After confirming that there were monk activities near the hill, Li Changsheng withdrew his consciousness without hesitation to avoid attracting unnecessary attention. He turned to look at Kuang Longhu, who was still concentrating on searching for souls, and couldn't help but feel worried.
In order to ensure that the spiritual power fluctuations here are not discovered by the monks from the upper world, Li Changsheng said: "Fellow Taoist Sun, could you please arrange a magic circle for the mad Taoist friend to cover up the spiritual power fluctuations here to avoid being discovered by the monks from the upper world."
When Sun Sanshi heard this, he immediately nodded to express his understanding. He quickly took out the formation flag from his storage bag and began to set up the formation.
As the formation flags were lowered one by one, the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations gradually became smoother and more concealed, providing a relatively safe environment for Kuanglonghu to search for souls.
As soon as Sun Sanshi finished setting up the magic circle, Li Changsheng's expression changed slightly. He clearly sensed that there was a wisp of spiritual consciousness sweeping nearby like a breeze. Although it was short-lived, it made his heart tighten.
Li Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little nervous at this moment. There were five or six auras on the other side of the hill, which meant that there were at least five or six upper realm monks wandering nearby. If they discovered his whereabouts, a life-and-death battle would be inevitable.
After about an hour, Kuang Longhu's soul-searching technique finally came to an end. However, the upper realm monks at the hill still stayed and had no intention of leaving immediately.
Li Changsheng knew in his heart that the reason why these upper realm monks were still here was because it was impossible to completely erase all traces of the battle.
Although they had tried their best to modify the scene, the subtle traces, such as the remaining mana fluctuations in the air and some damage on the ground, could not be completely eliminated.
These monks are experienced people and their observation skills are extremely keen. It is not easy to deceive them.
Li Changsheng took a deep breath and calmly conveyed the key information he had just detected to Kuang Longhu and Sun Sanshi.
After the narration, there was not much verbal exchange between the three. They seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and understood each other's intentions without saying anything.
Immediately afterwards, they each found a seat, sat cross-legged, and began to meditate, waiting for the monks from the upper world to leave.
At this time, the life-and-death battle above the canyon was still continuing. This was also the last round of life-and-death battle today. Since the results of the two sides were very close, this last round of life-and-death battle was extremely fierce.
When the thrilling life-and-death battle over the canyon finally came to an end, the sky gradually darkened, as if a heavy curtain had been drawn on this fierce contest.
At this moment, Li Changsheng and the others' tense nerves were finally able to relax a little. They had been paying close attention to the movements on the hill, and they did not dare to breathe a sigh of relief until they confirmed that the monks from the upper world had left.
To be on the safe side, Li Changsheng and his companions decided to wait a little longer to ensure that the monks from the upper world had truly left.
They know very well that in this dangerous upper realm, any carelessness may lead to irreparable consequences.
When Sun Sanshi saw that the monks from the upper world had left, a lot of the tension in his heart dissipated. He turned to Li Changsheng next to him, with a look of expectation on his face, and asked: "Fellow Daoist Li, did you get any valuable information from the soul search of the upper realm monk?"
"These upper realm monks are not patrolling monks. They got the news and specially ambushed the human monks here. The news they got was that there were three human monks, but their news was obviously wrong. There were six human monks who came. This makes them passive.”
Li Changsheng paused for a moment, with a hint of solemnity in his tone, and continued: "The monk from the upper realm whom I just searched for souls is not the leader among them. The information he knows is quite limited."
Sun Sanshi's expression showed obvious disappointment, but more of it was filled with anger. He clenched his fists, and his tone revealed strong dissatisfaction and indignation: "They were able to get the news in advance. This is enough to show the number of traitors hidden among our human monks. It is really heartbreaking!"
Li Changsheng did not show much emotion towards Sun III's anger and disappointment. He knew that driven by interests, both human monks and upper-world monks might make various unexpected moves.
After Li Changsheng finished thinking deeply, he slowly turned to face Kuang Longhu, with a trace of expectation and inquiry in his eyes. He asked in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Kuang, do you have any valuable news over there?"
Kuang Longhu's face became extremely serious, and he said in a deep voice: "According to the information just obtained from the soul search, Zhang Wangu came here on Wang Qingshui's order."
As soon as Kuang Longhu finished speaking, Sun Sanshi and Li Changsheng showed shocked expressions on their faces. They never expected that this group of people was actually sent by Wang Qingshui, the great elder of the Immortal Exterminator Sect.
Sun Sanshi was shocked and immediately asked Kuang Longhu eagerly: "Brother, what is the real purpose of Wang Qingshui sending these people here?"
"Zhang Wangu doesn't know the specific purpose. Wang Qingshui didn't tell him clearly." Kuang Longhu explained.
Kuang Longhu continued: "The order Zhang Wangu received was just to come and explore a certain route. Moreover, this is not the first time they have come here. They have explored it many times before. It is worth noting that they explored The route is not very far from the route we are traveling this time.”
After hearing this, Sun Sanshi immediately thought about it and said: "It seems that the goal of Great Elder Wang Qingshui is the same as ours? They are also exploring the route to the secret place?"
Li Changsheng was also pondering this possibility. If it is true as they guessed, then the existence of the secret place will undoubtedly add some credibility.
However, he also knew that traveling to that mysterious place would not be easy. Even a powerful elder like Wang Qingshui can only adopt a cautious strategy and first send people to the upper realm to explore the route to ensure nothing goes wrong.
Following Sun III's words, Kuang Longhu further elaborated: "This speculation is very likely to be true. Although their initial route into the upper realm is different from ours, there are surprising similarities in the subsequent sections."
Kuanglonghu paused and continued: "Even their unexplored route plans are almost the same as ours. This situation is no accident, and it probably means that there is indeed some connection between our goals."
"If this is the case, then we must be more cautious in our future actions." Li Changsheng said solemnly.
Li Changsheng continued in a deep voice: "This group of human monks will definitely not be able to go back in the future. Wang Qingshui will probably send people to investigate again. To ensure our safety, we need to make appropriate adjustments to the current route to ensure that Keep enough distance from their movements.”
Kuang Longhu and Sun Sanshi both nodded in agreement. They fully agreed with Li Changsheng's opinion. After all, safety is the most important thing, and only by staying alive can you get to the end.
