After the ghost-hunting master descended the mountain, his fame spread throughout the capital.

Jiang Dusheng and Xie Jinchen stepped into the thick fog, and the surrounding scenery was instantly swallowed up by the fog, as if they had stepped into a secluded otherworldly space.

The fog not only obscures vision, making it difficult to see beyond a few steps, but also subtly interferes with one's sense of direction, dulling the five senses.

Beneath your feet lies slippery moss and tangled tree roots, and the air is thick with the scent of damp, cold moisture.

Wang Dazhuang and Ruan Guyan scouted ahead.

As spirits, they are more acutely aware of the flow of yin energy.

"Master, thirty steps to the left front, there are three wandering souls, their yin energy mixed, some appearing to be newly deceased souls, others old ghosts." Wang Dazhuang's voice came from ahead, tinged with tension.

"There was movement to the right rear, but it was even more indistinct. This ghostly place is so gloomy, there are more ghosts than birds in the forest!"

Sure enough, after walking less than a hundred steps, the mist surged on both sides, and several twisted figures were vaguely visible, exuding an instinctive greed and desire for the yang energy of living people, trying to get closer to the two intruders.

Seeing this, Jiang Dusheng slightly raised his fingertips, and a talisman flashing with pale purple lightning hovered beside her, crackling and emitting an extremely yang and powerful aura of thunder.

Although Xie Jinchen's sword was not drawn, the chilling aura emanating from his body was enough to make ordinary evil spirits retreat.

The lurking ghosts, as if burned, let out a silent shriek and quickly retreated into the depths of the thick fog, never daring to approach again.

Jiang Dusheng used Princess Yong'an's birth date and time to perform tracking magic.

However, every time it points in a certain direction, after going a while, it mysteriously circles back to the original place.

They seemed to be going around in an invisible circular maze, with the surrounding scenery appearing largely the same and repeating itself in the thick fog.

Half an hour later, they returned to a familiar mountain hollow.

This is the third time I've seen a boulder shaped like a reclining ox.

Jiang Dusheng stopped and withdrew his spiritual power.

She looked around at the swirling, thick fog, trying to see through this natural illusion:

"Xie Dai must have had other methods to hide your mother's remains here back then... Perhaps he used some method to match the yin energy pattern of this place, making it difficult to be tracked by ordinary methods."

Jiang Dusheng turned to Xie Jinchen, his gaze falling on his sharply defined profile, where tiny droplets of mist clung to his face.

"Conventional tracking techniques are no longer of much use here. We must use a more inseparable connection: your blood."

Xie Jinchen did not hesitate at all and immediately extended his right hand.

Jiang Dusheng watched his decisive action, and spiritual light gathered at his fingertips, tracing across Xie Jinchen's index fingertip.

A drop of bright red blood immediately seeped out.

Jiang Dusheng quickly caught the drop of blood with a specially made blank yellow talisman.

When the blood touched the talisman, it did not spread; instead, it flowed slightly along the texture of the talisman, as if it were alive.

Jiang Dusheng held the blood-stained talisman between his fingers, while his other hand moved swiftly, forming hand seals and silently chanting:

"Heaven and earth share the same origin, and blood is the guiding force."

"The son seeks his mother, and his soul responds."

"Though Yin and Yang present a thousand obstacles, a single spark of true spirit can dispel the fog."

"Imperial Edict!"

As the incantation ended, she channeled spiritual energy from her fingertips into the talisman.

"laugh!"

The blood-stained talisman spontaneously combusted without fire. In the eerie blue flames, a wisp of crimson blood, like a detached essence, rose from the burning talisman and hovered in mid-air.

The bloodline seemed to possess a life of its own, twisting slightly in the air as if summoned by some powerful force, firmly pointing in a certain direction deep within the fog, no longer drifting as before.

The moment the blood line appeared, Xie Jinchen's body jolted violently.

He clearly felt a strong throbbing in his heart, as if he had resonated with something.

He involuntarily raised his hand and covered his chest.

Jiang Dusheng stared intently at the clearly defined line of blood and shouted in a low voice, "Follow me."

She took the lead and stepped in the direction indicated by the bloodline, and Xie Jinchen immediately composed himself and followed closely behind.

This time, the path was indeed different.

The bloodline pierced through the dense fog, leading them deeper into the mountain valley.

Wang Dazhuang and Ruan Guyan followed closely behind.

Looking at the line of blood stubbornly advancing through the ghostly blue flames, Wang Dazhuang couldn't help but sigh:

"Good heavens, is this the bloodline kinship tracing technique? It's incredibly powerful; even the interference from this godforsaken place can't stop it!"

Jiang Dusheng maintained his spell with complete concentration, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

She responded softly, her voice exceptionally clear in the silence: "The bond between mother and child is one of the closest causal connections in the world."

"Unless a more powerful force completely severs or obscures this connection, it is difficult to completely block it."

As soon as Jiang Dusheng finished speaking, the light of the talisman that was maintaining the bloodline guidance dimmed even further.

This soul-binding technique, which uses bloodline as a guide, is extremely domineering, but it also consumes spiritual energy extremely rapidly.

Fine beads of cold sweat had formed on her forehead, and her face appeared slightly pale in the dim blue firelight.

Seeing this, Xie Jinchen didn't say anything, but quietly took a step closer and firmly held her slightly cool hand in his warm palm.

Although he was unsure whether he, the humanoid medicine, would still be effective after their intimate encounter, he still instinctively wanted to share her burden.

Just as Xie Jinchen grasped Jiang Dusheng's hand, she suddenly felt a warm current flowing from Xie Jinchen's palm.

The spiritual energy, which had become somewhat stagnant and empty due to the continuous casting of spells, slowly began to return.

She was slightly taken aback, glanced at him sideways, and sighed inwardly: It's good to have purple aura.

But Jiang Dusheng could feel that he was holding his hand very tightly.

As they followed the bloodline deeper into the area, the chilling aura in the surrounding mist grew increasingly intense.

The terrain also began to slope downwards, as if leading deep into the mountainside.

The light of the bloodline flickered in the dense yin energy, yet it never ceased, stubbornly pointing towards the unknown future.

Jiang Dusheng suddenly stopped. The bloodline no longer moved straight forward, but began to slowly spiral, pointing to an area covered by dense vines and strangely twisted black trees.

There, the fog was an ominous dark gray, utterly silent, and even wandering ghosts kept their distance.

"It's around here." Jiang Dusheng put away the talisman that was about to burn out, and the blood-red light dissipated.

Xie Jinchen's eyes sharpened, and he drew his longsword, bringing with it a chilling glint.

He stepped forward, swung his longsword, and the vines snapped under the blade with a hissing sound.

Dark green sap seeped from the broken surface, emitting a slightly fishy, ​​herbal smell.

Soon, the vines were cleared away, revealing a hole that had been artificially repaired.

The edges of the cave entrance still show faint traces of carving, and although covered with moss, it is clear that it was not formed naturally.

A chilly, damp wind, even colder than the outside air, blew out from inside the cave.

Wang Dazhuang leaned closer and exclaimed, "Wow! This setup... it's kind of like tomb raiding!"

His voice carried an inappropriate excitement.