I'm determined to become an immortal!

"Tell me again what happened before and after the theft of the secret vault yesterday!"

There must be no concealment whatsoever!

He Weizhen was enveloped by the pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and his whole body trembled. He dared not utter a single falsehood, and immediately recounted the whole incident in detail.

He Sheng frowned slightly after hearing this, and then asked another question:

When He Yiyang disappeared, did anyone else also disappear?

The reason for asking this question is that, in Piao Ge's memory, his elder brother He Yiyang was clearly a good-for-nothing who only knew how to indulge in a life of debauchery and could never have such decisive and ruthless planning and execution capabilities.

He Sheng suspected that there must be a conspiracy behind this, or that He Yiyang had been used by someone.

He Wei thought for a moment, then said tremblingly:

"Replying to...replying to senior, He Yiyang did not disappear alone."

His most beloved concubine was gone, and his wife's younger brother, Ji Yunlai, had also disappeared without a trace.

"A concubine and her brother-in-law?"

Upon hearing this, He Sheng's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself:

"The secret vault was stolen yesterday. He Yiyang and his group have been traveling for at most a dozen hours. Since there are three of them traveling together, they must have been traveling slowly and inefficiently; they shouldn't have gotten very far."

Compared to Foundation Establishment cultivators, Qi Refining cultivators are naturally far less adept at escaping.

For a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining, even if they travel by magical artifact without stopping, they can only fly a maximum of sixty or seventy miles in an hour.

Moreover, it can't last more than a few hours before its magical power is exhausted.

Although He Yiyang is a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, Ji Yunlai is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and his concubine is just a mortal.

The three of them could only run a few hundred miles at most. For me, that distance is something I can cover in half an hour using the Weilan Water Escape technique!

The key now is to find these three people.

He Sheng carefully searched Piao Ge's memories and soon had an idea that made his heart leap.

But when he came to his senses, he saw that the clan elders were still standing there in the main hall, staring blankly at him.

bass!

Even though He Sheng has no goodwill towards the He family so far, his anger is still rising.

They've been attacked right here, and instead of taking charge, arranging defenses, and comforting their people, they're just waiting for divine intervention?

"What are you bunch of useless trash standing there for?"

Others have come to attack our door, why aren't we going to protect our people?

Get out of here!

He Sheng's sharp shout, combined with the majesty of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was like a thunderclap.

These people were so frightened that they scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions.

This scene made He Sheng sigh inwardly:

In this world of cultivation, having superior cultivation is truly advantageous, and might makes right.

Just like now, these people don't know who he is, but because he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he is able to turn the tables and become the host!

Therefore, he felt even more that Piao Ge's previous "blood ties first" approach was utterly brainless and was simply sowing the seeds of disaster for the He family!

But none of that mattered to him; right now, all he wanted was to get back that 'hundreds of millions in savings' as soon as possible!

As soon as the elders of the He family left, He Sheng was about to leave as well, but as soon as he turned around, a childish voice came from behind him.

"senior."

He Sheng then remembered the thin-browed boy he had brought in.

Turning my head, I saw the boy emerge from the shadows of the corner and speak earnestly to me:

"This junior knows that you are an old acquaintance of the He family, senior. May I ask, is the He family... beyond saving?"

"Oh? How do you know I'm an old friend of His family?"

"The senior led me and the main branch through a smooth journey, and the protective array of Changyang Mountain had no effect on the senior at all."

Moreover, the senior knew Changyang Mountain very well and came straight to the main hall of the main peak.

..."

The boy with thin eyebrows presented his evidence methodically, and He Sheng listened with nods of approval.

It's not easy; the He family actually managed to find a normal person, and quite intelligent at that.

"Come with me."

He Sheng waved his hand, using his magic to envelop the boy with thin eyebrows, and headed towards the Dharma Transmission Tower halfway up the mountain.

The news from the Black Mountain Clan has already spread throughout Changyang Mountain, and the mountain is in chaos. There is not a single person in the Dharma Transmission Hall.

