Chapter 3877: Divination and Pursuit of the Criminal

"What exactly happened? Tell me in detail." Wang Ruyan asked with a frown.

Wang Yongqian recounted the entire incident in detail. Wang Chuanming and Wang Mengshan had requested backup and, after nightfall, used the Golden Star Mirror to search for Bai Yuyan.

The Golden Star Mirror detected Bai Yuyan's location, so Wang Chuanming and Wang Mengshan notified their clansmen and rushed ahead. Unexpectedly, the opponents were highly vigilant and had set up a warning formation. They triggered the warning formation and were discovered by Bai Yuyan. After an intense battle, Wang Chuanming and Wang Mengshan managed to injure Bai Yuyan with their treasures, but they themselves were also injured by Bai Qingshu, who used a soul-manipulating divine ability. Bai Qingshu and Bai Yuyan fled before the Wang family's reinforcements arrived and disappeared without a trace.

"A soul-manipulating divine ability!" Wang Changsheng's face showed an expression of interest.

"Chuanming and Mengshan managed to obtain one of Bai Yuyan's arms," Wang Yongqian said. "Qiu Lin believes we can use a treasure in conjunction with Bai Yuyan's essence blood to divine her approximate location, but we'll need the help of Ancestor Tun Tian and Ancestor Huan Yu."

"Understood. We'll head back immediately," Wang Ruyan said gravely. She thought they might be able to find Cangli Island through this opportunity, and even if not, obtaining the cultivation method for the "Heavenly Soul Tome" would be worthwhile.

"The Li family, soul-manipulating divine abilities!" Wang Changsheng's eyes gleamed, his face filled with a murderous aura. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan hastily left the market and hurried back to Qinglian Island.

On Qinglian Island, in a certain secret chamber, Wang Chuanming lay on a cyan stone bed, looking dispirited and pale. Wang Qingbai stood by his side. While the Rejuvenation Divine Light could not heal soul injuries, Wang Qingbai was an immortal alchemist. The Wang family possessed a Tier 1 immortal pill, the Tri-Essence Soul Nurturing Pill, which offered some help for Wang Chuanming's injuries. However, a complete recovery would still take some time.

"It's fortunate you only took one soul attack from the enemy. A few more hits, and you would have been in serious trouble," Wang Qingbai said.

"They'd better not fall into my hands, or I'll extract their souls and refine their essence," Wang Chuanming said, his face filled with ruthlessness. He had never suffered such a great loss, not only losing track of the target but also getting injured by them.

"Without defensive immortal artifacts or talismans for the soul, you are not their match. It's a good thing he only used a soul-manipulating divine ability and not a soul law; otherwise, none of you would have survived," Wang Qingbai warned.

"Is Chuanming alright?!" A dignified male voice resounded. No sooner had the voice faded than Wang Changsheng walked in.

"Ancestor!" Wang Chuanming was about to bow but was stopped by Wang Changsheng.

"Father, Chuanming only sustained a soul attack, not a soul law. He's taken the Tri-Essence Soul Nurturing Pill and will recover after some recuperation," Wang Qingbai explained.

Wang Changsheng nodded and instructed Wang Chuanming, "Tell me the details of what happened, the more thoroughly, the better." Wang Chuanming recounted the incident precisely. After listening, Wang Changsheng frowned. He pondered, *Xiao Feng's natal soul lamp extinguished not long ago, and then Bai Qingshu and Bai Yuyan used immortal puppet talismans to operate in Nine Immortal Market. Could there be a connection between these two events?*

"Rest well and recover. We will find the culprits. Qiu Lin is confident he can divine their location," Wang Changsheng instructed before turning and leaving. He arrived at a vast bluestone plaza.

In the center of the plaza stood a giant blue water vat, on whose surface a lifelike giant python was carved. Wang Qiulin, Wang Ruyan, Wang Tun Tian, Wang Yongqian, and over a dozen other True Immortal cultivators were present. Numerous profound characters were inscribed on the floor tiles, a specialized arrangement Wang Qiulin had commissioned to locate targets.

