These jade slips were maps they had once recorded or collected along the way. Elder Hu also carried some, though they differed little from these.
Each jade slip emphasized different details, including maps of the route they would take this time. After a while, the two withdrew their divine senses one after another.
"Bone-Eroding Ravine lies along our route to Pojun Sect. Did they set up an ambush there in advance?"
Elder Hu tapped three fingers on the tabletop in turn, producing a string of "tap, tap, tap..." sounds. At the same time, he turned his face toward the inn diagonally across from them. They had activated an array here, so no one outside could see inside the room.
"Bone-Eroding Ravine is two hundred and ten thousand li from here. A Void Refinement Realm cultivator would not need much time to fly there. But from there to Pojun Sect, a Void Refinement Realm cultivator would need roughly five or six days of flight.
"What that cultivator surnamed Yan left unfinished was probably that if they failed to return today, someone would come from Bone-Eroding Ravine to meet them. That was likely what he meant.
"We can now confirm one thing: they obtained the route taken by the six elders last time. Thus, they guessed that if we sent people again, there was a nine-in-ten chance we would still use that route.
"So they selected a location in advance and laid an ambush. This truly exceeded our expectations. Rather than passively enduring blows, they chose to advance and strike first!"
Elder Shi was also thinking rapidly. After seeing that Li Yan and his companion had sensed something amiss, they decisively remained here to await someone coming for them. Thus, the two had chosen this place and needed to confirm the surrounding