The Transmission Hall, as its name suggests, is where the He family stores and passes down their cultivation techniques.

He Sheng led the boy with thin eyebrows straight up to the second floor, took out a jade slip from the bookshelf in the center, and handed it to him.

"You are exceptionally talented and upright, a true candidate for sword cultivation. It is a pity that the He family has no method for sword cultivation."

However, this "Thousand-Foot Jade-Severing Skill" obtained from the Xu family can condense metal-element sword energy, so it's suitable for you to cultivate.

He Sheng had previously investigated the cultivation aptitude of the boy with thin eyebrows. Although he didn't know what the sword cry represented, he figured it must be some kind of special aptitude related to swords.

As for the "Thousand-Foot Jade-Severing Skill," it is an intermediate-level skill obtained from the Xu family, which is suitable for him to cultivate.

"senior..."

The boy with thin eyebrows took the jade slip and seemed about to say something, but He Sheng simply took out a token and handed it to him, saying:

"He Ziyang, take this token to Guiyuan Cave in the back mountain, and then cultivate diligently there."

On the way up the mountain, the boy with thin eyebrows revealed his name, and He Sheng learned that this boy was just a disciple from a distant branch of the He family.

Because the current generation names in the He family are arranged according to Wei, Tuo, Yi, Zheng, Hong, Chuang, Rui, Cheng, there is no "Zi" generation name at all.

Piao Ge himself belonged to the "Yi" generation, but after becoming the clan leader, he directly removed the generation name and simply used the name "Sheng".

It is both a restoration of one's original name from a previous life and a display of one's own nobility.

"A winning formula?!"

He Ziyang exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the token in his hand. Even though he was just a disciple of a collateral branch and rarely came to Changyang Mountain, he had seen this token, which belonged exclusively to the clan leader He Sheng, more than once during the clan's grand ceremonies.

He Ziyang looked up at He Sheng with a shocked expression.

"Go."

He Sheng simply waved his hand without offering any further explanation.

He Ziyang left alone, leaving only He Sheng in the Transmission Hall.

He gave He Ziyang pointers simply because he found the boy pleasing to the eye and admired his character, so he did it as a matter of course.

As for Guiyuan Cave, it is a secret place of the He family, located in the core of the spiritual vein of the back mountain of Changyang Mountain. The cave is not only extremely rich in spiritual energy, but also has many defensive formations.

"Time to get down to business."

With a thought, He Sheng retrieved a jade slip from a secluded corner.

The Soul Imprint Technique!

This is a secret technique derived from the "Blood Soul Technique". Once mastered, it allows one to use items such as soul lamps and life tablets to locate the other party.

This secret technique was originally obtained from the Xu family. Piao Ge disliked it because it was too evil. After a cursory glance, he threw it into the Transmission Hall and never practiced it.

This is because the Blood Soul Technique is a notorious demonic and evil art. Although the Soul Imprint Technique is not as domineering and insidious as the Blood Soul Technique, it is ultimately not a righteous art.

He Sheng picked up the jade slip and placed it between his eyebrows, carefully studying the secret technique.

"Once you master the Lesser Mastery of the Soul Imprint Technique, you can create a Soul Imprint using the other person's life tablet or a token stained with their life essence."

With the help of the Soul Imprint, one can clearly sense the location of the other party within a hundred miles.

If the opponent doesn't conceal their aura, even from a thousand miles away, their location can be roughly sensed!

A distance of over a thousand miles is certainly enough, after all, He Shengcai made the judgment that He Yiyang and the other two could not possibly escape a thousand miles away so quickly.

Without further hesitation, He Sheng immediately began to try cultivating the "Soul Imprint Technique".

This secret technique is not difficult to learn, especially for He Sheng, who has already reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, he can master it in an instant.

After a while,

Having already mastered the basics of the Soul Imprint Technique, He Sheng looked at the clock face.

