Many Azure Dragon Clan cultivators in the clan grounds were drawn by the tremors and furious roars, and hurried toward the Forbidden Ground.
Chen Huai'an and Xiao Yao exchanged a glance, then sped up as they rode the wind. Soon they reached the first ancient tower that might harbor a hidden threat.
The disturbance in the Forbidden Ground had drawn away most of the Azure Dragon Clan cultivators stationed there, making Chen Huai'an and Xiao Yao's task easier.
From entering the tower to searching it and eliminating the hidden threat of the evil art, the two took less than half a quarter-hour in all. They dealt with the problem cleanly and swiftly.
Even as the two drifted away, the four guards left on duty inside and outside the tower noticed nothing amiss. They had no idea the secret site they guarded had already been infiltrated.
"Xiao Yao, let's split up. While defenses are thin everywhere, let's clear out every hidden threat of the evil art in one sweep."
"All right!"
After that brief exchange, the two figures parted abruptly and raced off in different directions.
Meanwhile, the Azure Dragon Clan cultivators nearest the Forbidden Ground had reached the great formation surrounding it.
Without permission from an elder of the Forbidden Ground or a clan ancestor, they could not pass through the formation. They could only peer inside.
The formation blocked their Spiritual Sense, leaving them to make out what lay within through its hazy light with their eyes alone.
"Found them! The ancestors are in the northern sky!"
The Azure Dragon Clan cultivators searched along the formation's edge until they finally caught a blurred glimpse of their ancestors and the other Azure Dragon Clan True Intent Cultivators within its northern reaches.
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