The Quest for Immortality

Mo Hua glanced at the Yuan Magnetic Compass and pointed to the right, ”It’s over there.”

”Okay.”

Murong Caiyun nodded.

Then, the group continued the pursuit. Upon reaching a small creek, they lost sight of Hidden elder-second again. Mo Hua checked the compass and pointed out the direction...

This way, although they hadn’t found Hidden elder-second, they kept a relentless watch on him, step by step.

And everyone could feel that they were getting closer and closer to Hidden elder-second.

If they continued the chase, they would certainly catch up.

Upon realizing this, the look in Murong Caiyun’s eyes became more serious when she looked at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua’s ability to set up formations, search mountains, and track was just too strong...

This was because Hidden elder-second was adept at concealment and naturally vigilant, which was why the chase had lasted for so long.

If it were any ordinary Foundation Building Cultivator, they would definitely have been ”caught” by Mo Hua by now.

In their hearts, everyone silently gave Mo Hua a new level of recognition.

Mo Hua, however, was wholeheartedly focused, gazing at the compass while recalling the terrain of Canglang Mountain in his mind, guessing where Hidden elder-second might be hiding.

He felt that it wouldn’t be long before they would meet face to face.

The pursuit was still ongoing...

Sure enough, after more than an hour, they caught up with Hidden elder-second.

The short and skinny Hidden elder-second, with a sinister face, was roasting some unknown meat in front of a pile of rocks.

The moment Mo Hua and the others caught up with him, he noticed.

But he did not flee, nor did he hide; instead, he slowly stood up, looked at Murong Caiyun and the others with cold eyes, and in a hoarse voice tinged with confusion, asked,

”How did you know I was here?”

Of course, Murong Caiyun wouldn’t tell him but said sternly,

”Hidden elder-second, you have slaughtered many cultivators, and your crimes are numerous. If you don’t surrender, then don’t blame us for being rude...”

Hidden elder-second scoffed, ”Rude? Just with the four of you?”

Murong Caiyun was taken aback.

Four?

She looked around and realized that Mo Hua had, at some point, deployed his Concealment Technique and silently disappeared without a trace...

So Hidden elder-second had only seen four of them.

”Really clever...”

Murong Caiyun thought to herself and then, with a cold look in her eyes, loudly declared,

”The four of us are more than enough!”

Hidden elder-second scoffed, cut off a piece of roasted meat, threw it into his mouth, and chewed loudly. Then disdainfully said,

”Overestimate yourselves, catch me? Maybe in your next life...”

Having said that, he faded from view in front of everyone, disappearing completely.

As his figure faded, Murong Caiyun had already formed a spell, and Five-colored Spirit Light shot forth, but when the Spirit Light hit the ground and shattered the rocks, there was no trace of Hidden elder-second.

Ouyang Feng and Shangguan Xu also joined the attack but came up empty.

Hidden elder-second had used the Minor Five Elements Stealth Skill to escape unnoticed.

Murong Caiyun frowned.

Just then, she heard a light, clear voice next to her ear, ”Sister, to the right, near the creek...”

Murong Caiyun followed the sound and saw, by the creek, a faint footprint in the rippling water stream. She immediately pointed her slender hand and a beam of light shone upon it.

Hidden elder-second used a dagger to block the light, but in doing so, he inadvertently revealed his figure, looking perplexed.

Murong Caiyun’s eyes sharpened as she commanded,

”Chase him!”

Ouyang Feng and the others nodded and activated their movement techniques, chasing after Hidden elder-second.

Seeing this, Hidden elder-second just sneered and vanished again.

As Murong Caiyun was halfway through the chase, Hidden elder-second’s figure had disappeared; she had to stop. It was at this moment she heard Mo Hua say,

”He’s in the bushes...”

Ouyang Feng and the others heard this too.

They exchanged glances, their expressions filled with surprise, and then nodded to each other, signaling to continue pursuing Hidden elder-second...

Hidden elder-second dived into the bushes, crossed the creek, climbed over a cliff, and then arrived in a desolate forest.

He concealed himself and climbed a large tree, his gaze furtively observing the path he had taken, his brow deeply furrowed.

Couldn’t shake them off?

What was going on...

These Sect Disciples were only in their twenties in terms of years of cultivation, they clearly couldn’t penetrate his concealment, so why were they always able to catch up to him?

They also didn’t have any methods to uncover his Stealth Technique.

He had been careful along the way, checking his clothes and Storage Bag thoroughly and hadn’t found any ”tracking” Spiritual Objects on him.

What were they using to track him?

There was also a critical question that Hidden elder-second couldn’t figure out.

How did they know he was hiding in the deep mountains west of Canglang Mountain?

He hadn’t left any traces...

Could it be...

Hidden elder-second’s heart trembled, ”Could some Cultivator skilled in Heavenly secret Ghost Count have calculated his fate, locked onto his Life Chart, and determined his location...”

A chill ran through Hidden elder-second’s heart, he pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

Impossible...

”Why would such a powerful being bother with a minor character like me?”

Lost in thought, Hidden elder-second couldn’t come up with an answer and finally snorted,

”Well then, let’s play along with these youngsters...”

But as the game went on, Hidden elder-second soon sensed that something was amiss.

He discovered Small Yuan Magnetic Formations.

These formations were intricately set up with concealed methods, the work of a highly experienced Second Grade Formation Master.

And in the deep mountain, these Small Yuan Magnetic Formations seemed to be everywhere...

In a daze, Hidden elder-second felt as though he was a bird and Canglang Mountain was a vast net.

There was an invisible and intangible but meticulous and malicious entity behind the scenes, wanting to tighten this net step by step, to catch him like a bird!

It wasn’t him playing with these youngsters.