Wang Qiulin cast a spell into the blue water vat. The giant python carved on its surface seemed to come alive, continuously coiling around. A sound like a tsunami erupted, and the clear water inside the vat began to churn rapidly. Wang Qiulin ceaselessly formed hand seals, casting spell after spell onto the blue water vat. After a moment, a towering water column shot skyward from the vat, and the giant python also spewed a ball of bloody light directly towards Wang Qiulin.

He flipped his hand and retrieved a shimmering silver compass engraved with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. He used the compass to catch the bloody light, which turned out to be a blood-red arrow. He cast a spell into it, and the compass immediately glowed brightly, revealing countless profound runes. The blood-red arrow spun continuously above the compass, moving left at times and right at others. After about a quarter of an hour, the blood-red arrow stopped, its tip pointing southeast. Below the entire blood-red arrow was a line of profound characters.

Wang Qiulin's fingers rapidly formed seals as he performed the divination. "Using Qinglian Island as the coordinate, she is currently southeast of Qinglian Island. Her location has abundant vegetation, so it's likely not a market. It could be a desolate island, a secret realm, or even Cangli Island," Wang Qiulin stated.

"I've already memorized her scent," Wang Tun Tian said. "Unless she uses a treasure to erase it, I can track her scent within a certain range."

"If the scent doesn't work, we still have the Golden Star Mirror," Wang Ruyan said. "She probably doesn't know what Chuanming did."

"Let's go. We must find them," Wang Changsheng declared. He summoned the Jade Luan Boat, and carrying Wang Ruyan and others, they departed. Wang Qiulin and Wang Yongqian did not accompany them.

Bai Yuyan's location could change, so Wang Qiulin could cast a divination spell periodically. If she changed her position, he could notify Wang Changsheng using the Immortal Transmission Mirror. Without an artifact to obscure heavenly secrets or the assistance of a high-level diviner, no matter how far Bai Yuyan fled, Wang Qiulin would be able to divine her whereabouts.

On a certain island, a thousand li in circumference, ancient trees towered to the sky and strange rocks jutted out. Inside an underground cave, where runes flickered on the stone walls, Bai Qingshu sat on the ground, holding a golden, shimmering Immortal Transmission Mirror.

A somewhat weak female voice echoed, "Brother, have you contacted Great-Grandfather?" Bai Qingshu looked towards the source of the voice. Bai Yuyan emerged from a simple stone chamber, her left arm missing, her face pale, clearly in a state of severe exhaustion.

"Yes, I have," Bai Qingshu said excitedly. "He said he discovered the location of Cangli Island! However, when he annihilated the Sun family, he was discovered by True Immortal cultivators from the Nine Immortal Sect. He eliminated them all as well and told us to hurry and meet him, then we can figure out how to enter Cangli Island."

His great-grandfather, Bai Yunshuo, had been searching for Cangli Island for hundreds of thousands of years. Upon discovering that a small family possessed some clues, he wiped out the entire family to seize the information. It just so happened that True Immortal cultivators from the Nine Immortal Sect were passing by, leading to a fierce battle. Bai Yunshuo utilized his soul-manipulating divine ability to eliminate the Nine Immortal Sect's True Immortal cultivators.

"He found Cangli Island!" Bai Yuyan was filled with both surprise and joy. Then, recalling something, she asked, "Who were those two individuals, and how did they follow us? If we rush to meet Great-Grandfather, will we lead the enemies to him?"

"There are only so many ways to track someone," Bai Qingshu suggested. "We might have something on us that's being used for tracking. Let's store everything here except for our commonly used treasures and immortal essence stones. Then, we can apply Seven-Star Jade Ointment all over our bodies to change our scent. I don't believe they can still track us after that."