Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 215 - 174: Collision with Yu Wen Tai

Not long after.

In a certain place on Fang Continent, Yu Wen Tai suddenly maneuvered the Escape Light, emerging from the earth, his expression somewhat grim:

"Lost the trail! The trace of Earth Escape is too short..."

If the Earth Escape distance was a bit longer, at most around a hundred miles, he could have deduced the general direction and trajectory.

Even if there were some insignificant clues, before the pervasive intelligence network of Celestial Treasure Tower, they wouldn't remain hidden for long. In the Da Li Twenty-four provinces, or even in the desolate zone at the border, not even a dog passing by could escape investigation.

But the distance that Lord Qingxu traveled using Earth Escape was too short. Just barely out of Cang River, he emerged from underground, shifting to ground-level flight, causing Yu Wen Tai's trail to completely break.

"That person is really..."

At this moment, Yu Wen Tai realized that his understanding of Lord Qingxu was still lacking.

He had originally thought, given the other party's meticulous and alert nature of fleeing at the slightest hint of danger, he would most likely exit Fang Continent entirely through Earth Escape, not daring to fly normally, fearing eyewitnesses and leaving traces.

While a journey entirely via Earth Escape would leave others hardly able to trace any marks, he would be able to completely corner him, destined never to slip from his grasp.

But the other's actions defied his expectations. After leaving Cang River via Earth Escape, he actually directly transitioned to Escape Light and fled afar. Was this a result of relaxation of vigilance, or excessive confidence in his concealment methods?

"Regardless of how this person thinks, it's a bit troublesome now..."

Yu Wen Tai's brow slightly furrowed.

Previously, he was confident he could trace Lord Qingxu's whereabouts, largely depending on discovering clear clues, and utilizing the vast power of Celestial Treasure Tower to search.

But now, with not a single clue, not to mention him, even a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator couldn't possibly detect any Spiritual Qi fluctuations, nor identify any flight traces after three years had passed.

"Oh well, looks like it'll take more effort."

Yu Wen Tai's brow quickly relaxed, and after pondering slightly, he formulated several plans.

In the desolate zone at the borders, nobody can conceal the Spiritual Qi fluctuations during Escape Light flight, and those at Foundation Establishment Stage are especially notable. If the other fled beyond Da Li Border, this would become a critical clue.

Aside from this approach, he also had other methods like bloodline tracing, Celestial Secret Divination, Thousand Mile Soul Lock...

"He's already beyond a thousand miles; I don't have his personal belongings, so Thousand Mile Soul Lock can't be used."

"Bloodline tracing is also infeasible; within Da Li Territory he has no blood relatives, and I don't have his blood or hair either..."

Yu Wen Tai thought for a moment, then took out a few golden copper coins:

"Then I'll have to attempt a Celestial Secret Divination."

The genuine Celestial Secret Divination techniques are all renowned Daoist Skills or Divine Techniques, and naturally, what he could currently wield was a simplified Foundation Establishment Dao Technique.

This Foundation Establishment Dao Technique imposed even more limitations compared to standard Celestial Secret Divination methods, often yielding very vague information, especially when the causal connection between the two isn't deep.

But it's alright:

Yu Wen Tai didn't require very detailed results; even a highly ambiguous outcome would suffice.

"Clang..."

The golden copper coins soared into the air and fell into Yu Wen Tai's hand, making a crisp sound like the collision of gold and iron.

Yu Wen Tai focused his gaze, and was momentarily stunned:

"This..."

The divination showed that his target was in the south and not within the same domain as him, indicating he had already left the Da Li Territory.

The divination itself was fine; what surprised him was how clear the divination was!

Under normal circumstances, with such a simplified version of Celestial Secret Divination Dao technique, he could at most get a vague position, and that was not necessarily accurate.

"This situation shows that the causal link between him and me is far deeper than I imagined."

Yu Wen Tai's gaze instantly became profound, revealing a trace of contemplation:

"This is getting interesting..."

"Could it be because of that girl Narcissus? No, it shouldn't be her, but some other reason—a reason unknown to me."

He pondered for a long time, but had no immediate leads, so he turned and flew away from this place:

"Since I know he's left Da Li, and is in the southern land, it's much easier now."

"Let's first find this person..."

......

With Yu Wen Tai's command:

Celestial Treasure Tower, this colossal entity, immediately began operating like a gigantic machine, wound tightly with springs and hinges.

Within just three days:

The intelligence records of several Tribulation Cultivator groups were compiled at a special Celestial Treasure Tower branch on the Lu Kingdom border, then transmitted to Qian Province Headquarters in Da Li in the shortest time.

On the seventh day after leaving Fang Continent, Yu Wen Tai obtained all records of Escape Light from Foundation Establishment crossing the southern border in the past three years.

Then, based on these records, he mobilized people from each Celestial Treasure Tower branch in the Southwest Countries, indirectly deploying more cultivators, forming an intricate net to screen point by point.

With such arrangements, even if a needle fell into the sea, it could eventually be retrieved.

Time slowly passed.

A month, two months... half a year, a year...

Until one day, two years later.

Yu Wen Tai at Celestial Treasure Tower Headquarters received another piece of consolidated suspect intelligence, his expression subtly moved:

"Qian Country heading south..."

If he remembered correctly, Qian Country, among the Southwest Countries, ranks at the very bottom, and often over several hundred years, it's hard to find a native Foundation Establishment Cultivator there.

What further caught his attention was that beyond the desolate zone from Qian Country southwards, it's neighboring the Southern Border's Lu Kingdom...