After Lu Qing collected all the treasures from the Treasure Vault, he immediately flew out.
However, just as he emerged, he sensed more than a dozen extremely powerful auras had already entered the Inner City and were flying towards him at high speed.
"They’ve returned quite quickly."
Lu Qing chuckled softly, and then his aura changed again. His figure vanished, pletely blending into the surrounding environment like a ghost, silently fleeing outward.
Just as he left Returning Star Peak, not even three breaths later, more than a dozen figures descended, their immense Primordial Spirit Power surging forth, jointly sealing off the entire mountain.
"Where did he go?"
The Primordial Spirit Sense of the Gongsu Family ancestors was incredibly powerful, and they scanned every inch of Returning Star Peak within a heartbeat.
However, they did not find the person they were looking for. In front of the Treasure Vault was only a mess of half-unconscious guards.
The Treasure Vault’s door was pletely open, and the Array had been fully dismantled.
Yet the assassin they expected was nowhere to be seen, having disappeared without a trace.
"No!"
The figure of the Second Family Head rushed into the Treasure Vault, and upon seeing the pletely empty vault, not even a single piece of wood left, he suddenly blacked out.
Even though the most important treasures of the Second Family were under his control, there were still many treasures in this vault.
The Spirit Stones alone accounted for more than half of their Second Family’s inventory.
Now that it was all taken at once, how could he not be furious and heartbroken.
"Father, that thief is definitely still in the Inner City. We absolutely can’t let him escape!"
The Second Family Head rushed out, shouting to the elderly man with crane-white hair and a childlike face.
"Of course, if we really let him escape, where would the Gongsu Family’s honor be!"
The elderly man’s face was equally grim.
As the current Clan Master of the Gongsu Family, a Great Power who had survived the Five Tribulations of the Primordial Spirit, when had he ever been so thoroughly mocked?
Immediately, he took out an Array Plate the size of a millstone, carved with plex and ancient runes.
"Father, you’re going to use the Circulation Array Plate?"
Seeing this, the others were all shocked.
It was evident that the Array Plate taken out by the elderly man with crane-white hair was quite extraordinary.
"That assassin’s cultivation isn’t weak, and it’s obvious he has a powerful Spiritual Artifact that can fully hide his aura and conceal his whereabouts. Otherwise, it’s impossible he evaded our Primordial Spirit Sense. Without using the Circulation Array Plate, it will be difficult to trace him," he said solemnly.
"But the old ancestors said that each use of the Circulation Array Plate depletes the accumulated Star Power of the Circulation Array. It should not be used lightly unless it’s a critical moment."
"Right now, it’s indeed a very critical moment for the Gongsu Family. If this assassin escapes, the family’s reputation will be utterly ruined, and even our next family ranking might be affected!"
The white-haired elder spoke gravely.
Hearing this, the others instantly trembled and stopped their objections.
Family ranking is of utmost importance to the Thirty-Six Upper Families; it relates to a significant secret that cannot be overlooked.
Seeing no further opposition, the white-haired elder immediately activated the Array Plate before him.
As the Array Plate turned, a powerful wave spread outward.
The Inner City immediately underwent changes. Pillars of starlight shot up from the Spirit Peaks, connecting with the Array Formation Light Screen above.
In an instant, the space within the Inner City became dozens of times denser.
The Array Formation Light Screen became extremely dense, its emanated power now formidable enough to intimidate even a powerful being who had endured multiple Primordial Spirit Tribulations.
After pleting all this, the white-haired elder finally relaxed slightly.
There was actually one more thing he hadn’t mentioned: he suspected the assassin might have another Spiritual Artifact specifically for breaking formations.
Otherwise, it was inexplicable how the opponent could break through the Inner City’s Array Formation Light Screen without alarming them and sneak inside.
If that were truly the case, not using the Circulation Array Plate would mean there’d be a real possibility of the assassin escaping.
Should that happen, it would be an unimaginable blow to the Gongsu Family’s prestige.
Now, by using the Circulation Array Plate and depleting their foundations, they fully activated the power of the Circulation Star Array, making the Inner City as impregnable as a fortress.
No matter if the assassin was a peer-level strongman or controlled a peculiar Spiritual Artifact capable of breaking formations, he couldn’t escape quietly now.
This way, they could slowly root him out.
Sinking his Heart and Spirit into the Array Plate, the white-haired elder instantly sensed that the entire Circulation Star Array was under his clear and precise control.
In this consolidated state, he finally discovered a slight anomaly.
He saw an incredibly faint aura, almost fully integrated with the Array Formation wave of the Circulation Star Array, moving quickly outward, its position nearly reaching the Inner City walls.
"Thief, I’ve found you!"
In the eyes of the white-haired elder, a sharp light flared. Under his mental guidance, a Star Power from the overhead Array Formation Light Screen descended abruptly, crashing towards that aura.
The descending Star Power was terrifyingly potent, matching a full-force attack from a second-tribulation Primordial Spirit.
This was because the white-haired elder was cautious, considering they were in the Inner City and worried excessive power might cause irreversible damage, thus restraining most of the Array’s power.
Otherwise, the fully activated Circulation Star Array would have boasted far more than this level of power.
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