Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1456 Spiritual Light Shakes the Heart of the Sea

Perhaps due to the abundance of ritual materials and the selection of a suitable venue, the results came out from Ming Chengzi's side after only one night.

Upon receiving the news, Chen Chuan immediately arrived at the altar, which consisted of three concentric rings, with the offerings placed in the very center.

Ming Chengzi invited him to the top of the altar and pointed down, saying, "Xuanji, please look, the whereabouts of Prince Yi have been found."

Chen Chuan looked down and saw a sand table in the middle of the lower part of the map. It depicted part of the territory of the old imperial family, the most important part of which was the area surrounding Tiger Tooth Island. Near the boundary, a conspicuous depression could be clearly seen.

The distinct indentation represents the target being sought.

Ming Chengzi said, “Xuanji, if we were to find his whereabouts, we would need to search all over the place, and it would be best to look through the entire territory of the old dynasty, which would take too long. I believe that, given Prince Yi’s temperament, even if he were to hide, he would not stray far from his own territory. Therefore, I will only search the area within a radius of five hundred miles outside Tiger Tooth Island.”

As expected, the attack hit its mark; the target never left that spot.

There was a hint of smugness in his words, because five hundred miles was not the limit of the magic. A range of a thousand miles was the best, but the latter required three times the time of the former, so it might take about three days to see the results.

He timed it precisely at 500 li, and the ritual only required one night. Of course, this was not without risk. If he couldn't find it this time, he would have to perform the secret technique again, which would inevitably require expanding the airspace to a range of 1,000 li, thus wasting materials and time.

But because he was so good at understanding and had a deep understanding of Prince Yi's psychology, he was able to find the person in the shortest amount of time and with the least amount of materials. How could he not be pleased with himself?

Chen Chuan knew a little about esoteric rituals, so he could roughly guess the differences in the matter from Ming Chengzi's tone.

He was generous with his praise for this:
"Gao Gong is highly skilled and bold, with accurate judgment and a keen understanding of Prince Yi's thoughts. I believe that if someone else were to perform this ceremony, they would not be able to do it as quickly and accurately as Gao Gong, without any excessive waste."

This praise truly hit the nail on the head for Ming Chengzi. The key was that Chen Chuan genuinely understood, rather than just offering a few comforting words. This gave him even more motivation.

At this moment, he stretched out his hands, brought his thumbs together, stared at that spot for a moment, and finally a cloud of mist gradually emerged from there.

After rising high into the sky, the air conjured up a scene that resembled the sand table below, and then gradually enlarged until it stopped at a size of half a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), at which point the scene was presented in three dimensions.

The specific distribution of islands, seawater, and mountain shapes is easily discernible, making it very vivid.

When Chen Chuan looked at the indentation again, it was very clear; he could see the objects moving back and forth inside.

Ming Chengzi said, "The mystery lies with Prince Yi."

Chen Chuan watched for a while and asked, "What is he doing?" The slight movement seen on this surface actually represents a considerable distance in terms of actual location.

Ming Chengzi looked at it, thought for a while, and said somewhat uncertainly, "Perhaps he is cultivating, or perhaps he is searching for something?"

Chen Chuan thought for a moment. Since this person was not of the orthodox lineage, if he wanted to establish himself there and also had to be wary of the imperial court, he would have to obtain assistance from outside.

That's exactly what he did, and he became quite close to ancient deities and Zen Buddhism.

These two probably can't help him much now.

Therefore, he believed that the other party was not necessarily practicing spiritual cultivation, but was very likely doing something else, and was most likely doing it at that moment.

If his guess is correct, then the sooner they act, the better.

He said, "Can Gao Gong keep an eye on him the whole time?"

Ming Chengzi said confidently, "Yes, once this technique is found, unless he abandons his desire to be the ruler, there is no way he can escape my notice."

Chen Chuan said "okay," told him to keep a close eye on the man's movements, and then immediately left. He returned to the fortress, drafted a report requesting the operation, and sent it to the operations command, along with some of his own considerations and ideas.

The command center responded quickly, and within three hours, they gave their approval for the operation.

This time, considering his assessment, he was permitted to take drastic measures if necessary, and was also informed that a fighter had been dispatched quickly with a relic that could be used in a critical moment, and that he should wait a moment.

Upon receiving the information, Chen Chuan immediately convened a meeting to discuss the current operational goals and plans.

This time, Ming Chengzi's calculations were swift, so the personnel who would have needed to be transferred back to the southern border didn't need to be moved; they could participate in the operation together this time.

He didn't necessarily need these combatants, but rather wanted to ensure they wouldn't miss out on the credit for the campaign against Prince Yi. The Dongxuan Temple members on the southern front understood Chen Chuan's intentions and secretly remembered this favor.

Two hours later, the lost item finally arrived.

