"What's wrong?" asked Yang Qing when he noticed the weird look Ma Yuan was giving him.
"Nothing," said Ma Yuan who cleared his throat awkwardly immediately after.
"Okay.....So about this shard."
Yang Qing not giving Ma Yuan's odd behavior too much thought, took out the shard he had gotten from him.
"While the shard isn't enough by itself to shed a complete light on the matter, it does provide some useful insights nonetheless," said Yang Qing as his whole visage turned into the pure white look he had when he confronted the member Dark Helminth Ghost sect.
"Based on the energy waves, the art used on you is atleast at the blue grade tier. As for the strength of the perpetrator, while I can't tell much due to the degradation it has suffered over the years, I can still detect tiny hints of Dao markings on it.
Oh ye, please spare thy powerstones to the novel for our grand undertaking of putting up a bounty of finding Ma Yuan's family.
We thank you in advance