In a hundred-mile radius around Yuntian Palace, Jiang Xiaobai thoroughly searched but found no trace of Cheng Xuanzi. He had to continuously expand the search area.
As the search expanded outward, human traces became more visible. At dusk, Jiang Xiaobai saw faint smoke rising in the mountain cove ahead and thought there might be a village there, so he rushed over to take a look.
He came out to search for Cheng Xuanzi mainly because he was worried that Cheng Xuanzi would target ordinary people for the Mingling Skill, using common folks as his cultivation tools.
"This village should be fine; there's still smoke, so Cheng Xuanzi probably hasn't been here."
As Jiang Xiaobai approached the mountain cove, he saw a dozen or so households nestled in the fold of the hills. Just as he was about to leave these people to their peaceful lives, a breeze blew past. Jiang Xiaobai's brow suddenly furrowed as he sensed a faint presence of corpse energy in the wind.
"I hope I'm mistaken."
