The entire Bright Connection Valley had long since been searched multiple times by different people, turning the place upside down.
Not only had the original furnishings of the valley been brought away for inspection, even the environment here had been changed.
It would not even be sufficient to describe it as digging three feet into the ground.
According to Wang Pu, due to repeated inspections, the current spiritual qi flow of the earth veins in the Bright Connection Valley was already completely different from how it had been in the past.
"This place has been abandoned for many years. Still, your mother was cunning back then, intentionally going against the flow and even sneaking back to live here for a period of time," Wang Pu said, "Therefore, this place was searched multiple times after she left."
Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, "Understandable."
Many people, the Earth Exalt Wang Zhengcheng included, searching for Xue Chuqing was more or less not just because of the pressure and demands of the Immortal Court.
It was also because they were similarly interested in the Heavenly Essence Stone fragment.
Whether or not the Heavenly Essence Stone's true use was as Yin Tianxia and Hu Yuexin had said, it was a treasure that the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord and the Immortal Court urgently desired at the very least.
Its value would definitely not be low.
Since that was so, whether they kept it for themselves or handed it over to someone else, there was a need to search for it.
Since the Bright Connection Valley had been completely searched, there was naturally nothing more to be said about it.
Yan Zhaoge circled the place, finding nothing.
Still, he vaguely felt a little strange, as if a thought had flashed through his mind. Still, it was gone in a flash, hard to grasp.
After checking again and confirming that there was nothing, Yan Zhaoge could only calm his mind and leave the Bright Connection Valley with Wang Pu.
The two then searched the other places where Xue Chuqing was said to have appeared.
It was to be expected that such places would have already been searched by many people.
Under such circumstances, even if there were clues left behind, they would have already been obtained or destroyed by those who had come earlier.
Wang Pu very patiently led Yan Zhaoge through the place.
While he felt that there would be no result from this, only seeking peace of mind, he did not complain at all as he accompanied Yan Zhaoge all the way.
Yan Zhaoge was not disappointed. On the contrary, he only felt his thoughts getting clearer and clearer as they walked.
Yan Zhaoge felt that he had grasped that flash of inspiration earlier.
While there were no valuable clues left behind in the places where Xue Chuqing had once been, the locations of these places themselves were worth pondering over.
If one were to draw a line between two different places and then continue tracing it, some sort of pattern would vaguely be contained within.
Noticing this, Yan Zhaoge felt that his mother really wasn't simple.
Even though he was fleeing, he wasn't just focused on escaping. He even had a plan in mind.
In other words, she was fulfilling some kind of mission. It could be her own plan, or it could be an order from her master.
Currently, Yan Zhaoge was still unable to grasp this pattern.
This was because the place where Xue Chuqing was hiding would definitely be a temporary shelter that she had found in case of an emergency.
In other words, it did not apply to the law. It was not in her original plan.
At the same time, Xue Chuqing definitely had many other tricks up her sleeves in order to conceal her true intentions.
She needed to precisely eliminate these locations before she could get the original appearance of her planned route.
Moreover, some of his hiding places might not be known by others and had yet to be discovered.
Before accurately grasping this, Yan Zhaoge would still not be able to see through the profundities hidden within.
In particular, most of the places she had been to had been thoroughly investigated by her pursuers. Even if there were special traps left behind, they had long been cleared by others.
How was her plan going to work?
Or could it be that walking through it once was enough?
Then, had she already completed the route she had planned?
How far was she from the endpoint?
"Is there anyone else besides me who has seen through this?" Yan Zhaoge pondered as he walked.
At this moment, Yan Zhaoge already had no intention of continuing forward.
Looking at the vast map of the World beyond Worlds, he marked out the places where Xue Chuqing had appeared according to the information provided by Wang Pu.
Then, he quietly observed one point after another on the map, as well as the possible lines that might exist between two different points.
Yan Zhaoge felt that others should have thought of this possibility as well. While they would doubt whether Xue Chuqing had such strange thoughts, they probably would not let go of any possibility.
At this time, whoever could see through the truth and find out the pattern would have to compete in terms of experience and accumulation.
With the strength of Yan Zhaoge's current spirit, it was not difficult for him to construct dozens or even hundreds of intersecting lines within his mind, thousands upon thousands of different possible scenes.
He unceasingly recalled the various patterns and information he had seen before comparing and filtering them.
Erroneous interference was unceasingly eliminated as the number of scenes rapidly decreased.
While there were still hundreds of possibilities left to choose from, the range had already shrunk greatly.
"Whew …" Yan Zhaoge exhaled, murmuring to himself, "I need more information now. I can't rush it."
Calming his emotions, he said to Wang Pu, "It has been hard on you, senior apprentice-brother Wang."
"It looks like it will indeed be hard to gain anything if we continue searching like this."
Wang Pu smiled. "I understand what you're thinking."
Yan Zhaoge said, "Let's return to the Northern High Peak first. Still, there is something that I might need to ask you about when the time comes."
"Of course." Wang Pu nodded before looking at their surroundings, "Speaking of which, this place is close to Ingenious Flying Peak. You can be considered to be familiar with Ingenious Flying Peak. Do you want to pay them a visit?"
Yan Zhaoge answered, "It would be rude not to enter. I wonder if the Brocade Emperor has returned."
Wang Pu immediately led the way as the two traversed the lofty peaks of Kunlun Mountain.
Ingenious Flying Peak was a part of Kunlun Mountain. With Ingenious Flying Peak as its main peak, the surrounding mountains could all be considered its territory.
The Brocade Emperor's dao arena, Red Lotus Cliff, was the highest peak of Ingenious Flying Peak.
As Yan Zhaoge and Wang Pu visited here, those of Red Lotus Cliff naturally received them with utmost courtesy.
First not speaking of how extraordinary Yan Zhaoge's current strength and status were, as a disciple of the Sword Sovereign Yue Zhenbei and a ninth level Martial Saint who usually managed Jade Capital Crag on behalf of the Sword Sovereign, Wang Pu was already worthy of being received by someone of the highest status on Ingenious Flying Peak apart from the Brocade Emperor.
Of course, the Ingenious Flying Peak martial practitioners inevitably felt rather awkward upon seeing Yan Zhaoge now.
Amidst their awkwardness, they appeared even more anxious.
In visiting Red Lotus Cliff this time, Yan Zhaoge saw the 'Grand Red Lotus' Fu Ting whom he had not seen for many years.
Seven or eight years had passed. While Fu Ting had remained in secluded cultivation at Red Lotus Cliff, her cultivation base had improved by leaps and bounds.
She had been a fifth level Martial Saint back then. Now, she was a sixth level Martial Saint, the peak of the late Seeing Divinity stage as she already had the confidence to ascend the Immortal Bridge.
It was just that she had been unable to rest easy due to the matter of her father, the Brocade Emperor, thus delaying her progress.
As the two met, they both sighed emotionally. Fu Ting first congratulated Broad Creed Mountain on its successful opening ceremony before expressing her apologies once more.
"No need to stand on ceremony, Miss Fu. Speaking of this, the Brocade Emperor's current situation might still be due to this Yan and my Broad Creed Mountain," Yan Zhaoge said, "It is likely not that the Brocade Emperor has failed to keep his appointment. Instead, there is a reason for this."
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