Everything that the rank 4 cultivator added to the ball either fused with it or removed a portion of the ball. When he was done, there was a small red ball roasting over the fire.
The rank 4 cultivator took this red ball and presented it to the young rank 5 cultivator with a bow as he said, "It is done, sir."
The young rank 5 cultivator took the red ball and activated it with his internal energy. This caused the ball to glow a red light. It glowed brightly, but its light was only shining in one direction.
Every ray of light that the ball was creating was all congregating in one direction. This direction indicated where Slav was.
The rank 5 cultivator also sensed something more precise about Slav's location, other than the direction that he was in. What he sensed made him say, "He is not in the city."
