Chen Lin followed the sensation forward.
To his surprise, however, the fluctuation grew increasingly distant, as though it were moving.
"A living creature?"
Chen Lin's eyes flickered.
He began to understand why he had failed to find the Divine Oracle after scouring the Swamp. Apparently, something had carried it out of the Swamp, though he did not know whether a monster or another cultivator was responsible.
What troubled him even more was this.
The Swamp covered such an enormous area, yet the other party had appeared precisely where he was. That was a little too much of a coincidence.
It was hard not to suspect a deliberate arrangement.
He pondered for a moment.
Then Chen Lin pursued it anyway.
The more someone was manipulating things, the less he could afford to throw himself into disarray. He only needed to proceed at his own pace.
After pursuing it for a while.
He finally closed some of the distance.
Chen Lin released his runic field, covering more than ten li ahead. The target immediately became clear.
He froze in surprise.
The moving target was actually a person, holding a glowing Round Bead and struggling within his field.
He did not approach any farther.
Chen Lin turned the densely packed runic inscriptions into ropes and bound the person securely. Once he confirmed that she could no longer resist, he pulled her straight to his side.
"Who are you? Why are you grabbing me? I haven't done anything to you!"
The person he dragged over was small and petite. She struggled as she demanded answers, but did not dare raise her voice too loudly.
Chen Lin glanced at her.
She was a skinny girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen, with plain features and a shabby magical robe. She was filthy, clearly not someone