Meanwhile, in another part of the inner palace...
Lan Suyao and Yue Lan carefully followed the Meridian Tracing Compass that Lan Suyao had brought from the sect.
"It is not only able to trace the malevolent energy inside the body, but also the residual traces left outside," Lan Suyao explained calmly in a low voice.
"As long as the plague has been active in this area recently, the compass will pick it up."
The small, ancient-looking compass floated gently above her palm.
Its needle glowed with a soft blue light, occasionally trembling as it pointed toward traces of malevolent energy lingering in the air and hidden within the palace structures.
Yue Lan stayed close, her eyes constantly scanning their surroundings while following the direction indicated by the compass.
Unable to hide her concern, she couldn't help but murmur,
"If that's true... then the plague has already spread everywhere, hasn't it, Senior Lan?"