[Technique]:

【Soul Imprint Technique: (Beginner): 1/100】

(Total training time: one day)

He Sheng focused his mind on the plus sign after "Soul Imprint Technique," and the cultivation information immediately appeared.

In your first month, you are just beginning your journey.

Although the "Soul Imprint Technique" is derived from the Demonic Sect's "Blood Soul Technique" and has removed some of the sinister and evil energy, its core mechanism is still the domineering control of the soul and blood energy.

With your profound spiritual awareness at the peak of Foundation Establishment, you easily crossed the threshold of entry. You felt a strange pulling force within your soul, and your perception of the surrounding living beings and their blood became exceptionally sharp.

[In the second month, your progress was rapid, advancing directly to the minor completion stage, and you have initially mastered the refining method of the Blood Soul Seal.]

Two more months have passed, and your understanding of the Soul Imprint Technique has become even more profound. You have also been able to apply this knowledge to other areas, and from the Soul Imprint's tracking technique, you have come to understand the method of searching for souls.

Although the method of soul searching isn't particularly profound, I can't help but marvel at my own talent in cultivating soul-related magic!

Three months later, your "Soul Imprint Technique" has reached the proficiency level. You have not only mastered the refining method of the Blood Soul Imprint, but also gained a preliminary understanding of the refining method of the Life Soul Imprint.

However, as your cultivation progresses, you discover that the difficulty of cultivating the "Soul Imprint Technique" suddenly increases.

The further one progresses in cultivation, the greater the burden on the soul, and the more powerful one's spiritual awareness is required to precisely control the balance between blood energy and soul power.

Fortunately, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, your divine sense is sufficient to support your continued cultivation of this technique.

The art of soul searching?

He Sheng didn't expect that after throwing all the remaining general cultivation time into it, he would have such an unexpected gain. However, given his previous experience of comprehending the Rippling Water Escape technique, it wasn't too strange.

Inside a side hall of the He family ancestral hall are life tablets made from the blood essence of core members of the clan.

"As long as He Yiyang's life tablet is found, the essence blood within it can be used to forge a Blood Soul Seal."

In the blink of an eye,

He Sheng did not immediately go to the He family ancestral hall. Instead, he searched through all the cultivation manuals in the Transmission Hall before transforming into a streak of light blue and heading towards the He family ancestral hall.

With He Sheng's current cultivation level, as long as he doesn't want to be discovered, the remaining Qi Refining cultivators of the He family naturally won't be able to find him.

In just a few dozen breaths,

He Sheng had already arrived at the side hall of the He family ancestral hall, where he saw iron plaques hanging there. In the center of each plaque was a strange red light, which were the life tablets of the core members of the He family.

He Sheng found He Yiyang's life tablet without much effort.

He held the life tablet in his hand, made a hand seal with his fingertips, and a wisp of essence blood spurted out, instantly merging into the life tablet.

Immediately afterwards, as he activated the Soul Imprint Technique, the life tablet melted like wax, turning into a dark red blood line that snaked into He Sheng's brow.

In an instant, a mysterious sensation formed in his mind, as if an invisible thread had crossed mountains and seas and was firmly tied to He Yiyang's soul.

"It's done!"

With the Blood Soul Seal complete, the direction becomes clear.

Without further hesitation, He Sheng immediately followed the mysterious sensation and fled westward.

Whoosh!

He used the same method of water escape as before, but this time he did not escape through the river. He used the water vapor between heaven and earth to travel quickly.

Although the speed of escape is slightly slower than that of escape in a river, it can still travel more than a thousand miles in an hour.

About half an hour later, He Sheng felt the distance getting closer and closer.

The burning sensation of the Blood Soul Seal between his brows became increasingly clear, and even began to sting slightly. Clearly, the destination drawn by the Blood Soul Seal was just ahead.

Several dozen breaths later,

He Sheng withdrew the light of his water escape technique and landed in a reed bed swaying in the wind.

He immediately focused his senses and locked onto the target in an instant, then froze.