Lin Moyu sighed softly. The appearance of the palm print meant that the Grand Venerable of September was not far off.
The handprint was left not long ago, no more than ten years ago, so she should be in this vicinity.
This also means that the Great Venerable of September is still alive and well, and at least still has some power.
The Primordial Gem said, "Doesn't Master find it strange? There's no danger here, so why did she leave a palm print on the ground?"
Indeed, there were no living beings or dangers here, so why did she leave her palm print?
ADVERTISEMENTThe Great One wouldn't do something pointless; there must be a reason why he left his palm print.
Moreover, since the Great Venerable of September is a soul clone, it is difficult to replenish his soul power here, so he can only use a little bit.
Why leave behind a palm print that's a kilometer in size, when there's no danger and one wants to conserve their soul energy?
The only explanation Lin Moyu could think of was giving directions.
He left his palm print as a landmark to prevent himself from getting lost.
It's a bit funny that a great master would worry about getting lost, but this is indeed the case here.
The rules here are chaotic in many places, and powerful outsiders simply cannot find the correct route through these chaotic rules. Getting lost is a common occurrence, so signposts are needed.
But where does this palm print point?
Lin Moyu looked in the direction of the middle finger of the palm print, "That should be it."
He didn't move; the Undying Spirit Soldier had already gone in his place. After flying tens of thousands of miles away, another palm print appeared.
It was still a kilometer in size, but this time the direction of the palm print changed slightly. Continuing along the direction the middle finger was pointing, there was indeed another palm print ten thousand miles away.
Then, a palm print is placed every ten thousand miles, and the direction in which the middle finger points in each palm print is different.
The Great Venerable of September used this method to continuously guide himself.
"Where is she going with these directions?"
As Lin Moyu thought to himself, he started with the first palm print and had a group of undead soldiers search in the opposite direction.
Not only do we need to find the way out, but we also need to find the way we came, so that we have a beginning and an end, so that we can deduce the whole thing.
Lin Moyu whispered, "I have a feeling that if we find the Great Venerable of September, we should be able to find the core of heaven and earth."
The Primordial Gem asked, "Why is Master so certain?"
"The palm prints on the ground gave me the answer.
First, they pointed to the direction, and second, they showed me the power of the palm prints.
The varying strengths were not because she was reluctant to give up her power, but because she was in a hurry, which is why she used different amounts of power."
ADVERTISEMENT"But why is she in such a hurry? There are only two possibilities: either she is running for her life, or she is chasing after something."
"There's no need to leave a palm print when escaping. This is clearly pointing the way for the enemy, so she must be chasing something."
"What could possibly be worth pursuing here but the core of heaven and earth?"
According to Lin Moyu's deduction, the Great Venerable of the Ninth Month found the core of heaven and earth and knew that only by refining the core of heaven and earth could she leave this place.
However, the core of heaven and earth is obviously not so easy to refine, and this core of heaven and earth can hide, so she needs to keep chasing it.
The Primordial Gem said, "Even if you're chasing the core of heaven and earth, you don't need to leave a palm print."
Lin Moyu said, "I have another guess, but it hasn't been confirmed yet. We'll find out soon. Perhaps these handprints have another function besides being road signs."
Lin Moyu continued to follow the palm print, and after several days, he stopped.
The Primordial Gem said in surprise, "Strange, we've been here before."
The place where Lin Moyu stopped was exactly where she first discovered the palm print.
Lin Moyu said, "There are a total of 3,600 palm prints, each ten thousand miles apart, forming a circle. We have just completed one circle."
"My previous thinking wasn't entirely correct. Besides pointing the way, the palm print also serves another purpose: to define the area."
"The Great Venerable of September has defined this area, which should be the area where the core of heaven and earth is located."
"In that case, let's look for it here."
A large number of undead soldiers flew out and conducted a thorough search of the area enclosed by the palm print.
The mountain ranges stretch endlessly, and there are enough undead soldiers to take over every village and piece of land.
I spent several days searching the entire area, but found nothing.
Lin Moyu was confident that his thinking was correct; since it wasn't on the surface, he would look underground.
Within the mountains, there were canyons and caves, and the undead soldiers began to venture inside.
They pay attention to all traces, and will not let go of any trace of human activity.
The soul clone of the Great Venerable of September usually disappears without a trace when it lands, and it may not even land at all.
But if she's ever been here, she'll definitely leave some clues.
The Undead Soldier quickly discovered some traces—traces of being burned by the Soul Fire. The traces were faint, but they still left a trace of soul energy.
Based on these traces, the Undead Soldiers searched even deeper.
ADVERTISEMENTThis enclosed area contains countless caves, forming a vast underground labyrinth.
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Lin Moyu was getting a headache just looking at the map that was constantly being refined in his mind.
This labyrinth is more complex than ever before, stretching at least a million meters underground. Even Lin Moyu found it a bit daunting.
Without these undead soldiers, you would get lost even if you went in on your own.
Even with undead spirit weapons, it would still take a lot of effort to explore them thoroughly.
Especially in the underground labyrinth, there are some broken rules, and the rules are somewhat chaotic. Sometimes, if you go into one hole, you will come out of another hole [or even be directly teleported to the surface].
The Undead Spirit Weapon has encountered similar problems many times, further increasing the difficulty of its search.
"If Grand Venerable Jiuyue didn't have any special methods, this labyrinth alone would have been enough for her to explore for tens of thousands of years."
The undead soldier continued searching deeper and deeper into the cave, and Silent Whisper felt that he was getting close to his destination.
Finally, several undead soldiers passed through an invisible barrier and entered a vast underground space.
Two undead spirit soldiers were instantly annihilated by an invisible force the moment they entered this space, their bodies vanishing without a trace, leaving not even ashes behind.
They cannot be reborn on the spot; they can only be resurrected in the magical realm.
Lin Moyu frowned. "The power of the forbidden zone of life."
He connected with the vision of the Undead Spirit Soldier and saw a thin mist, the Lotus Garden filled with the forbidden zone of life.
He had dealt with forbidden zones of life before, risking his life tens of thousands of times in similar fog, so he was very clear about it and would not be mistaken.
Using the surviving undead spirit weapon, Lin Moyu was able to see this space clearly.
This space is very vast, filled with fog of varying thickness, drifting everywhere at different speeds.
These mists are the power of the forbidden zone of life; almost any living thing in the world that touches them will die.
The undead soldiers explored forward, dodging the mist as they ventured deeper into the fog.
More and more undead soldiers entered that space, exploring it while avoiding the surrounding energy.
Lin Moyu followed him into the cave, and following the pre-planned route, quickly traversed the underground labyrinth and entered that space.
He examined the mist; unlike the undead spirit weapon, he could clearly sense the anomaly in this space.
The remaining rules of heaven and earth intertwine with the power of the forbidden zone of life, causing mist to fly everywhere.
Sometimes the rules will also form special forces, either pushing or sucking.
If you are in it, you are very likely to be pushed into the mist by the rules and die a violent death.
"This place is somewhat similar to the Celestial Vortex, but it is even more chaotic."