Relentless Tracking

"Absurd!"

"This is absolutely absurd!"

"A son should not disobey his father, nor should a disciple kill his master. How dare he be so audacious!"

In the Kunlun Ruins, the emperor and empress were filled with rage.

Zhang Xuezhou and the Emperor sat and discussed the law at the Myriad Longevity Pavilion for too long, and then both of them simultaneously lost consciousness.

The Emperor and Empress initially guessed that the Emperor wanted to try to contact the Outer Heavens, and they had their own expectations, so they waited patiently.

When the two of them awaken almost simultaneously, the Emperor loudly rebukes Zhang Xuezhou. The Empress will inevitably side with the Emperor, with whom she has lived for over a thousand years, and will understand his words rather than listen to Zhang Xuezhou.

Although Zhang Xuezhou was the Emperor's student, they didn't spend much time together, partly due to the influence of the Mr. Ren's superior.

For various reasons, the emperor and empress had limited trust in Zhang Xuezhou.

"Did Hongjun discover our scheme and then teach you a lesson?"

Seeing that the Emperor remained seated in the Myriad Longevity Pavilion, unable to rise, the Emperor and Empress were filled with anger.

Only after the Emperor shook his head did the Empress quickly ask a question.

"Capture him!" The Emperor frowned. "Don't lose your temper here, and don't ask any questions. Go and bring him back immediately!"

"Why!"

The Emperor and Empress responded, then glanced at the empty area left by Zhang Xuezhou.

"He must have found a secluded spot near Kunlun that facilitated his escape," the Emperor said. "Such areas are usually located in waters rich in Spiritual Qi!"

"You mean the Holy Son has returned to the Wondrous Dharma Palace?" the Emperor and Empress asked.

"He certainly won't stay in the Wondrous Dharma Palace; he must be outside," the Emperor said. "Use the divine robes bestowed upon him as a guide in the ritual to track him down. You must find out his whereabouts!"

"I'll have someone bring the altar right away!"

Before the Emperor and Empress could investigate or make a judgment, the Emperor had already explained everything he had been tracking down.

The Emperor and Empress quickly agreed, took a jade tablet, wrote some words on it, and only looked at the Emperor after they had Law Seals.

"Do you intend to personally perform the ritual at the altar?" the Emperor and Empress asked.

"You will be in charge of this matter," the Emperor said. "I was ambushed by this traitorous disciple, and my body and three souls and six spirits are not yet in harmony. Not only am I having difficulty circulating my golden core, but my limbs are also somewhat numb. I will need some time to adjust!"

"How dare this rebellious disciple be so insolent!"

The emperor and empress couldn't help but spit and curse in anger again.

She felt that her attempt to steal a chicken had backfired; she and the Emperor had tried to use Zhang Xuezhou to get in touch with Hongjun, but Zhang Xuezhou had likely discovered their scheme.

However, she couldn't bring herself to ask the Emperor and Empress to torture Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou to death, given his powerful backing, which might bring irresistible trouble to Kunlun.

She only used 60% of her strength when she attacked, and did not kill Zhang Xuezhou in one blow. This was largely the reason why.

The Emperor and Empress were surprised that Zhang Xuezhou could still run away after being injured, and that they couldn't even catch a glimpse of him.

After a barrage of curses, the Emperor and Empress saw two fairy maidens carrying an altar as they emerged, followed closely by Consort Mi and Consort Du Jiang.

"Why is Your Majesty in such a hurry? What has happened?" Consort Mi asked from afar.

"The Holy Son has caused a great disaster. Use the Heavenly Robe as a guide and perform a ritual at the altar to find him!"

The matter involving Zhang Xuezhou was handled privately by the Emperor and Empress. At this time, the Emperor and Empress could not explain much, but only urged the two ladies to use their respective strengths to track him down.

"Yes, sir!"

The two goddesses, with solemn expressions, immediately set up an altar.

The Heavenly Robe of Kunlun are all standardized Heavenly Robe, and each Heavenly Robe has a unique identifier.

If a cultivator dislikes the Weaver Girl's Mark, they can refine it away or add their own mark.

Normal cultivators rarely remove their markings. On one hand, damaging the original markings can easily harm the Heavenly Robe. On the other hand, the markings represent the Heavenly Court, and celestial Heavenly Robe with Heavenly Court markings signify status. If they are made to look ordinary, who would know they are wearing superior goods?

The divine robe bestowed with the seal is a sacrificial Heavenly Robe of the Emperor, of extremely high quality. It was given to Zhang Xuezhou not long ago, so it is almost impossible for Zhang Xuezhou to damage it.

As long as the origin of the divine robe is traced, finding Zhang Xuezhou should not be difficult.

Of course, if Zhang Xuezhou had abandoned the divine robes bestowed with the seal, that would be a different matter altogether.

The Emperor and Empress urged the two ladies repeatedly, indicating that they should not delay, precisely because they were thinking about this matter.

The incense on the altar was lit, and Mi Fei took a ruler as tall as a person, while Du Jiang Niangniang kept chanting, and the smoke from the burning incense kept swirling around her right index finger.

