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In the desolate southern plains, the wind cuts like a knife.

Luo Tian and his group transformed into several streaks of light, speeding close to the ground.

The metal tag on Nannan's fingertip was as hot as a branding iron, pointing the way, while Qianqian closed her eyes and focused her mind, locking onto the fleeting yet extremely sinister aura ahead.

"Master, that aura is very strange..." Qianqian suddenly spoke, her voice carrying a hint of solemnity.

"It is neither corpse energy nor pure spiritual power, but rather... a 'pseudo-life' forcibly mixed together from countless remnant souls."

Moreover, its speed was extremely fast, far exceeding the escape speed of ordinary peak Earth Immortals, seemingly... utilizing some kind of 'jumping' power of the earth's veins.

"Using the earth's veins to teleport?" Xiao Xiao looked up in surprise.

"That requires extremely precise mastery of formations and a thorough understanding of the earth's ley lines; the slightest mistake could lead to certain death. This pawn of Jin Wuming possesses such abilities?"

Luo Tian's expression remained calm, but a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes:

"It's not about ability, it's about willingness. Willing to use countless remnant souls as fuel, willing to sacrifice one's own lifespan, just to gain a moment of extreme speed."

This "chess piece" is probably exhausted, only wanting to complete one of Jin Wuming's commands before being completely annihilated.

As they spoke, a vast, dried-up salt lake appeared at the edge of the wasteland ahead.

The cracks on the lakebed resembled a spiderweb, gleaming with a deathly white light under the pale moonlight.

And that gloomy aura suddenly disappeared in the center of this salt lake!

"Disappeared?" Qiqi asked timidly, clutching the pottery jar.

"They didn't disappear, they just went into hiding."

Luo Nannan spoke coldly, and crimson golden divine fire spread from beneath her feet, turning the saline ground beneath her feet a deep red.

She could sense that there was an extremely subtle "node" in the earth's veins at this point, and the energy was penetrating deep into the earth along that node.

Luo Tian slowly descended and stood in the center of the salt lake.

He didn't rush to attack, but instead lifted one foot and gently stepped on the cracked ground.

"Buzz..."

A powerful yet restrained spiritual energy at the peak of the Earth Immortal realm flowed into the ground like ripples on water, running down his feet.

The entire salt lake trembled slightly, and from the cracks, a thin, grayish-black, viscous liquid seeped out, emitting a nauseating stench.

"Hiding one's head while revealing one's tail."

Luo Tian spoke indifferently, pointing his fingers like a sword and making a light slash in the void beneath his feet.

An invisible sword intent did not strike a physical object, but rather struck the hidden "node" within the earth's veins!

This sword strike, seemingly ordinary, contains the power of rules that sever cause and effect and shatter illusion.

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Under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao rules in the cultivation world, being able to utilize sword intent to this extent is already considered the pinnacle.

"Sizzle!"

Like a red-hot knife cutting through butter, a very faint but teeth-grinding tearing sound rang out.

In the center of the salt lake, the seemingly solid ground was actually torn open by this invisible sword intent, creating a crack more than ten feet wide!

Deep within the crack, there was not soil, but a distorted, hazy space!

Inside the space, a figure was sitting cross-legged.

The figure was extremely blurry, as if it were pieced together from countless broken shadows. Its face was not visible, but all that could be seen was that it was surrounded by countless wailing remnant souls, and the core of those remnant souls was connected to a gray rune that was exactly the same as the one in the Ten Thousand Corpse Cave!

"Finally, they've shown up."

Luo Tian stood at the edge of the crack, looking down at the blurry figure with icy eyes.

"Jin Wuming's 'Shadow Slave' is made of thousands of remnant souls and has the Reincarnation Rune as its core. It is created specifically to transmit information and execute irreversible commands."

You followed this rune, are you trying to destroy evidence, or do you want to... pass on a message to me?

The blurry figure slowly raised its head. Although it had no facial features, one could feel a cold, resentful, yet strangely respectful "gaze" falling on Luo Tian.

A hoarse, overlapping voice, as if composed of countless sounds, emanated from that distorted space:

"War... Heaven... Emperor... Lord..." The voice was broken and intermittent, each word seemingly uttered with all its strength.

