Master of Strange Dao

Personally, he went to check those hard bones. After the inspection, his movements slowed, and he slowly straightened up.

The New No. Ten watched quietly, feeling that No.1 seemed somewhat disappointed.

"Is this all?"

"All the hard bones are here."

"Hmm, you can leave now. Before going out, check if anyone has found anything special in the materials from the giant shark demon."

"I understand."

After the New No. Ten left, No.1 used the Magical Treasure, slowly breaking all the hard bones apart and carefully inspected them again.

It seemed he still hadn't found what he was looking for.

He made his way to the depths, looking at the Jade Scroll enshrined at the deepest point, muttering a spell softly. Moments later, the Jade Scroll began to glow.

In an instant, everything around No.1 White Water Egg was immersed in the Illusion Realm.

He saw a painting unfurl before him, depicting a figure with their back turned to him.

Just with a glance, No.1 White Water Egg felt a chill in his heart.

The figure's posture in the painting had shifted a little, seemingly turning slightly, looking to the right, but there was nothing there.

And the figure's right hand had turned into a skeleton.

A chill rose in No.1 White Water Egg's heart.

The last time he had the privilege of coming here to pay homage, there was no such situation.

The figure in the painting now only looked like their right hand was injured, seeming not very serious.

But he understood, this was a manifestation, directly corresponding to the revealed path.

This visible injury represented a severe damage to the foundation.

The aftermath of the previous incident was far more severe than he had imagined.

"Reporting back, my lord, we have not found that thing.

All information from various channels shows no suspicious signs.

If there were, the situation at the time would not have gone unnoticed.

The Great Demon was meticulously divided and handled in front of many eyes all along.

The thing my lord seeks should not have been brought up from the deep sea."

No.1 White Water Egg reported respectfully.

The painting showed some ripples, and some thoughts appeared in his mind.

Telling him, the item definitely was taken out of the deep sea.

Spare no effort, find it as soon as possible.

Moreover, all who have spied on its content must be dealt with.

Regardless of whether they are killed, they must be sealed with the Silence Divine Spell.

"I obey."

No.1 White Water Egg did not dare to raise his head, responding respectfully.

The glow swirled, and No.1 White Water Egg stood before the Jade Scroll again.

He saluted again, stepped back a few steps, and then turned to leave.

The stone wall restored, completely sealing the place once more.

At the edge of the unknown cliff, the Wig Faceless Man reached out with his right hand to take a look.

The skeleton of the right hand showed no signs of recovery to this day.

At the base of the skeletal hand, a black-red flame burned quietly.

This was caused by the second pitfall.

The overlapping of the first and second resulted in his hand, beyond his current capability to restore.

This had become an irreparable flaw.

He looked to his side, where Yu Ziqing once stood, was now without a trace.

Only two black-red footprints remained, as if blood was burning, or as if burning with Black Fire.

The footprints linked to a path, imprinted firmly here.

Similarly, with these footprints, they would continually supply power to the flames at his wrist, sustaining them.

He learned the name of this power, hungry ghost.

Unfortunately, a world apart, trying to forcibly erase those two footprints would still take several hundred years.

Just wait, a few hundred years, a thousand years, is merely a flick of a finger.

Elsewhere, No.1 White Water Egg, having received new orders, spared no effort.

All the accessible methods were to be employed, and he began to issue orders methodically.

Days later, while serving beside the Daqian Second Prince, having donned the Painted Skin, transforming into a close eunuch, he received the order.

He came to the Second Prince with a slight smile on his face.

"Your Highness, there is something that necessitates your help."

"Oh, need my involvement? Don't you all know, whatever I do, whether trivial or significant, the Crown Prince and other princes will definitely find out."

"This matter is significant, it requires Your Highness's assistance to investigate if there's anything special in the materials extracted from the giant shark demon.

Also, the demon that dug out the Peeling Life Temple, where it went and whom it contacted.

Our deals have never required anything from Your Highness.

This time it's just more important."

The eunuch looked at the Second Prince with a smile.

"Even if the Crown Prince knows, it doesn't matter?" The Second Prince still intended to get everything for free from these people without contributing.

"It's fine, finding that thing is more important; it's not some Magical Treasure nor does it have any power, useless to Your Highness, but extremely important to us as a Token."

"It's fine with you then." The Second Prince casually responded.

He roughly understood that these people wanted to borrow not only his power but also the power of the Crown Prince and the other princes.

It had to be extremely important, and truly of little use to others.

Finding it was far more crucial than exposure.

He couldn't comprehend what it could possibly be that prompted these people to seek help.

He didn't mind stirring things up a bit, leading everyone to search collectively.

Elsewhere, a hooded figure wearing a mask came near the Abyssal Rift.

A peculiar fluctuation spread, echoing in the Abyssal Rift.

Sleeping in his lair, No.7 hungry ghost suddenly opened his eyes, his third eye also opened, gazing toward the source of the fluctuation.

He saw the familiar attire and mask, directing his gaze further into the mask, immediately sensing a powerful interference.

He promptly closed his third eye, folding it like dried skin forming wrinkles.

He put on a mask over his face and left the nest.

A few two-hour periods later, he climbed out of the Abyssal Rift and saw that familiar mask.

In the corner of the mask was a No.5 mark.

No.5 looked at the masked hungry ghost before him, breathing a sigh of relief.

It seemed his consciousness had recovered well, still able to catch the agreed signal amid complex fluctuations.

"No.7."

"No.5, what is it?"

"No.1 sent a command, to spare no effort, and find an item the giant shark demon brought out from the deep sea."

"For such matters, do you think looking for me is useful?" No.7 hungry ghost retorted sarcastically.

"Everywhere must be checked, Jinlan Mountain took away a large amount of giant shark meat, there's still a slight possibility it's with them."

"What kind of item?"

"A sapphire." No.5 White Water Egg said casually, knowing well that Jinlan Mountain only took away the giant shark meat of lowest value, surely, it wasn't there, given how many people had access to the meat.

What actually needed attention was the giant shark's blood, organs, skeleton, and so on.

"I understand." No.7 hungry ghost responded casually as well.

He didn't think it had anything to do with Jinlan Mountain.

But as an undercover agent, he figured regardless of relevance, it had to be reported immediately.

The entanglement of his three identities had finally been completely stabilized.

He had waited for a long time, waiting for White Water Egg to come to him, and now the wait had ended.

Thus, on the same day, Yu Ziqing received the message sent by No.7 hungry ghost.

"A sapphire, so that's how it is."

Previously puzzled why the giant shark demon's body contained such an item, turns out it was deliberately smuggled using the giant shark demon's body.

Unfortunately, the giant shark demon liked to show off, yet before it could do so properly, it was beaten to death by the sudden Peeling expert.