That was right. With a Spirit Talisman, they could easily determine whether a cultivator was alive or dead. There was no need to deliberately obtain the other party's Soul Jade Slip.
After Shi Ying reminded him, Chi Xue immediately realized it, too. He hurriedly tested it, though he didn't send a message—he simply probed for an answer. It didn't take long to confirm that Ling Tian was still alive.
Seeing the hopeful looks on everyone's faces, Chi Xue nodded. "That's right. Ling Tian is still alive."
"Just as I thought. He's still alive." Shi Meng said, then furrowed her brow. "Since he's still alive, why has he disappeared from the God Realm? Could he really have taken control of the Dark Pavilion? Otherwise, how could we have failed to find any trace of him?"
"We already analyzed this before. With Ling Tian's strength, it's impossible for him to control the Dark Pavilion. In fact, I'm certain that our combined strength is far greater than his now. If even we can't control the Dark Pavilion, there's no way Ling Tian can. Don't forget, he hasn't captured any powerful cultivators like we have." Po Tian shook his head. Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, he added casually, "Maybe Ling Tian is hiding somewhere remote to cultivate. Or he could have gotten trapped in some forbidden ground while searching for Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. That's certainly possible. After all, you and I both know how perilous some forbidden grounds in the extraterrestrial starfields are."
"That's true." Shi Lin nodded. "There are plenty of extremely dangerous places like the Demon God Forbidden Ground in the extraterrestrial starfields. Even with our current strength, we might not make it out alive if we entered the Demon God Forbidden Ground. So it's entirely possible that Ling Tian is trapped in