The charm wasn't ready yet—not to its full potential—but it was functional.
He had enough materials now that if he died, he could revive once.
But doing so in the sect?
Impossible.
Too risky.
"If I reappear inside the sect after dying in front of others…" he muttered. "Even the dumbest disciple would start asking questions."
That kind of secret couldn't be exposed—not yet, not ever.
So he needed to plan carefully.
Somewhere on the route to the Southern Marshes, before they reached the tomb expedition site, he needed to find a place to set up his revival anchor. A hidden location, deep enough in the wilderness or ruins, that if something went wrong, he could vanish and reappear without causing suspicion.
It had to be far enough from the sect, but not too far from the tomb—because depending on how things went, he might not want to go back to the sect at all.
He might want to go straight back into the marsh.To finish whatever business had killed him.