"The Holy Son is heading east!"

The smoke curled around Lady Du Jiang's index finger, then drifted out of her fingertip and floated in a certain direction, allowing her to quickly determine her location.

"I measured the length of the spiritual smoke; the Holy Son should be about 320 li away from here!"

Mi Fei took a long ruler and measured the spiritual smoke wrapped around Du Jiang Niangniang's fingers, then quickly made the conversion.

"Should we send the Goddess Xuan Nu to bring back the Holy Son?" Consort Mi asked.

"Xuan Nu is stubborn but soft-hearted; she's not suited to pursue the Holy Son. Let Lao Tong do it," the Empress shook her head and said, "Lao Tong excels at stealth and ambushes; he can restrain the Holy Son without even showing his face!"

"Old Tong is a bit slow," said Lady Du Jiang.

"The Holy Son took a palm strike from me, his bones were dislocated and cracked, and his Qi and Blood were in turmoil. He can't get very far after he escapes; Old Tong can catch up with him without any problem!"

The Emperor and Empress snorted, and Consort Mi and Consort Du Jiang looked astonished, not knowing for a moment why things had become so serious.

The two glanced at the Emperor, who sat silently with his eyes closed in the Myriad Longevity Pavilion, and then at the Empress.

After the Emperor and Empress wrote another imperial edict, Consort Mi could no longer help but ask about the great calamity and also considered pleading for Zhang Xuezhou.

"He plotted against the Emperor. Forget it, I can't explain it to you," the Empress said displeasedly. "You only need to know that he disobeyed the Emperor and will no longer be the Holy Son of Kunlun!"

"But the Holy Son shone brightly at the centennial celebration. If we were to simply remove the title of Holy Son, it might cause some controversy," said Consort Mi. "Outsiders have always thought that Kunlun is domineering. If we treat our own people the same way, it might be detrimental to His Majesty and the Empress's control over the order of the Three Realms!"

"There's some truth to what you're saying!"

The Emperor and Empress frowned, feeling that things had gone too far, let alone killing Zhang Xuezhou.

"The Holy Son has never revealed his true appearance to the outside world," the Emperor suddenly said. "Anyone can be the Holy Son as long as they wear the Seal of Authority Robe. Under the Seal of Authority Robe could be Zhang Xuezhou, or anyone else. We are dealing with Zhang Xuezhou, not the Holy Son!"

"This..."

"The Holy Son of Kunlun is still here, only the cultivator inside the divine robes of the consecration ceremony needs to be changed!"

The Emperor slowly stood up, but staggered a step, barely able to keep his balance.

He took a deep breath and pointed to the demons peeking out from the distant brewery.

"If Jiang Qi dons the divine robes of the bestowed seal, we will acknowledge his status, and he will be the Holy Son," the Emperor said. "This will not affect our reputation abroad, nor will it affect our control over the Three Realms!"

"So that's what His Majesty meant!"

The Emperor and Empress pondered for a few seconds, then nodded.

Consort Mi and Lady Du Jiang exchanged glances, but quickly stopped thinking about such an arrangement.

On Lady Du Jiang's right index finger, the spiritual smoke began to swirl wildly, constantly changing direction.

"Is this six hundred li? One thousand? One thousand five hundred?"

"It's still rising, and it's at least two thousand miles, two thousand five or three thousand miles away from here!"

"How could the Holy Son travel hundreds or thousands of miles in an instant?"

"Du Jiang, did you misuse your tracking and positioning technique?"

"It's impossible for it to go wrong. This technique has been used for thousands of years. I couldn't possibly make a mistake. Could it be that the Holy Son used some kind of magic on the Heavenly Robe to counteract it?"

"I can't find any trace of a magical duel!"

Lady Du Jiang stretched out her right hand, looking at the wildly burning incense stick, and felt that the Heavenly Robe that was being positioned was frantically traversing a long distance.

A single stick of incense, capable of tracking a distance of five thousand miles, burned out in a short time, and then a second stick quickly began to burn.

The sudden change surprised the two empresses, and the emperor and empress couldn't help but question them.

"Eight thousand three hundred li, how are we supposed to catch up? If Old Tong uses his Technique Method to chase after them, he'll probably lose half his life!"

Wait until the second stick of incense stops burning.

Looking at the latest calculated distance and direction, the Emperor and Empress took a deep breath.

"The Holy Son's cultivation is limited. Even if he has some secret techniques, he can't possibly travel any further. Have Liu Shen and Nue Gui use the Eight Trigrams Carriage to chase after him and check the situation. If necessary, don't hesitate to use any means!"

The Emperor and Empress gazed at the spirit smoke for a moment, and seeing that it no longer changed, they then took the imperial edict jade tablet and made arrangements.

But less than half an hour after the jade tablet issued the order, she saw the second stick of spiritual incense marking the conferment of the divine robe start burning wildly again.

The Emperor and Empress were perplexed by the situation, and even the Emperor's expression changed.

Clearly, during the period when he was not replacing Zhang Xuezhou, he overlooked some things, and the other side also had new trump cards.