At the very end of his musings, a flash of inspiration struck Yin Luo, as though he had thought of something.
But before he could ponder it further,
a faint streak of light flashed swiftly a thousand zhang away.
The glimmer was weak, nearly imperceptible.
Yet to a Tribulation Crossing stage ghost cultivator like Yin Luo, it was as clear as the morning star in the dead of night.
"So it was here. You certainly ran fast enough!"
The corners of Yin Luo's mouth lifted slightly. Without a second thought, he swayed and swiftly gave chase.
A thousand zhang was no different from being right beside him.
In the time it took to flick a finger, Yin Luo caught up to the streak of light that was nearly vanishing.
He pointed a finger, and the surrounding Ghostly Qi surged and churned at his command.
However,
as the attack descended, an earthen-yellow paper effigy emerged from within the streak of light and burst into a ball of scorching flame in midair.
"Hm? A cultivator's puppet paper effigy technique. It has some merit.
"Unfortunately, once a technique is cast, traces will always remain. Let's see just where you brat can hide today!"
Watching the paper effigy rapidly burn away in the firelight, Yin Luo's gaze turned cold. In the blink of an eye, he locked onto another faint glimmer.
Without the slightest hesitation, he decisively pursued it.
Naturally, what he caught was still only another puppet paper effigy.
But precisely because of that, he felt even more confident about finding the person he sought.
As for whether the other party was deliberately playing "hide-and-seek" with him, he did not care in the least.
Did a Tribulation Crossing stage existence need to worry about a Body Integration Realm cultivator playing tricks while tracking