"You bastard, I'm your righteous Brother Bai!"

As soon as Bai Bufen revealed his figure, sharp-eyed Sikong Du noticed him.

Without a word, the opponent executed a Void Locking Enemy with the Prisoner Lock, and after releasing a flying knife, dozens appeared instantly, both attacking simultaneously.

Bai Bufen swiftly changed position from his original spot, once again escaping into ripples, the lock and knives missing the target completely.

"Damn, it's so troublesome!"

Han Yu followed later, but he didn't join the fray, just stood in the air overlooking the group besieging the Black Robe.

"Great Perfection in Divine Gaze Realm, the opponent's technique seems more inclined towards self-preservation or ambush, with few frontal attack methods, and most of these moves seem to be for team play."

Glass commented in the Sea of Consciousness.

Han Yu suddenly understood. Hadn't the old man just mentioned that the Corpse Refining Sect, back in the day, combined the Ghost Path and corpse to achieve results where one plus one is stronger than ten?

If one could add a refinement corpse that can sufficiently restrain a cultivator of the same realm, this Black Robe might indeed be as free as a fish in water.

Fortunately, he ultimately lacked a refined corpse.

Meanwhile, Bai Bufen was hiding in the void, teeth grinding in frustration. If the Earth Spirit wasn't deployed elsewhere, these bastards wouldn't escape.

Currently, his Ghost Concealing Eyes may be highly concealing, but ultimately it's just a blinding technique, unable to move beyond a certain distance.

If he revealed himself and ran away, it wouldn't be difficult, but this group is determined not to let him go and would likely chase him out of Huaizhou Prefecture.

Yet Bai Bufen didn't want to leave so quickly—Han Yu is still in Huaizhou Prefecture, and he wants both Han Yu's pills and himself.

"Brother Han, can you lend a hand?"

Sikong Du was looking around to find the Black Robe, then spotted Han Yu watching the show, his eyes lighting up.

"I can't find him either!"

Han Yu shrugged helplessly, indicating he was powerless—did this guy really think he was omnipotent?

Dammit!

Bai Bufen also noticed him, nearly crying from frustration.

He was still figuring out how to trick him out of the city, and this guy just came out on his own, but the timing was not right!

At this moment, he must absolutely not reveal his identity, with Sikong Du and those in Divine Gaze Realm nearby, he couldn't make a move.

Sikong Du spoke again, loudly stating.

"Brother, your Fire Divine Power is best for covering range; you could use it to ignite the surroundings, so he can't hide anymore."

Great idea!

Han Yu's eyes lit up; no wonder they say old people are wise—Sikong Du's strategy was indeed cunning, spreading a sea of fire would leave no place for the Black Robe to hide or stand.

"You bastard, Sikong Du, you'd better not leave the city alone in the future."

Of course, Bai Bufen heard every word, and immediately burst into fury, cursing in a cold and eerie voice.

But as soon as he spoke, his position was exposed, and a wave of attacks came sweeping over, the hidden face under the hood now flushed with anger.

A bead appeared quietly in his hand, entirely transparent with a green glow swirling inside, looking eerily sinister.

Amid the explosions, a cold voice emerged.

"Ghostly Shadows!"

Dozens of black shadows accompanied by wailing ghostly cries simultaneously fled the explosion and scattered in all directions at incredible speeds.

This move stunned everyone, all eyes turned to Sikong Du.

But Sikong Du's face turned ashen, watching the direction the ghosts scattered, clenching his teeth before speaking.

"Divide into four teams, chase in four directions, don't engage in combat, notify everyone immediately upon discovery."

Given the Black Robe's bizarre tactics, he dared not scatter his forces too thinly, so he had to rely on luck.

However, luck didn't seem to be on their side; those who chased in the north, south, east, and west directions all came up empty-handed.

Even Sikong Du, closely tracking several ghostly shadows five miles out, watched helplessly as they exploded and shattered amidst piercing cries, boiling with rage.

The worst part was that those sect elders dispersed never returned.

Did they take the chance to hide back in the sect?

Amidst his frustration, a solitary elder hastily flew over, and upon approach, Sikong Du recognized him as the cultivator who suffered while searching for his brother.

"Lord Sikong, the thief has escaped, now various elders, worried about sect safety, have taken messages back, letting me report before regrouping for aid."

Sikong Du's expression finally eased, but with the escape, finding him again would be challenging.

Would Elder Gao have any solutions?

——

"I have no solutions either!"

Gao Feng sighed, after all, these rumors came from records, which lacked methods for dealing with the Ghost Path.

Han Yu could only mourn for Sikong Du; without solutions, he'd have to watch his back when venturing outside.

As soon as the ghostly shadows scattered, Han Yu retreated—this slippery thing would surely escape.

