"We searched everywhere. There was nothing."
"Did he really get away?"
"What method did he use to make even this fine Late Qi Gathering compass lose its effect?"
Rumble...
A peal of muffled thunder suddenly sounded, and one of them looked up at the sky.
"Does this illusion realm have weather changes too? Why have I never heard of that?"
He was somewhat puzzled, but a few breaths later, that puzzle was answered.
Crack!
With a deafening boom, a thick bolt of blue lightning descended from the heavens, swallowing the five figures whole.
Once the lightning faded, all that remained on the barren ground was a vast patch of scorched black.
Yang Lingrui stepped forward and searched the five bodies, which had already been charred beyond recognition.
The Five Thunders Talisman was simply too powerful. All five storage pouches had been damaged beyond opening; they could only wait until they got out and hand them to He Shenglai for the Dynasty's craftsmen to repair.
After dealing with the corpses, Yang Lingrui immediately began hunting Ghost Soldiers and ghost generals without stopping for breath.
The spots for the ceremony were the highest priority. He had spent three days tangling with those five, so he had to make the most of the remaining four days.
Myriad Transformation Sect, Dao Inquiry Platform.
Today was the sect's once-in-a-decade grand day of disciple recruitment. Nearly two hundred children of suitable age from all across Tiger Chasing had gathered beneath the platform.
They had all been preliminarily found to possess cultivation aptitude, but the exact level of their talent, as well as their elemental affinities, still needed further testing and confirmation.
Among these children, some had yet to enter the Dao and had never cultivated, while others had already Condensed their Qi Mansions and attained