After obtaining it, Chen Chuan did not delay for a moment. He immediately summoned everyone, and they flew westward through the air, heading straight for Tiger Tooth Island.

Despite the remote location, they arrived in about half an hour at their speed.

As he sped toward that place, Chen Chuan recalled the information about this person. It was now confirmed that Prince Yi was cultivating the Extraordinary Aspect.

However, no one knows what he was actually contemplating, because when Prince Yi was young, he dreamed of becoming emperor. He did not engage in any cultivation until the throne was decided and it was not his turn, at which point he became a Xuanji martial artist.

The reason he thought this way was because when he was born, he held a small dragon in his palm. Therefore, Prince Yi believed from a young age that he was the true Son of Heaven, but in the end, it was his elder brother who was made Crown Prince. According to the records of the old imperial family, when he learned of this, he relied on the favor of the Empress Dowager and angrily questioned the emperor.

At that time, Emperor Chen was on the throne. He replied, "You are by nature tyrannical. If I were to allow you to ascend the throne, all your brothers would perish. They are all my own flesh and blood. How could I bear to do such a thing?"

Prince Yi asked, "What should I do if that brother harms me?"
Emperor Chen then bestowed upon him the title of Prince Yi and summoned the Crown Prince to swear that as long as Prince Yi did not rebel after he ascended the throne, he would not be attacked or punished.

In retrospect, both emperors kept their promises.

But the main reason is that Tiger Tooth Island was not a good place. Before Prince Yi went there, it was a wild and desolate place with only a few border towns. It was only after Prince Yi was enfeoffed there that the Empress Dowager provided him with assistance, which led to the establishment of the current territory.

This person later cultivated himself in the sea and lakes, so the object of his contemplation was most likely a water deity.

Half an hour later, the group arrived at the area shown by Ming Chengzi.

This place is called Zhenhai. They are currently high in the sky, looking down from here, and Tiger Tooth Island is clearly in sight.

It's just past six in the morning in this area, just as daytime begins.

After Ming Chengzi stopped, he clasped his hands together, and more mist rose from it. This time, when he got closer to use it, the location of the display became clearer, and he could vaguely see the figure of a person.

He said, "The mystery is there, that person is right below."

This time, Chen Chuan wore an implant, and the consciousness within it compared the location displayed by Ming Chengzi with the actual area to finally determine its coordinates.

He stared at that spot for a moment, then opened his palm. After a short while, a ball of spiritual fire appeared in his palm, then slowly rose and continued to expand.

When it rose high into the sky, it looked to everyone as if it had become a sun hanging overhead.

However, at this point, the sphere of light began to shrink inward again. In a short while, it was less than a foot in size and continued to change. In the end, it looked as small as a soybean.

But everyone could sense that this thing contained an exceptionally terrifying power.

The fact that Chen Chuan could shrink his spiritual fire to this extent demonstrates his exceptional skill in controlling spiritual fire; no one present could accomplish this feat alone.

The Pure Faction fighters present knew that while some within the faction might be able to achieve this, none could control it as effortlessly as Chen Chuan.

At this moment, the light particles slowly returned to Chen Chuan's palm, and he turned his hand over.

In that instant, the object seemed to lose its restraints and plummeted downwards. In just one breath, it pierced the surface of the sea and fell into the deeper waters.

At this moment, beneath the sea, there is a huge internal space where Prince Yi is located. He is wearing a red crown and black armor, and is two zhang tall. He is sitting on a throne carved with dragons, and not far away stands a sea-stirring spear.

This is a place he created for cultivation all by himself. Because he personally dislikes the dense black mist of Youdu, a large number of bright pearls for lighting are embedded in the cave walls.

The area was also filled with all sorts of exotic animals that he had hunted. Over the years, Tiger Tooth Island had risen to prominence mainly by selling various rare materials to the Chan Sect and to major companies in Da Shun Central City.

At the same time, he also set up mercenary teams to handle people who were inconvenient for the central city's local council to deal with.

He has been cultivating here for the past few days, while also avoiding a possible surprise attack from the Great Shun Dynasty.

Having learned that Youdu had been captured, he knew that the next step for Da Shun would definitely be to come after him.

Hiding here, you basically don't have to worry about anything.

Beside him lay a lazy white-scaled dragon.

This is the little dragon that was born with him on that day, and now it has become a powerful alien species.

In reality, they can be considered brothers, or even one entity. Therefore, when they go into battle, they can merge into one and leverage the strength of both sides.

He was sitting with his eyes closed when suddenly a warning signal came to him, and the half-asleep, half-awake white-scaled dragon also abruptly raised its head.

Within Yi Wang's spiritual awareness, he sensed a glimmer of light piercing through the seawater and falling toward him.

"not good!"

He dodged away almost immediately, his entire body emitting a bluish-red glow.

The next moment, his entire field of vision was filled with bright light.

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(End of this chapter)