"The patriarch has said... Reincarnation is beyond your control... The Seven-Colored Illusionary Heart Orchid is the guide... Return immediately... or you will bear the consequences..."

After uttering this fragmented string of words, the blurry figure trembled violently, and the remnant souls entwined around it emitted a shrill shriek, beginning to disintegrate inch by inch.

The gray rune also cracked with a "crack," seemingly about to destroy itself after completing its mission of delivering the message.

"Trying to leave?" A cold glint flashed in Luo Tian's eyes. "Since you're here, make your point clear before you go!"

He stretched out his palm and gently squeezed the crack.

An irresistible suction force came, and he forcibly pulled the disintegrating shadow slave and the gray runes that were about to shatter out of the distorted space!

However, just as Shadow Slave and Rune broke free from the distorted space, a sudden change occurred!

The gray rune was not captured by Luo Tian as expected. Instead, it suddenly burst out with an extremely dazzling gray light containing pure reincarnation power!

This gray light was not an attack, but an extremely domineering "marking" power!

"Whoosh!"

With a flash of gray light, it instantly traversed space, ignoring all of Luo Tian's defenses, and directly entered the void beside Luo Tian before disappearing without a trace.

The shadow slave, amidst screams, was completely reduced to ashes.

Luo Tian frowned slightly, looking in the direction where the gray light disappeared, his eyes suddenly turning extremely cold.

"The mark of reincarnation... the cross-boundary mark..." he murmured, his voice carrying a rare hint of solemnity.

"That old dog Jin Wuming actually used such methods in the cultivation world... This mark is not for attack, but for 'location'."

He wanted to know my exact location in the cultivation world, or rather, he wanted this suppressed clone of mine to become a 'beacon' to guide his power in the immortal realm to find some kind of 'coordinates'...

He looked up and gazed northwest, towards the core area where the spiritual veins of Crane City, and indeed the entire cultivation world, converged.

"Master, that gray light..."

Xiao Xiao stammered as she asked, recalling how, in that brief moment, she had sensed a deathly stillness that even the Tree of Life trembled at.

"It's a marker, and also a warning."

Luo Tian withdrew his gaze, his expression returning to calm, but the chill in his eyes intensified.

"Jin Wuming is telling me that he has his eye on me, and also on the origin of this cultivation world."

The Seven-Colored Illusion Orchid is indeed the key. However…”

A cruel smile curled at the corner of his lips:

"Trying to use me as a beacon? They'd better see if they have the ability to receive the signal. Now that this mark is in my hands, it's mine, my little girl."

"Yes, Master." Luo Nannan stepped forward, the crimson-gold divine fire burning quietly in her palm.

"Use your Phoenix True Fire to completely refine and corrupt the aura of this mark. I want the 'signal' Jin Wuming receives to be nothing but noise."

Luo Tian gave the instructions.

"yes!"

Nannan nodded, and crimson gold divine fire rose from her palm. Although it was only the fire of a peak Earth Immortal, it carried the innate restraining power of the Phoenix Clan, enough to corrupt all evil marks.

At the same time, Luo Tian waved his sleeve, and a beam of spiritual light shot towards the distant valley. It was a message to Xiao Jin, informing him that the situation had changed and urging him to be on high alert.

Having done all this, Luo Tiancai looked towards the northwest horizon once more, a hint of reminiscence and resolve flashing in his eyes:

"Jin Wuming... Do you think you're the only one plotting this? This cultivation world is ultimately my domain. You may be an expert in the path of reincarnation, but in this world, you must abide by my rules."

He turned around, took Nannan and the others with him, and without lingering, transformed into a streak of light and sped back towards the valley.

That reincarnation mark, tainted by the Phoenix True Fire, will become an important pawn in his reverse pursuit of Jin Wuming.

Meanwhile, in the valley, Xiao Jin was sitting cross-legged by the well when he suddenly sensed Luo Tian's message, and a fierce glint flashed in his dragon eyes.

He looked up, gazing northwest, and muttered to himself, "Old dog... so they're getting serious now...?"