The sky gradually darkened, and Chu Tian looked at the map. He had now arrived at the ruined town where he had first met Ning Wan.
Looking at the dilapidated scene here and the administrative building standing in the center of the town, memories of Ning Wan and others flooded back.
It was evident that the temporary base in the Land of Death had gradually been established, but Chu Tian had no idea about the current situation of his companions.
He realized that he hadn't contacted them since leaving them, so Chu Tian took out a communicator from his space. The communicator was still from the Nine-Headed Snake, and he dialed Norta's communication code.
A few seconds later, Norta's holographic image appeared on the communicator. However, when he saw Chu Tian's changed face, he looked puzzled. It was clear that he didn't recognize the man before him.
Chu Tian cleared his throat and pointed to the administrative building behind him, asking, "Do you remember where we met Ning Wan?"
Soon, Norta's eyes lit up, and he was about to call out Chu Tian's name, but then he changed his tone and said, "Isn't this Big Wei? What brings you to think of your brother all of a sudden?"
"I've been away from you for too long, just checking in on your situation," Chu Tian replied with a slight smile, clearly satisfied with Norta's reaction.
Norta smiled and pointed behind him, saying, "Not bad at all. Our mission is complete, although three new recruits did something foolish, and one of them didn't make it. But we successfully delivered your sister, Yu Weiwei, safe and sound. We're planning to return to the base today."
When Chu Tian heard him mention Yu Weiwei, he just smiled. After all, this Yu Weiwei only existed in his inherited memories, and he had no real emotions for her.
Changing the subject, Chu Tian asked, "Please take care of your safety."
"What about you?" It was clear that Norta was concerned about Chu Tian's safety.
Chu Tian replied with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm doing fine. If you hear anything about Kleysha, you'll know."
"I heard that you recently killed another foreign elder from the Clinton family. They seem to be planning to send their family knights to deal with you. Be careful," Norta cautioned.
Upon hearing about the knights, Chu Tian hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Knights? Are they similar to the martial artists in China?"
Norta had mentioned mages and knights before, but he had actually seen mages like Aya. As for knights, it was easy to associate them with Westerners wearing armor and riding horses.
Norta explained with a smile, "A group of people who believe in the Church of Light. They may not be much different from us martial artists, but their fighting style is a bit unique. I haven't seen it firsthand, so be careful."
"Your explanation doesn't seem to make much of a difference," Chu Tian said with a wry smile.
Norta shrugged and replied, "I've never been to the China region, so who knows?"
Chu Tian and Norta chatted for a while before ending the communication.
After putting away the communicator, Chu Tian used his mental power to sense and entered the administrative building. He rested here for the night and then continued his journey. However, as he left the town, he suddenly felt a mental force locking onto him.
Chu Tian quickly expanded his mental power but couldn't detect anyone or any beasts within nearly two kilometers. This feeling of being mentally locked onto was quite unpleasant, as it was the first time Chu Tian had experienced it.
Taking out the Golden Cudgel, Chu Tian cautiously left the town.
He traveled for over a hundred kilometers, but he still couldn't sense who was spying on him. Now, he was in a desolate wilderness, and he decided to set up a camp and continue his cultivation.
Lately, Chu Tian's cultivation had been somewhat stagnant, and he couldn't break through the third layer of the "Nine Heavens, Ten Earths, My Dominance" technique. Although his total spiritual power had reached the advanced B+ level, all his techniques seemed to be hitting a bottleneck, like an unbreakable windowpane.
Exiting his cultivation, Chu Tian suddenly felt that the prying eyes on him had disappeared.
This puzzled him, as he couldn't understand who it might be.
Without this intrusive feeling, Chu Tian put away the sword formation and continued on his way.
Flying in the sky for over fifty kilometers, he suddenly sensed three figures with his mental power, and behind them was a Divine Fire Rhino.
This Divine Fire Rhino was sturdy and had already reached the advanced B level.
The three running people were two men and a woman, but they were all covered in dirt, as if they had rolled in the mud like three little mud monkeys, making their appearances unrecognizable.
However, their levels were quite clear. The most powerful among them, the man holding the Gauss semi-automatic rifle and occasionally shooting at the Divine Fire Rhino, was at C level and had the Fire talent.
The other man and woman were ordinary D level, with one having Lightning talent and the other Ice talent.
For Chu Tian, these people were no longer a threat. He approached and found that the man with the Gauss rifle was the highest level, reaching C level and having the Fire talent.
As the team's only C level talent warrior, he quickly put away his Gauss rifle and said, "Thank you for your help with this Divine Fire..."
Chu Tian waved his hand, showing no interest, and was about to leave. After all, he was just passing by and had helped out casually.
At this moment, the only woman in the team spoke up, "Elder, thank you very much! Since you're so tired and dusty, why don't you join us and go to our temporary base? We'll treat you to some food, and we happen to have a lot of ancient wine."
Chu Tian stopped in his tracks. He wasn't a stranger to alcohol, but ancient wines were a rarity, and he was tempted to relax with a drink.
After looking at the three people before him, Chu Tian nodded and agreed.