“Did you not send anyone to search for your Master again?”
He Xiuyuan thought for a moment, his expression turning a few shades more serious.
The clues regarding the repair of the Heavenly Dao were not something He Xiuyuan could take lightly. If he could truly find clues and repair the Heavenly Dao, then in the future, he could Cultivate peacefully in the mountains.
Moreover, as far as He Xiuyuan knew, some of the world's calamities originated from extraterrestrial objects.
“When Senior Brother returned, Master also had him bring back a letter. The letter stated that if they couldn’t return, all of us Disciples should not investigate further.”
Yun Xuzi chuckled bitterly upon hearing this, answering helplessly.
They wanted to investigate further, but Master had already warned them not to.
Furthermore, Master hadn't left many clues at the time. Now, even if they wanted to investigate, they wouldn't know where to start.
He Xiuyuan frowned at these words, “Do you have any personal items of your Master? I am somewhat skilled in divination Spells, perhaps I can first divine your Master’s life and death situation.”
He Xiuyuan thought for a moment, deciding to first divine the situation of these two Fellow Daoists.
However, he wasn't familiar with these two Fellow Daoists, and if their Dao cultivation was high, it would be difficult for him to divine accurately.
But if there were some personal items, then he could probably divine their life and death situation.
“Fellow Daoist also possesses such Spells? Please wait a moment, Fellow Daoist, I will go fetch it immediately!”
Yun Xuzi’s face lit up with joy upon hearing He Xiuyuan’s words, and he quickly moved to retrieve the item.
Having served under Master for so many years, he was all too familiar with the things his Master used daily.
Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately went to get the item.
A moment later, He Xiuyuan saw Yun Xuzi hurrying back, then handing He Xiuyuan a jade pendant. This jade pendant was something Master used to carry with him, but he hadn't taken it with him on this trip.
He Xiuyuan took the jade pendant, examined it carefully for a few moments, and then nodded slightly. He held the jade pendant in his hand, then looked down at the ground and up at the sky, searching for the positions of the Eight Trigrams.
A moment later, He Xiuyuan stood still and began to chant. Wisps of faint Qi circulated around He Xiuyuan, constantly flowing and then dispersing.
To an ordinary person, it would only look like there was Qi flowing around He Xiuyuan’s body, but in Yun Xuzi’s eyes, he could see that it was He Xiuyuan’s Spiritual Qi flowing.
As He Xiuyuan continuously stepped on the Eight Trigrams positions, his expression became increasingly grim.
A moment later, a sudden roar sounded. The Eight Trigrams imprints He Xiuyuan had stepped on simultaneously shattered.
He Xiuyuan had learned divination for so long and had cast many divinations, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
Looking at the cracked stones beneath his feet, He Xiuyuan’s expression was solemn. No wonder the other party didn't want his Disciples to investigate; the danger here was immense.
“Fellow Daoist, how is it?”
Yun Xuzi looked at the places He Xiuyuan had stepped, which were almost completely shattered at this moment, and immediately asked with a startled expression.
At this moment, an ominous premonition vaguely arose in her heart.
He Xiuyuan took a deep breath upon hearing the question, then nodded gently at Yun Xuzi, who was standing beside him, “Don’t worry, your Master and Junior Martial Uncle should currently be safe and sound.”
“However, when I cast the divination just now, I vaguely felt that something did not want me to continue divining. If this thing possesses such ability, then its Dao cultivation is truly unfathomable.”
He Xiuyuan said with a solemn and deep voice.
Yun Xuzi was startled by these words, and the expression on her face immediately became somewhat uneasy, “If that’s the case, then what should we do?”
He Xiuyuan thought for a moment upon hearing this, “After the sacrifice here concludes, I will make a trip myself and see if I can secretly find your Master.”
“How can that be!”
Yun Xuzi quickly shook his head upon hearing this, “This journey will undoubtedly be extremely dangerous. If something goes wrong and it implicates Fellow Daoist in misfortune, how can that be acceptable?”
Yun Xuzi shook his head repeatedly. His Master had already told them not to investigate, already knowing the danger.
In such a situation, letting He Xiuyuan investigate, wouldn't that be harming He Xiuyuan?
He Xiuyuan’s expression was calm upon hearing this, “How can this be called implication? Fellow Daoist here is seeking a way to repair the Heavenly Dao. If clues are truly found, but we remain indifferent and ultimately miss the method to repair the Heavenly Dao, then what?”
Previously, He Xiuyuan had no idea where to search, and no matter how he looked, there were no clues.
Looking at it this way, He Xiuyuan seemed uninterested in how to repair the Heavenly Dao five years ago, but this was actually just because He Xiuyuan had no idea where to start.
Now that there were clues, he couldn't just let them slip away.
As for the dangers involved, they were certainly present.
But relatively speaking, He Xiuyuan felt that the danger here should be much lower than the danger of directly facing extraterrestrial objects.
If the Heavenly Dao was not repaired, then sooner or later, they would have to directly face extraterrestrial objects.
Yun Xuzi listened to He Xiuyuan's words, thought about it, and his expression was still somewhat hesitant.
Because he felt that if He Xiuyuan were to go and something unexpected happened, what then?
“Alright, no need to worry too much. I will only investigate to see if I can find your Master. Also, if something is obstructing in the dark, whether I can find your Master then is still uncertain.”
He Xiuyuan also didn't speak too definitively.
To be honest, He Xiuyuan currently had no confidence whether he could actually find the other party's Master if he went there.
Yun Xuzi saw He Xiuyuan's reply and, after some thought, nodded in agreement.
“However, this jade pendant will temporarily stay with me. Without this jade pendant, it would be difficult for me to find your Master then.”
He Xiuyuan said, putting away the jade pendant.
Yun Xuzi naturally had no objection to this and quickly nodded in agreement.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yun Xuzi invited He Xiuyuan to dine, and then would take He Xiuyuan to bathe and change after dinner.
For this grand sacrifice ceremony, all the Disciples of Qiyun Temple, from top to bottom, needed to prepare diligently to avoid any oversight during the ceremony.
He Xiuyuan had no objections to this. After following Yun Xuzi to dine, he then went to the clear spring in the back mountain to bathe.
As for the clothes He Xiuyuan brought, they were taken to be fumigated with some medicinal herbs before being given back to He Xiuyuan.
This entire process was quite intricate, but fortunately, He Xiuyuan was a guest, so the Disciples of Qiyun Temple helped handle all of it.
