" How I there not even a single trace of the four."
"The only way they could have done it is through the backup of someone who is at least at the emperor level. The other options are not viable enough."
"I suggest there could be another possible way they could have done this."
"The only other way I could visualize is through them possessing a masking artifact, which should at least be at the emperor level. That makes their background even more horrifying for us to pry in." Masking artifacts were some of the rarest kinds of treasure, and emperor grade at that was quite valuable. Even their sect didn't possess such kinds of artifacts.
"Let's assume a positive outcome. There must be an emperor-level cultivator backing the group. We just need to find them and capture the girl. We might even get lucky and get the cultivator to join the rank of elders in our sect."
