Published: November 30, -0001
However, thinking of how Qin Chen had previously hidden in the Piao Miao Palace without a trace for such a long time, Shangguan Gufeng became more convinced that he must still be in the Piao Miao Palace, just hidden once again, temporarily undetectable. Therefore, she immediately ordered the mobilization of the entire Piao Miao Palace's experts to search the place once more.
A large group of top experts from the Piao Miao Palace once again gathered, sweeping through the palace with great momentum, swords drawn and ready for battle, filled with murderous intent.
But Shangguan Gufeng didn't move; instead, she went to the place where Qin Chen had appeared, her brows furrowed. "Shangguan Gufeng, what do you think?" Yemashi and Zhengkong, along with other members of the Demon Tribe, came over, their eyes sharp, flickering with a cold light.
They also felt embarrassed that a mere human had played them for fools multiple times—what a disgrace!
Shangguan Gufeng didn't answer immediately, but she stared at the spot where Qin Chen had left, her brows knitted tightly. After a long while, she finally said in a low voice, "As soon as that person appears, the grand array detects him, but by the time we arrive, it's already too late. I'm wondering how he manages to evade our perception."
She had scanned this area with her senses at least a hundred times over the past few days; if anyone was here, they would definitely have been found. "Perhaps he has a way to evade our detection?" Zhengkong frowned.
"That's certainly possible!" Shangguan Gufeng nodded, but the doubt in her eyes didn't lessen; in fact, it intensified. "But what puzzles me is that he was detectable by us at first, indicating he couldn't avoid the Lock Heaven Grand Array's blockade. So why has there been no movement these days until just now when the grand array detected him?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked puzzled.
Indeed, if he could evade their perception and the grand array's blockade, he should have quietly left by now, at least reaching the edge of the Piao Miao Palace's formation, trying to find a way out.
But the fact was, he remained in this core area, not far away.
Moreover, he was detected by the Lock Heaven Grand Array, which indicated he couldn't avoid the Piao Miao Palace's formation surveillance.
Yet the problem was, only just now did the grand array discover him over the past three days.
This is clearly a paradox, fundamentally unresolvable.
Without understanding this point, they had no clue whatsoever.
Shangguan Gufeng had a vague feeling that if she could figure out this puzzling aspect, she could uncover the secret of how he disappeared silently in the Piao Miao Palace, evading detection. But up until now, Shangguan Gufeng had no leads, only confusion.
At this moment, she stepped forward and picked up a fragment of divine iron on the ground, a piece formed after the directional teleportation altar exploded. Shangguan Gufeng wanted to analyze the array patterns on this fragment to deduce Qin Chen's departure direction and position.
"Huh!"
Just as she picked it up, Yemashi suddenly exclaimed in surprise, quickly stepping forward and snatching the divine iron.
"What is it?" Shangguan Gufeng frowned and asked.
"The etching on this divine iron, how come it has our Demon Tribe's restriction technique?" Yemashi muttered.
"What?" Zhengkong, beside her, was taken aback, and quickly came forward to look closely, immediately stunned, and said in shock, "This... is indeed our Demon Tribe's restriction technique."
"Are you suggesting that person just now is one of your Demon Tribe?" Shangguan Gufeng was surprised; this was an explosive speculation.
"Unlikely, I haven't fought him, but from the aura, he didn't have our Demon Tribe's aura." Yemashi shook his head, then looked at Zhengkong, "Zhengkong, you fought him, did you notice anything?"
"This..." Zhengkong frowned, lost in thought, and suddenly said, "When I fought him, I didn't notice him being of our Demon Tribe, but there was something strange; he did have some of our Demon Tribe's power aura."