Divining Her Location
Divination is not an easy task. Even to divine the current location of the person in question, one needs an item that carries the person's aura, or even their hair or flesh, for greater accuracy.
Targeting the male cultivator next door was out of the question, so the group had no choice but to set their sights on Red Lotus.
Lan Fusheng approached Green Lotus again, bringing up the matter of divining Red Lotus's location. Green Lotus was on the verge of collapse from searching for her sister, so how could she refuse this opportunity?
Green Lotus and Red Lotus had known each other for many years and knew that the Cultivation World was full of tricks. They were afraid that they, as Rogue Cultivator without any background, would be targeted, so they carefully stored away all their personal belongings.
A lock of Red Lotus's hair that was once cut off, along with a few drops of her blood, are still in Green Lotus's hands. She forgot about them because she was busy searching for her sister; otherwise, these things would have been destroyed anyway.
Now that it hasn't been destroyed, it can come in handy.
Green Lotus was unsure whether to trust Sang Ying and her group, but she had lingered at the Listening Tide Sect for a long time and even made a big fuss about it. Of all the outside cultivators coming and going, only Sang Ying and her group offered her a helping hand.
She had met Lan Fusheng before and knew that they were both disciples of Ten Thousand Daos Born.
Green Lotus doesn't trust others, but she's willing to trust Ten Thousand Daos Born.
So she quickly replied, agreeing to personally hand over her sister's belongings to Sang Ying and the others.
However, this matter must be carried out in secret. If the Listening Tide Sect discovers anything amiss, even if Red Lotus is in the sect, they can quickly move her to a place where she can never be found once they realize something is wrong.
To prevent this from happening, Sang Ying told Green Lotus to wait a little longer, as they needed to make some preparations.
Green Lotus felt that she had already waited so long, and now that she finally had a way to find her sister, she was naturally willing to wait another day or two.
Sang Ying and the others naturally did not disappoint her. In just a day and a half, she found an opportunity to break the formation set up in the guest courtyard.
Once the formation was broken, the person who set it up would definitely notice. Sang Ying didn't want to give the Listening Tide Sect the chance to spot them first, so she immediately divided the six people into three groups and sent them off in different directions.
She took Duan Hanyi with her, Jiang Zhuoxue took Dong Fuzhu, and the remaining Lan Fusheng and Bai Kejin, after Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue helped to distract the people guarding the guest courtyard, immediately left Listening Tide Sect to find Green Lotus.
They acted quickly. By the time Listening Tide Sect realized that their formation had been exposed and notified the people who were watching them, Lan Fusheng had already secretly met with Green Lotus and reunited with Sang Ying and the others.
When everyone returned to the Listening Tide Sect's guest quarters, the steward of the guest quarters took the initiative to appear and greet them, "You've all been at our Listening Tide Sect for quite some time, but I'm afraid you haven't seen me yet. My name is Zhao Ting, and I'm the steward in charge of this guest quarters. Please feel free to ask me for anything you need."
Since the other party was unwilling to break off relations, Sang Ying was naturally very polite. "So it's Steward Zhao. Thank you for your esteemed sect's hospitality over the past few days. Your sect's disciple Chen Jiang was also very hospitable, and even arranged for an outer disciple to serve us. We've had a very comfortable time."
"That's good, that's good." Zhao Ting nodded. "I came here today specifically to see my guests, but I found the courtyard deserted. I wonder where they went? Oh, please don't misunderstand, I'm just very curious. Since you've come to visit, I wanted to know your preferences and needs so you can feel at home."
Sang Ying said frankly, "It's nothing. We originally planned to rent a large boat to train at sea, but the shipyards here don't seem to welcome outsiders. So the six of us split into three groups to inquire around and see if there are any suitable boats we can rent."
"I see, that's a real pity. The boat houses here are very powerful; even our Listening Tide Sect doesn't have the ability to get them to rent their boats. I'm sorry to disappoint you all." Zhao Ting put on a sad expression, seemingly wanting to share Sang Ying and the others' worries.
Duan Hanyi then took the initiative to speak, "Disappointed, not really. We didn't have any hopes for you anyway."
Sang Ying slapped him on the back, and Duan Hanyi shut his mouth and retreated to the back.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Zhao Ting finally had to take his leave when there was nothing more to say.
After bidding farewell to Zhao Ting, everyone immediately returned to the guest courtyard. Only after all the doors of the guest courtyard were closed did Zhao Ting emerge again from the corner.
He stared at the door for a long time, then waved towards the sky. Soon, a person dressed in the robes of the Listening Tide Sect disciple appeared beside him.
"Tell me, what do these people usually do in that courtyard?" Zhao Ting asked.
The disciple's face fell upon hearing this. "Among this group is a formation master. As soon as they arrived, they set up several layers of formations in the courtyard. Even if you were to peer over the wall, you couldn't see what was happening inside, let alone keep an eye on them from afar."
"Then do you know which one this powerful array master is?" Zhao Ting asked again.
The disciple continued to shake his head, "They set up the formation too quickly. By the time I started keeping watch, the formation was already in place."
Zhao Ting finally got angry. "You keep saying you don't know or don't understand. What use are you to the sect leader?! Fine, since you don't know anything inside, you should at least know what they did outside today, right?"
Hearing this question, the disciple breathed a sigh of relief, "I followed them closely today and saw them asking around about large boats they wanted to rent for a few months. But as you know, those fishermen hate outsiders. They either chased them away or demanded exorbitant prices. They went out all day without any luck and finally slunk back."
Hearing this, Zhao Ting finally felt a little happier.
He waved his hand at his disciple. "Alright, you've worked hard today, so I'll make an exception and let you rest for a day tomorrow. You're a smart person, so don't follow that Chen Jiang's example. He's useless now. If you serve the sect leader well, you'll definitely have a good life when the great things are accomplished!"
The disciple nodded repeatedly, and only took his leave after Zhao Ting.
Zhao Ting glanced one last time at the tightly closed courtyard gate not far away, and after thinking for a moment, headed towards the main hall of the Listening Tide Sect.
The current sect leader of the Listening Tide Sect is named He Lun. As you can tell from the name, the Listening Tide Sect is a sect founded on the belief in the sea spirits— Jiaoren.
Strangely, this current sect leader did not worship Jiaoren.
He Lun's current cultivation level is only at the Soul Leaving Stage. He is over ten thousand years old and had a very difficult childhood. It is said that when he first entered the sect, a huge wave suddenly surged in the Endless Sea and swept him into the sea.
A powerful Demon Beast saved him, and from then on, He Lun hated the sea and began to worship Demon Beast.
However, such a belief is too special in the Cloud Mulberry Realm, so very few people know the inside story, and Zhao Ting is one of them.
He waited for a long time at the entrance of the main hall before the door was finally opened for him.
Zhao Ting carefully stepped into the hall, and upon seeing the person sitting upright in the main hall, he smiled and called out, "Uncle."