This was Chen Mo's first time seeing a Thousand Mile Tracking Talisman behave so strangely.
Fortunately, nothing had happened to him. His inherited Jade Talisman contained an explanation for this phenomenon. Still, his hopes of finding the person had dimmed considerably.
A Thousand Mile Tracking Talisman could locate living people, provided they were within a thousand miles. If the target was beyond that range, it meant they were already more than a thousand miles away. The talisman would then spin in place before being used up, wasting a talisman.
Of course, if Chen Mo were capable of refining a Ten Thousand Mile Tracking Talisman, it might not have been wasted. Malaysia was only so large; perhaps he could have found the person. But for now, he could only refine Thousand Mile Tracking Talismans, so he could only watch in distress as one was wasted.
A Thousand Mile Tracking Talisman could also locate another kind of person: someone the spellcaster wished to find who was within a thousand miles but had died recently. In that case, the talisman would display this characteristic. Not only would it fly crookedly, but it would also speed up and slow down at intervals, moving with a halting sluggishness.
This was mainly because the target had died recently, leaving behind some residual personal information that could still be received. However, that information lacked staying power, which was why the talisman behaved this way.
People had three souls and seven spirits; others spoke of three lamps—Essence, Qi, and Spirit! Regardless, after death, such information would not vanish immediately. Under normal circumstances, after three days, the person could no longer be found at all, because everything would have dissipated.
Chen Mo quickly followed the talisman along the road. Looking at the paper crane formed from the talisman as