This area, now reduced to ruins, had been completely sealed off by a large number of sword cultivators. They permitted no outsiders to approach; any violator would be killed without mercy.
Elder Hong was still searching for clues with a face as dark as iron. The enemy's methods were so seasoned that he knew the intruder was unquestionably a top-tier expert in assassination.
Not only had the enemy killed someone here, but upon realizing they had been exposed, they had even destroyed the warning formation here, along with the entire courtyard.
Moreover, the destruction had been exceedingly thorough. The other party had used several kinds of magical treasures at once, leaving the five-element spiritual energy here incomparably muddled.
His Divine Sense had already swollen and ached from probing, yet he had found no useful clues. He simply could not determine which sect the enemy cultivators belonged to.
There was nothing unusual amid the turbulence of the residual heaven-and-earth spiritual energy. If this place had been scorched black, he could at least have narrowed down the enemy's cultivation technique or magical treasure as fire-attributed.
Then he would at least have had a direction for his investigation. But now, the heaven-and-earth spiritual energy here was nothing but a tangled mess.
"You move farther away. I'll take a look!"
At that moment, a voice suddenly sounded behind Elder Hong. He hurriedly turned around and saw a gaunt figure already standing behind him.
The newcomer had arrived behind him without a sound, startling Elder Hong inwardly. Only after seeing the man's appearance clearly did he come to his senses.
Another Elder Zhang followed behind this person. Naturally, this Elder Zhang was not the Elder Zhang who had died not long ago, but a beautiful woman who merely shared the same surname.
"Yes!"
After recognizing