When Huang Lingyu learned that Duan Gujin's Spiritual Power had reached the standard of an Eighth-level Alchemist, she gasped in shock, having never imagined that Duan Gujin's Spiritual Power could be so terrifying.

She had previously guessed that Duan Gujin's Spiritual Power was likely equivalent to the level of a Sixth-level Alchemist, and the fact that he had passed the eighth Stele truly exceeded all her previous expectations.

"That Duan Gujin is too powerful!"

Huang Lingyu's mind began to whirl rapidly, as she pondered furiously.

After a while, she sighed.

"Palace Master, what's wrong? Are you worried about something?"

Shang Yumin asked, baffled.

"I'm full of curiosity about the outside world. You know, the reason why Duan Gujin has such a frightening level of Cultivation is because he has a Master from another continent! I think if you could enter another continent and receive guidance from a great master, your future could be boundless!"

Huang Lingyu exclaimed with emotion.

"Palace Master, everyone has their own destiny!"

Shang Yumin was very calm.

"Yumin, in the coming days, you should focus on your seclusion!"

Huang Lingyu said.

"Alright!"

The consecutive days of battles had disrupted Shang Yumin's previously planned seclusion schedule.

The next day, Duan Gujin returned to the Green Cloud Sect.

On his way back, Duan Gujin released his Divine Sense for inspection.

Within moments, he found that the area within a radius of more than fifty kilometers was within the scope of his Divine Sense Inspection.

"Not bad, it seems my Spiritual Power has indeed become very strong!"

He exhaled a breath of stale air, then with a flash of his body, he transformed into an afterimage, racing towards the direction of Green Cloud Sect.

A day later, Duan Gujin returned to the Green Cloud Sect.

Upon his return to the Green Cloud Sect, he immediately inquired with Lie Lei about any recent developments on the Qiankun Continent.

Knowing that the Qiankun Continent hadn't experienced any disturbances, he then returned to his private chamber for seclusive Cultivation.

"It seems, this time, I need to go into a thorough seclusion!"

Duan Gujin immersed himself in seclusive Cultivation. This time, he remained in seclusion for a full two months until a special drum in the chamber woke him, bringing him back to his senses.

Looking at the drum that was still emitting a buzzing sound, Duan Gujin's brow furrowed tightly.

He knew that the constant sound from the drum meant that a major event had occurred in the Green Cloud Sect.

He immediately ended his seclusion and left the chamber, heading towards the location of Vice Sect Master Lie.

About 15 minutes later, he saw Vice Sect Master Lie and a group of Sect Elders from the Green Cloud Sect.

"Deputy Sect Master Lie, what has happened?"

Seeing a large group of Sect Elders gathered around Lie Lei, Duan Gujin surmised that something significant must have happened.

If it wasn't a major event, the Green Cloud Sect wouldn't have mobilized so many Elders all at once.

"Duan Gujin, something really big has happened! Just three days ago, we discovered a huge red Insect Cocoon in a cave about ten kilometers from the Blood Pond. Our people were very curious and immediately sent others to protect the Insect Cocoon to prevent anyone from disturbing it! Unexpectedly, on the second day, all the disciples sent to guard the Insect Cocoon were found dead!"

Hearing this news, Duan Gujin's complexion changed drastically.

He immediately guessed the reason for the Green Cloud Sect's nervousness; they must have connected the red Insect Cocoon with the missing Cao Wentian.

Even if the cocoon wasn't Cao Wentian, what if it was related to the Netherworld Dark Clan?

Now, the Netherworld Dark Clan and Cao Wentian were the number one enemies of the Qiankun Continent, and the people of the Green Cloud Sect dared not take any chances.

"How did those disciples die so tragically?"

Duan Gujin immediately became interested, wanting to know more details.

"The internal organs of those disciples were all gone, their blood as if completely drained. We think it's very likely that the Insect Cocoon ate all of their organs and drank all their blood! Now that the Insect Cocoon has gone missing, I must dispatch more people to find it!"

Lie Lei informed Duan Gujin of this, hoping he could analyze what exactly happened.

"Let's go take a look together!"

Duan Gujin's interest spiked, and he racked his brain for a while but couldn't remember what that Insect Cocoon was.

"Let's set off!"

Under Lie Lei's lead, Duan Gujin followed along with a group of elders.

Half a day later, they arrived at their destination.

They entered the cave and started to circle around inside.

Duan Gujin released his Divine Sense, and after a while, he confirmed the presence of a faint Netherworld Dark Clan Qi in the area.

His heart started pounding violently; he originally thought he had exterminated the Netherworld Dark Clan, only to find that they rekindled from the ashes.

After confirming that there were no traces of any Insect Cocoon in the vicinity of the cave, they dispersed to search the nearby mountaintops for the whereabouts of the Insect Cocoon.

Duan Gujin released his Divine Sense, which by now could clearly examine every detail within a radius of more than thirty kilometers.

He took out the Evil Eye from his storage ring and infused Primordial Power into it.

After a while, he began to use the Evil Eye's inspection ability to examine the surroundings.

As time ticked by, an hour passed, and his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Despite having thoroughly inspected the scenery within a radius of over thirty kilometers, he hadn't detected any Qi of the Netherworld Dark Clan nearby.

At this point, he extended his Divine Sense Inspection back into the cave he had entered earlier and discovered that the cave only emitted a very faint Netherworld Dark Clan Qi.

"Damn! If the Netherworld Dark Clan concealed themselves within the Insect Cocoon, preventing us from detecting their Qi, then it will be very difficult for us to sense it!"

Duan Gujin thought that the Insect Cocoon might very well be a method its master used to evade Divine Sense Inspection, and his eyebrows furrowed tightly.

He understood that, if this were true, finding the whereabouts of that Insect Cocoon would be incredibly difficult.

"I think that the Insect Cocoon shouldn't have gone far!"

A thought crossed Duan Gujin's mind, making him feel that he should carefully search the surroundings to see if he could actually find the Insect Cocoon.

An intuition flashed through Duan Gujin's mind; he felt that the Insect Cocoon was very likely still hiding nearby.

"I trust my intuition!"

After thinking over and over, he decided to conduct another Divine Sense Inspection.

He withdrew his Divine Sense Inspection and swallowed some Elixir Pills that recovered Spiritual Power, then sat down cross-legged to recuperate, restoring his strength.

As he was recovering his Primordial Power, his eyes suddenly brightened.

"It seems I need to check out that Blood Lake!"

He made up his mind and quickly informed Lie Lei that he was going to enter the Blood Lake.

"I'll go with you!"

Not comfortable with Duan Gujin going alone, Lie Lei brought along four elders and set out with him.

"Do you have any thoughts on this?"

On the way, Lie Lei asked.

"I think the sudden appearance of that Insect Cocoon must be part of its scheme! It wants to divert our attention!"

Duan Gujin said.

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