After giving a brief explanation to Madam He and handing over the spiritual herbs needed for He Wanying’s cultivation, Lin Guiming headed this way.
By the time the Third Prince had gathered his men, Lin Guiming had already arrived.
“Your Highness, what does the letter say?”
The City Lord of Yuzhou, naturally, was also accompanying them, along with his son, who was sporting a face full of bruises and swelling.
No one knew exactly what he’d gone through these past two days.
“The letter says that the Luohao Sect has confirmed the thief carrying the treasure map fragment is hiding in the forests near Yuzhou City. Our task is to find that thief.”
“Then… what is the thief’s cultivation level?”
“This…” The Third Prince frowned. “The letter doesn’t say.”
The City Lord of Yuzhou immediately knit his brows tightly. If the thief turned out to be powerful, wouldn’t they all just be cannon fodder?
“I know what you’re thinking, City Lord. But since the experts from Luohao Sect ordered us to do this, there’s nothing we can do about it…” As the Third Prince spoke, his gaze couldn’t help but drift toward Lin Guiming.
“No matter. Just go ahead and search as planned.” Lin Guiming naturally understood his meaning.
Since he was already here, lending a hand in a fight was no trouble.
What truly concerned him was the realm of that cultivator who left behind the treasure map.
If it was just someone who’d newly entered the Spirit Condensation Realm, whatever they left behind wouldn’t be of much interest to Lin Guiming.
But if it was a higher-level Spirit Condensation cultivator, or even someone at the Core Formation Realm or above, then this treasure map could be truly significant.
Before long, the group entered the forest.
There, menial disciples from the Luohao Sect were already waiting, and a few more instructions were given.
Lin Guiming couldn’t be bothered with all that.
Ever since entering the forest, he had been searching for the herbs he needed.
“Yaoguang Grass, Silver Vine Flower…” The mountain was quite rich in medicinal herbs…
Lin Guiming picked as he walked, and before he knew it, he had gathered all the herbs he needed.
However, after walking for quite some time, the group still hadn’t seen any trace of other people in the forest.
The forest outside Yuzhou City was rather large, making the search anything but easy.
Just as everyone was searching in all directions, a jet-black demonic beast suddenly appeared in the distance, flying towards them.
“That is…” Lin Guiming’s expression froze. The beast was called a Ghost Eagle, usually used by the Demonic Sect as a mount—much like the Spirit Crane used by the Immortal Sect.
“Why would the Demonic Sect show up here?” Lin Guiming frowned.
Things were clearly not as simple as they seemed…
However, the Demonic Sect cultivator didn’t appear interested in Lin Guiming’s group and simply flew straight ahead.
Lin Guiming didn’t mind, but the City Lord and Third Prince were frightened.
“Your Highness, that beast…”
The Third Prince’s face had turned a little pale as he spoke, “That beast is very strong… The pressure I sensed from the Grand Libationer was only about the same as this!”
“Grand Libationer!” At those words, the City Lord of Yuzhou sucked in a sharp breath.
The Grand Libationer was a grandmaster of the Innate Realm!
If that beast was Innate, then what realm would the person riding it be?
The City Lord of Yuzhou didn’t dare imagine. A cultivator of that level wasn’t even in the same world as them.
“Did I act recklessly this time?” By now, the Third Prince was already feeling timid.
They weren’t even on the same level—if the person on the beast’s back was also after the treasure map, and they acted rashly, they could be killed in an instant…
If that was truly the case, then even if Luohao Sect’s higher-ups got angry, the Third Prince would never dare meddle in this matter!
Meanwhile, Lin Guiming narrowed his eyes.
If the Demonic Sect truly came for this, then the treasure map was far from simple.
The strength of the person riding the Ghost Eagle wasn’t much lower than his own…
Lin Guiming’s interest in the so-called treasure map instantly grew even stronger.
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