After recounting events, he curiously asked about methods to counter the Ghost Path, but this seemingly formidable elder turned out to have no answers either.

Gao Jue suddenly stepped forward a few paces, pulling Han Yu's hand, then gestured to himself.

"I..."

"Can..."

His speech was not fluent, although his hearing had recovered, speaking properly would require significant time to practice.

Gao Jue understood his limitation, immediately turning to seek help from the guard beside him.

"Write..."

Speaking while gesturing the action of writing.

The guard quickly comprehended his intent, promptly turning to Sikong Du's inner courtyard, soon returning with pen, ink, and paper.

Gao Jue took the paper and quickly scribbled on it.

"I can hear his whereabouts, I can find him."

"That person has hidden to the south. Lord Sikong and the others seem to have chased in the wrong direction."

Han Yu listened with a strange expression; this wasn't merely chasing in the wrong direction, they hadn't caught the real person, and he immediately looked at the child in surprise.

Is this Awakening Ear Pill really that powerful?

Even people can be detected by it?

"I've memorized their breathing sound; Lord Sikong is currently angry, and an elder is explaining to him."

"Moreover, that group of sect elders has now returned to the sect and are currently..."

At this point, Gao Jue struggled; he could utter some learned short syllables and communicate fluently in writing.

The key was that today was the first day he started hearing sounds; he could hear them but couldn't understand the meaning.

So he could only mouth clumsily, repeating the syllables he heard...

After a long time, everyone was dumbfounded; he had recited all the content of those elders' communications after returning to the sect.

Maybe only now did they understand why Quan Xiaotong was willing to offer a promotion of three ranks and let people choose any magical treasure.

This was the Inspectorate's deadly weapon, an intelligence artifact.

Han Yu's feelings were complex; this ability was already similar to a divine technique.

"Are you envious?"

Glass suddenly sneered in the Sea of Consciousness.

"I'm not."

Han Yu secretly gritted his teeth, refusing to admit it.

"You are envious."

Glass laughed, rolling back and forth on the Dragon Blood Stone.

"Actually, you're also quite formidable; no need to envy."

After laughing, the Artifact Spirit rarely offered comfort.

Before Han Yu could ask, the guy covered his mouth and laughed again.

"You've successfully witnessed and participated in the birth of an amazing person."

Instantly, Han Yu's face darkened.

Damn it, just knew this little bastard wouldn't offer genuine comfort.

Seeing Han Yu's expression, Gao Jue quickly pulled at him and swiftly wrote.

"Brother Han, don't worry, he's still in Huaizhou Prefecture, hasn't escaped."

Outside the courtyard, noisy voices passed in, and Sima Du walked quickly into the courtyard with a dark face.

"The person has fled."

Just observing the expressions of everyone in the courtyard, they seemed calm, as if they already knew.

Han Yu smiled and handed over the ink and brush Gao Jue had just written...

——

As night fell, the entire Huaizhou City also sank into silence.

Bai Bufen's figure quietly appeared near the city gate, dressed now in scholarly attire instead of his former white robe.

"Damn Sikong Du, I'll remember this move."

He cursed while feeling heartache.

That bead was especially rare, originally crafted for the Ghost Path Technique as a special one-time-use magical artifact; once used, it's gone.

The key is the high difficulty in refining it; the entire Corpse Refining Lineage might not produce even one bead within a month.

He's not the only one following the Ghost Path in the organization; normal allocation wouldn't be possible, so he must exchange it with merit.

After years of toil, he had just three beads in stock; no, now it's down to two.

Thinking of this, he almost ground his teeth to pieces.

At the city gate ahead, the number of Palace Guards seemed to have increased, with several dozen figures holding their positions.

As Bai Bufen entered, a few guards were about to stop him for inspection, but upon closer look, someone recognized him.

"It turns out to be Mr. Bai."

These Palace Guards naturally recognized this man who had enthusiastically helped them besiege the Black Robe.

He entered the city unimpeded, with a sly smile; fortunately, the persona he set up was good, playing the Heroic Cultivator always paid off.

Unlike the foolishness of the Black Robe, he had only one method for everything, which ended with needing personal assistance to escape.

Now, even if he does nothing and hides in the city, nobody could suspect him.

As the saying goes, when you're out, your identity is what you give yourself.

Currently, Bai Bufen planned to return to find Han Yu and obtain that important Pill before continuing his grand scheme to capture him.

With that Pill, future achievements are easily within reach.

With Han Yu, even positions he normally wouldn't dare dream about could perhaps be his to occupy.

However, when he enthusiastically returned to the inn, he was immediately dumbfounded.

Where's the person?

After pushing open Han Yu's room, he found it empty.

Instantly, Bai Bufen became furious.

Damn it, when there's a commotion, you're here; now I've returned, being chased, and you're not here?

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