Chapter 64: I, Bai Hongtu, Will Uphold Heavens Justice!
“This is seriously messed up,” Bai Hongtu muttered, frowning. “According to what you said, the two-part corpse should’ve been lost outside the city. So why would it show up inside Wei City?”
Li Yanchu gave him a glance and said slowly, “What if... this two-part corpse had been in Wei City all along?”
Hearing this, Bai Hongtu froze. “What do you mean?”
However, Li Yanchu didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he approached the half-corpse, chanting softly under his breath while forming a series of hand seals.
He was performing the Art of Pursuit recorded in The Yellow Court Classic, a method used to seek out and locate objects. His goal was to find the missing lower half of the two-part corpse.
A cluster of black mist slowly rose from the half-corpse and floated into Li Yanchu’s palm. It resembled a swirling vapor.
It’s working... Li Yanchu’s eyes lit up. He closed his eyes and focused, sensing the trail through the black mist now cradled in his hand.
Bai Hongtu, watching from the side, couldn’t help feeling a bit envious. Just as Li Yanchu admired Bai Hongtu’s Flying Sword Technique for its elegance and flair, Bai Hongtu also envied the mystical complexity and variety of Li Yanchu’s Daoist arts. It all came down to the differences in their respective lineages.
Li Yanchu opened his eyes and said to Bai Hongtu, “Burn this thing. I’ll take you to find the other half of the two-part corpse.”
Bai Hongtu’s eyes lit up. “Let’s do it.”
Just then, he immediately formed a fire seal and cast a burst of flame. Without the evil qi sustaining it, the half-corpse was quickly reduced to ashes. At this time, Li Yanchu held the cluster of black mist in his palm, turned around, and walked out.
Bai Hongtu followed closely behind, clicking his tongue as he said, “I still can’t believe that worked. You really knew the way to Guhe Town?”