[Hidden master, a probe, the Spacetime Token fully charged]

The final two words left his lips, yet lingered without dispersing, aimed straight at that Golden Core Powerhouse!

"Pfft—!"

In an instant, the Golden Core Powerhouse who had been hovering above Blackstone Town was annihilated on the spot.

He did not even have time to scream.

In the next blink, his imprint upon the Heavenly Dao manifested. The true spirit remaining within it emerged, reconstituting his flesh and restoring his soul, all in an instant.

He returned once more, unlike the reincarnation and cultivation of a Foundation Establishment True Person.

Once a Golden Core Powerhouse attained his realm, that attainment was permanent. By imprinting his true spirit upon the Heavenly Dao, he could resurrect endlessly, making Golden Core Powerhouses exceedingly difficult to kill.

Yet after resurrecting, he looked terrified, as though he had encountered some unspeakable horror.

You looked toward the source of the voice. The being who had instantly slain a Golden Core Powerhouse was right... beside you?

An old man sweeping the ground?!

A hidden master!

But since when had there been someone sweeping here?!

How had you not known?!

"Wait!" You suddenly noticed an inexplicable sense of familiarity when the old man turned around.

A faint, searing heat came from your Storage Bag.

You opened it and found a jade pendant. Suddenly, you remembered—wasn't this the mad old man from a year ago?

He wasn't at Foundation Establishment Perfection, but a Golden Core Powerhouse?

No, that wasn't right. What Golden Core Powerhouse could instantly slay someone of the same realm? Though he hadn't killed him completely, he must still have been among the very strongest Golden Core Powerhouses.

The mad old sweeper reverted to his dull-witted state in an instant, repeatedly muttering under his breath.

"Found it, found it."

Deaf to your calls, he shuffled toward a