"Along the way, court secret agents and Mystical Sect spies could not have been completely unaware."
"Unless... it never truly left Tai Lake!"
"The demon woman and the tripod must still be nearby, only completely hidden by some extremely advanced Secret Technique or geographical advantage."
"We've searched everywhere."
Zhang Jingqing shook his head and said, "All cultivators worked together and searched twice; there couldn't be any oversight..."
"Not necessarily."
Nearby, Wang Daoxuan seemed to be contemplating something and spoke up, "I recall something! When Lai Yin took the Yangzhou Tripod from the Dragon-locking Well, she didn't take it directly but utilized that peculiar 'demon' she cultivated."
"That demon was nurtured to spin silk and form cocoons, layering the Yangzhou Tripod with this Secret Technique, isolating its aura, making it difficult for cultivators to detect."
"Perhaps she might repeat her trick!"
Everyone's spirits lifted upon hearing this!
