This time, Jiang Chen was not joking around.
Whether it was the Yin Demon lineage or the Shadow Demon lineage, if they were to carry out sabotage in the shadows, the destructive power of a single ancestor would be absolutely terrifying.
The Shadow Demon lineage in particular excelled at assassination and covert ambushes. If such a figure were to break free from the seal and lurk within the Human Domain, it would truly be a nail driven into the heart of humanity — and Jiang Chen would never rest easy. Such a person had to be eliminated before he could break free from the seal!
The Jade-Faced Demon wore an expression of smug satisfaction; the more furious Jiang Chen seemed, the greater his sense of accomplishment appeared to grow.
Just then, several people had already entered, placing map after map before Jiang Chen.
"Young Master, these are the areas where the Jade-Faced Demon has been active over the past few months. Based on our analysis, he has deliberately kept his activities far from where the Evil Shadow Ancestor is sealed. With his caution, he would never allow our surveillance to get anywhere near the Evil Shadow Ancestor. By process of elimination, we've been able to rule out large swaths of territory. Furthermore, based on some clues we've uncovered during our investigation, as well as activity patterns from the Wind-Boring Demon's group, we've managed to narrow things down to another set of areas."
"Putting all the intelligence together, we believe the Evil Shadow Ancestor's seal is located somewhere in the region between the southern border of the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the northern reaches of the Nine Sun Heavenly Sect."
A smile gradually spread across Jiang Chen's face.
He regarded the Jade-Faced Demon with a faint smile. "You're quite clever. But even clever people make mistakes. Wouldn't you agree?"
At this moment, the Jade-Faced Demon's heart was pounding. He had always believed he was cautious enough, deliberately avoiding the area where the Evil Shadow Ancestor was sealed, even leaving behind false leads time and again.
Yet it had never occurred to him that his repeated attempts to plant false information had only served to give his enemies indirect clues.
Hearing the region they had identified, it was indeed where the Evil Shadow Ancestor's seal was located. Though the area was vast, with the entire Human Domain now under Jiang Chen's control, finding the Evil Shadow Ancestor was far from impossible.
However, the Jade-Faced Demon naturally refused to concede so easily. He let out a hearty laugh. "Jiang Chen, you're grasping at straws in your desperation. If you're so confident, then go ahead and search. It's like finding a needle in a haystack — no matter where you start looking, you'll come up empty."
Jiang Chen smiled languidly. "Is that so? It seems you really haven't given up hope yet. Good. Take him with you. We depart tomorrow. Send word to the Nine Sun Heavenly Sect — have all their forces in the northern region withdraw."
As for the Heavenly Dragon Sect, they had always had a strained relationship with the Glazed King City. After the dramatic reshuffling of the Human Domain's power structure, the sect had gradually declined.
When it came to the Heavenly Dragon Sect's territory, Jiang Chen didn't even bother with the thought of notifying them.
Given what he knew about the Heavenly Dragon Sect, if the Evil Shadow Ancestor were to break free and establish a foothold there, its members might very well defect to the Demon race.
Xia Tianze served as his deputy once more, with the four great True Spirits as their enforcers.
Leading a group of trusted subordinates, they headed straight for the border between the two regions.
Inside the Star Fate Flying Ship, the Jade-Faced Demon struggled to maintain his composure, but the fear in his eyes and the barely concealed unease were becoming impossible to hide.
Jiang Chen's gaze was razor-sharp, as though it could pierce right through him at any moment.
The Jade-Faced Demon's eyes darted away, almost afraid to meet Jiang Chen's stare. That gaze seemed capable of seeing through everything, leaving him feeling as though he had no secrets left.
Jiang Chen's face was filled with amusement.
"Jade-Face, you're getting nervous, aren't you?" Jiang Chen said with a languid smile.