At that very moment.
The Heavenly Reincarnation Formation was still spinning furiously.
Outside the Reincarnation Stele Forest.
Countless Reincarnation Netherkin stood staring blankly at the scene before them.
The shock on their faces had yet to fade.
All one thousand Reincarnation Steles had been activated. They had never seen anything like it.
Just then.
Hum!
The void suddenly trembled.
An aged figure slowly descended from it, radiating a powerful aura.
That aura was ancient and profound, as though he had come from an age long past.
"Elder Ming!"
"Greetings, Elder Ming!"
The clanspeople around him bowed at his arrival.
Elder Luo Lin's expression changed, and he hurried forward to salute him. "Greetings, Elder Ming!"
Elder Ming paid them no heed.
His gaze was fixed on the formation within the Reincarnation Stele Forest.
After a moment, a trace of shock appeared in his clouded eyes. "After all these years, the Heavenly Reincarnation Formation has finally been activated!"
Elder Luo Lin's heart jolted. "There's a formation hidden in the Reincarnation Stele Forest?"
"Indeed!"
Elder Ming nodded slowly. "Only by activating all one thousand Reincarnation Steles can the Heavenly Reincarnation Formation be set in motion. Who activated it?"
Elder Luo Lin's expression stiffened, and unease gripped him.
Lu Ren was an outsider, after all.
He had personally allowed Lu Ren into the Reincarnation Stele Forest. If Elder Ming held him responsible, he could hardly escape blame.
"It was..."
Elder Luo Lin faltered. "It was a..."
Elder Ming frowned. "Who was it?"
Elder Luo Lin gritted his teeth and told the truth. "An outsider!"
"What?"
Elder Ming's expression changed sharply. "An outsider?"
"Elder Ming, his name is Lu Ren. He's a disciple of the Great Dao Sect!"
Elder Luo Lin saluted him and explained, "He saved the patriarch's life, so the patriarch made an