Apart from the Sect Master, everyone else in the Nine Yang Celestial Sect had been ordered to withdraw from the northern region—at least three thousand li away.
This was a direct command from
"Brother Xia, lie in wait in the shadows. The four great true spirits will each guard a stretch of void. I'll handle the search."
Everyone was mildly curious to hear that Jiang Chen would be doing the searching himself.
But
More importantly, the Glazed Glass Lantern's range of illumination was immense. Once activated, it could cover well over a thousand li. Even though Jiang Chen had not yet fully refined it, covering several dozen to a hundred li was no problem at all.
By that calculation, searching the northern region would take ten days to half a month—enough to sweep through three full passes.
The Glazed Glass Lantern had been concealed within Jiang Chen's forehead, merging seamlessly with his Heavenly Eye Divine Pupil and his Evil Golden Eye. To a casual observer, it would appear as though Jiang Chen were employing some manner of eye technique to search.
But what eye technique could possibly be so powerful as to radiate such an expansive field of light? And why was this light so dazzling, so conspicuous?
One day passed. Nothing.
Two days. Still nothing.
The Jade-Faced Demon God kept up his caustic taunts: "Searching for a needle in a haystack, and still enjoying every minute of it. Jiang Chen, when you finally head back—if you're lucky, you might still be able to collect what's left of your family's corpses. But if my Lord Ancestor is in a foul mood after he's had his fun, there may not even be bodies for you to gather."
Jiang Chen's expression remained impassive. Then, abruptly, his eyes snapped open. He fixed his gaze on the Jade-Faced Demon God and let out a cold chuckle. "I've heard that among your demon clans, the Wood Demon lineage has a certain little technique—a torture called the Devouring of Hearts by Ten Thousand Demons. I wonder if you've ever tasted it yourself? I happen to have a method not unlike that one. Since you seem so bored, why don't we try it out on you?"
The Jade-Faced Demon God's face changed dramatically. The Devouring of Hearts by Ten Thousand Demons was unquestionably ranked among the top three tortures in all of demonkind.
Jiang Chen rose to his feet. The Jade-Faced Demon God turned ashen.
Jiang Chen burst into hearty laughter, then—as if struck by sudden inspiration—drifted gracefully toward the door. "Everyone, prepare yourselves. It's time to fight."
The moment Jiang Chen's orders went out, every last person straightened up with renewed vigor.
Had they finally locked onto Old Ancestor Xieying?
At that moment, high above a canyon near the
The eight giant-stone brothers had pledged themselves to Jiang Chen, and their strength had since received an enormous boost. They had long since come to regard Jiang Chen as their master.
At his command, they moved without hesitation.
Under the combined devastation of eight great cultivators, the canyon walls on both sides were quickly torn open—leveled, widened, leveled again, widened again.
"Bring the Jade-Faced Demon God over for a look," Jiang Chen said with an easy smile.
The Jade-Faced Demon God stood at a distance, his face the color of dirt. He truly could not fathom how Jiang Chen had managed this feat—how he had found such a deeply concealed seal site.
Watching the rocks cascade and tumble from both walls of the canyon, the Jade-Faced Demon God knew that the seal's exposure was now inevitable.