Chapter 2249: Heavenly Eye

Above the giant pit, three figures slowly appeared.

The one in the center, with an immortal air, wore a navy-blue Daoist robe.

Of the other two, one was the gray-robed man who had appeared above the pit that night.

The other was a Ghost Dao Heavenly Emperor!

"Water Yuan and Lone Soul, fellow Daoists, I can perform the spell for you, but don't forget the promised reward!" the old Daoist said, stroking his beard calmly.

The gray-robed man, Water Yuan Heavenly Emperor, twitched the muscles on his face and said in a deep voice, "Rest assured, Heavenly Eye, you've already received half the deposit. Are you afraid we'll renege?"

Lone Soul Heavenly Emperor also said, "Heavenly Eye, you old ghost, you've made an exorbitant demand! But you must help us find that fellow!"

Heavenly Eye laughed heartily and said, "A Dao artifact emerging into the world—such a treasure is too valuable. Naturally, I can't set a low price. As for finding the person, rest assured, if I, Heavenly Eye, claim to be second, no one dares to claim first!"

Water Yuan frowned and said, "Hurry up and start!"

Heavenly Eye Heavenly Emperor nodded slightly, his hands swiftly forming hand seals, and he coldly shouted, "Heavenly Eye, open!"

Then, a third eye grew on his forehead.

As soon as this eye appeared, it seemed to see through everything, giving Water Yuan and Lone Soul a feeling of terror.

"This old ghost's skill is growing deeper!" Water Yuan was startled.

Heavenly Eye Heavenly Emperor's gaze swept over the giant pit, and he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "This place—you've already destroyed the evidence! Even if there was something, it can't be seen now."

Water Yuan's face stiffened, and he said awkwardly, "At that time, that fellow hit the ground, smashing a big pit. I arrived right after, but there was no sign of him. I guessed someone might have rescued him and planned to force them out."

Heavenly Eye Heavenly Emperor nodded slightly and said, "Let's search elsewhere. As long as he left any trace, it won't escape my Heavenly Eye."

With that, Heavenly Eye Heavenly Emperor led the two to search the vicinity.

This search lasted ten days and ten nights!

The area within a million li was searched several times by the three, but no trace was found.

Finally, Lone Soul Heavenly Emperor couldn't help but sneer, "Fellow Daoist Heavenly Eye, didn't you say it wouldn't escape your Dharma Eye? Could it be that that fellow vanished into thin air with the Dao artifact?"

Heavenly Eye's expression was very ugly; he had boasted too much earlier.

These ten days, he had expended tremendous energy searching, but hadn't found a single clue.

Having taken their money, he felt embarrassed.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, his gaze focused, and he stopped in his tracks.

Seeing that Heavenly Eye seemed to have found something, Water Yuan and Lone Soul both perked up.

Heavenly Eye's gaze fell on a corner of the mountain forest, where peaks rose one after another, trees were dense, and the terrain was very complex.

"We've searched this area many times and found nothing!" Water Yuan said.

Heavenly Eye didn't speak; his gaze grew more and more solemn, the third eye shining brightly, emitting an aura of the origin.

"Hiss..."

Heavenly Eye drew a cold breath and said in a grave voice, "What a cunning fellow! What an ingenious formation!"

Water Yuan and the other didn't understand and asked, "Fellow Daoist Heavenly Eye, what have you found?"

"Follow me!"

Heavenly Eye led the two down into the mountain forest, landing exactly where Ye Yuan had previously hidden.

Heavenly Eye walked around the area and exclaimed, "No wonder we searched dozens of times and found nothing—it's simply a masterpiece, miraculous!"

Lone Soul's face darkened and said, "Stop being cryptic, speak quickly!"

Heavenly Eye said, "Someone used the environment here to set up a flawless formation, merging it with the surroundings, and using spatial layering to conceal the aura! Even if a divine sense swept over, you would only sense a forest! The one who set up the formation is definitely a formation master! With such skill, he might even be at the Heavenly Man Realm!"

Water Yuan and the other's faces changed drastically—so the person had been right under their noses!

"Impossible! If he were a formation master at the Heavenly Man Realm, why would he hide?" Water Yuan said.

"This..."

Heavenly Eye was taken aback and said, "This formation is extremely ingenious; even an ordinary eighth-rank Array God would find it hard to achieve. If not for my Heavenly Eye detecting a trace of spatial fluctuation, I wouldn't have discovered it at all! If he's not at the Heavenly Man Realm, what else could he be?"

Water Yuan and the other couldn't decide either, after all, being able to evade their divine sense probing was definitely not something an ordinary person could do.

Moreover, they had almost dug three feet into the ground within a million li!

"Heavenly Eye, don't you have time reversal? Take a look quickly!" Lone Soul suddenly said.

Heavenly Eye nodded slightly, pointed at his eyes with both hands, and said, "Time reversal! Heavenly Eye, open!"

His third eye suddenly opened wide, emitting rays of light, and an aura from the origin of the Dao suddenly descended.

Then, scenes rolled backward like a rewinding tape.

Suddenly, a young figure flew back, accompanied by a Ghost Venerable and a white-robed man.

"It's him!"

Seeing the white-robed man, Water Yuan and Lone Soul both exclaimed.

The scene dissipated, and the three exchanged glances, seeing intense shock in each other's eyes.

"Heavenly Venerable! The one who saved this fellow was only a Heavenly Venerable! And this formation was set by a Heavenly Venerable!" Heavenly Eye said in shock.

He had just assumed it was a formation master at the Heavenly Man Realm!

The gap... was too unbelievable.

Suddenly, Water Yuan's gaze turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "A mere Heavenly Venerable dares to snatch food from a tiger's mouth—he's tired of living! Fellow Daoist Heavenly Eye!"

Heavenly Eye nodded slightly. Since the source was found, finding the person naturally became easy.

He opened his Heavenly Eye, and traces appeared before him.

The three followed Ye Yuan's trail and pursued him.

...

These days, the astonishment in Jiang Ci's heart grew stronger and stronger.

This mere Heavenly Venerable before him had actually managed to force out the Dao resonance in his body bit by bit!

His injuries were gradually improving.

Ye Yuan used sword-qi golden needles to seal the acupoints in his body, isolating the Dao resonance within him bit by bit.

Then, he attacked them separately, forcing them out of the body little by little.

It sounded simple, but that was Dao resonance—an injury left by a Heavenly Man Realm expert!

A mere Heavenly Venerable had actually forced out the Dao resonance of a Heavenly Man Realm expert.

Such a feat was impossible even for a Heavenly Emperor!

One could imagine the shock in Jiang Ci's heart.

"Phew... finally forced it all out! Heavenly Man Realm experts are indeed extraordinary!" Ye Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in amazement.

This treatment was the most difficult he had ever undertaken.

Those Dao resonances rampaged fiercely inside Jiang Ci's body.

Only his origin sword qi could achieve this.

Even so, he had been cautious and treading on thin ice.

Several streams of energy rampaged through the meridians, and Ye Yuan could only guide them.

With the slightest mistake, Jiang Ci would have died on the spot.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and he finally saved this fellow.

After finishing, Ye Yuan tossed him a pill and said calmly, "Eat this; it will help repair your meridians."