prison Clan's disappearance. Why stand on ceremony?
"That Supreme Great Elder holds the highest position, so she must know more. Capture her and perform another Soul Search. If we find something, all the better. If not, we can consider other options!"
Master Lan made the suggestion. Li Yan did not interject. He kept his head lowered, as though pondering something.
"That would mean killing a Spirit Transformation cultivator. But... it doesn't matter. Their clan does have a branch that ascended to the upper realm.
"And they are powerful, but that power is in the Jieyou Realm. They would have trouble even finding us. Even if they picked up our trail, their reach couldn't extend all the way to the North Pasture Realm.
"So we'll wipe out every Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation cultivator here, along with that ancestral tree steeped in monstrous crimes. It devoured the souls of many Soul Prison Clan cultivators to fuel its later advancement.
"The Sunshrouding Clan's roots lie here. That ancestral tree once tried to ascend, but failed. In the end, those in the upper realm could only use its blood essence to cultivate a descendant ancestral tree..."
A savage glint entered Elder Hao's eyes. From the silver-robed young man's memories, he had also learned what had happened to the captured Soul Prison Clan disciples.
Their ends had