Even though Zhao Ya and Wei Ruyan were still far from matching up to Yang shi in terms of fighting prowess, due to the unique nature of their powers, it was unlikely that the latter would be able to do anything to them in a real battle.
Yet, they were still taken away before they could even send a message. Unless Zhang Xuan used the Pavilion Master Seal or an Ancient Sage personally made a move, it was unlikely that anyone would be able to do so.
"Eye of Insight!"
Zhang Xuan swiftly scanned his surroundings.
Following which, a deep frown appeared on his forehead, and his face turned livid.
"I can't find any traces at all?"
Even his Eye of Insight, which had never failed him before, was ineffective at this very moment.
Had it been before, he would have been able to find some clues and sense that something was amiss. However, at this very moment, there was nothing at all. It was as if the duo had vanished into thin air.
"Your two students aren't weak either. To be able to take the duo away without leaving any traces behind, their prowess is truly rare!" Sword Saint Meng remarked grimly.
"Could it be the doing of an Otherworldly Demon?"
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.
"The killing intent of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe is extremely concentrated, making it difficult for them to conceal their killing intent. However, there isn't any such killing intent in the traces left behind by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be the doing of an Otherworldly Demon … Of course, if it was an Ancient Sage, it would be hard to say." Sword Saint Meng nodded.
"Ancient Sage …"
Zhang Xuan's face turned livid.
Even though the Mingshi Tang had some grudges with him, he had already clarified the matter. The other party wouldn't go as far as to do something so embarrassing.
If the other powers wanted to do the same, they would have to resort to their final trump card!
However, the Ancient Sages were already nearing the end of their lifespan. To do so just to capture his two students … the chances of that happening were slim.
Other than an Otherworldly Demon Emperor, he couldn't think of anyone who would do such a thing.
Seeing her son's anxious expression, Sword Saint Meng said, "Don't panic. Let's check the surroundings carefully first. Perhaps, we might be able to find something. What we have to do first is confirm who captured them and whether their lives are in danger."
Zhang Xuan nodded.
Since it concerned him, he couldn't help but panic a little. What Sword Saint Meng said was right. What they had to do first was to confirm the duo's safety. Otherwise, there was no use panicking.
Following the traces left behind on the mountain range, he carefully circled around it, carefully examining every inch of it.
"Did you find anything?"
Sword Saint Meng asked.
Zhang Xuan shook his head. "The other party should be very good at hiding their tracks. Or perhaps, they disappeared into thin air, leaving nothing behind!"
The person who had abducted Zhao Ya and Wei Ruyan had used some kind of means, but even with his Eye of Insight, he was unable to find any useful information.
"I did see something!" Sword Saint Meng said grimly, "Judging from the traces of the battle, the culprit only used two moves to capture both Zhao Ya and Wei Ruyan, leaving no room for resistance at all."
"Two moves?" Zhang Xuan's face twitched.
"Yes, there are many small pits on the ground. It looks messy, but there are only two big pits. The first one has an extremely low temperature. I looked carefully, and the surrounding cold was emitted from here. This means that Zhao Ya should be using her power here!"
Sword Saint Meng pointed, and Zhang Xuan saw a slightly larger pit. It was indeed much colder than the surrounding area.
"After using her full strength, she tried to attack the culprit, but the culprit managed to neutralize her with a single move. The dissipation of her strength resulted in the formation of many pits in the surroundings. Thus, it can be concluded that Zhao Ya was unable to withstand a single move from the culprit despite using her full strength."
Following Sword Saint Meng's deduction, Zhang Xuan took a closer look and saw that there were indeed many pits in the surroundings. Most likely, they were the result of a counterattack. There were no signs of a second attack.
"The same logic applies to Wei Ruyan's pit as well. Furthermore, if I'm not mistaken, the two of them attacked simultaneously, but the culprit was still able to easily subdue them!"
Sword Saint Meng explained in astonishment.
To be able to subdue two top-notch experts singlehandedly … Just who in the world was that person? What was the motive behind doing so?
Did the culprit not know that doing so would offend the Glacier Plain Court, Poison Temple, Sanctum of Sages, and even the Zhang clan?
One must know that all of these clans had their own means, or else they wouldn't have been able to remain standing on the Master Teacher Continent for so many years.
"Clan head!"
Just as the duo was wondering who the culprit was, an elder of the Zhang clan suddenly flew over.
It was the elder who had sent a message to the Eighth Elder earlier.
Zhang Xuan turned around and asked.
"Reporting to the clan head, the Yuan clan has sent a message saying that their young clan head … has been abducted!"
The elder quickly clasped his fist.
"Yuan Tao has been abducted as well?" Zhang Xuan nearly exploded on the spot.
"It's a message from an elder of the Yuan clan …" the elder hurriedly passed a jade token over.
Taking a look at the jade token, Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly together.
Just like how Zhao Ya and the others had been abducted, the former's entire clan didn't even have the strength to retaliate. In fact, before they could even see who the culprit was, the culprit had already disappeared.
"Where's the Yuan clan?"
Zhang Xuan turned to the elder before him and asked.
"I know where it is … Here's the exact location!"
Sword Saint Meng said as she sent a telepathic message over.
"Let's head over!"
After confirming the location, they took out the grade-9 formation flags and set up a Teleportation Formation.
Hu!
The duo vanished from the spot.
In the next moment, they arrived in the vicinity of the Yuan Clan.
"Clan Head Zhang, Sword Saint Meng …"
Soon, the head of the Yuan Clan led the duo into the main hall.
"It's a robed man. I didn't manage to get a clear look at his appearance, but he does seem to be a master teacher at the same time. As soon as he arrived, he immediately grabbed Yuan Tao, and no matter how he struggled, it was futile. That's our Guardian Formation, but it was destroyed by him with a single palm strike! "
The head of the Yuan Clan said as he pointed upwards.
Zhang Xuan and Sword Saint Meng turned their gazes over and saw a neat palm print on the ceiling. The seal of the formation had been torn apart as if it had materialized.
Other than the formation flags, formations didn't have any concrete form. For it to be torn apart like a piece of silk, and not to mention, unable to reassemble … This was way too frightening!
As one of the top clans in the Master Teacher Continent, the formation that the Yuan Clan had set up was the culmination of the wisdom of countless experts.
Even a Great Sage pinnacle expert would be unable to tear it apart with a single palm strike. Yet, the other party was able to tear it apart with a single palm strike and capture Yuan Tao, who had already awakened his bloodline … This was beyond frightening!
It was inconceivable!
"Even Yang shi … might not be able to do such a thing!"
Sword Saint Meng said with quivering lips.
They had fought with Yang shi before, so they knew how powerful the latter was. Since that was the case, it seemed like Yang shi was indeed incapable of such a feat.
"Is that person … an Ancient Sage?"
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.
Yang shi was a Great Sage pinnacle expert, one of the strongest experts on the Master Teacher Continent. There were few who were a match for him beneath Ancient Sage, and if even Zhang Xuan wasn't a match for him, it could only mean that the other party was an Ancient Sage.
If that was the case, it could only be the Otherworldly Demonic Emperor.
"No, that's not it. I know that he hasn't reached the level of an Ancient Sage yet!"
The head of the Yuan Clan shook his head.
"To be so powerful despite not reaching Ancient Sage yet? This … "
Zhang Xuan's heart skipped a beat. "Could it be that … he possesses Kong Shi's bloodline as well, granting him invincibility beneath Ancient Sage?"
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