Yu Xuan stepped onto the familiar glowing circle. The intricate runes beneath his feet began to light up with flowing spiritual energy, humming softly as the formation activated. He exhaled slowly, centering his mind.
With a final flash of light, the world around him dissolved and a heartbeat later, he reappeared in another town, the teleportation's afterglow fading behind him.
The air here was slightly cooler. The streets quieter. And ahead of him, the search for Zhou began.
When Yu Xuan arrived at the teleportation platform on this side, he found it nearly deserted — only a handful of disciples loitered around the transfer point, either just arriving or preparing to depart.
Without paying them much attention, he pulled out his ordinary medallion and activated its tracking function, trying to locate the man known only as Zhou.
The coordinates quickly lit up, he now knew that the destination was a short distance outside the town's boundaries.
