Hong Jizi believed that Persistence Gu was merely a fabricated Gu mentioned in The Legend of Human Ancestor.
But Xuan Jizi shook his head. "Persistence Immortal Gu is not some nonexistent Gu. In fact, it truly existed once."
Hong Jizi was greatly astonished. "How did I not know?"
"I learned of this by chance while traveling through Northern Plains. The person who had once refined Persistence Immortal Gu was the renowned Immortal Venerable Yuan Lian. He was also the one who entered the Gate of Life and Death and brought Countercurrent River into the world. He should have been Countercurrent River's first owner," Xuan Jizi said.
"Immortal Venerable Yuan Lian! So that was it? But why had Countercurrent River now fallen into Old Ancestor Xue Hu's hands?" Hong Jizi asked again.
Xuan Jizi shook his head once more. "I do not know the twists and turns of this matter... What is going on?!"
At that moment, a soft bang suddenly rang out.
Within the fate-refining sub-array, several mortal Gu suddenly exploded.
The pillar of light erupting from the sub-array immediately shrank by ten percent.
This sudden development instantly interrupted their conversation. Hong Jizi immediately grew nervous. "Part of the Gu formation has been damaged. Why are you not hurrying to repair and replenish it?"
Xuan Jizi shook his head. "I expected this. Even the Mother Child Fate Refining Great Array cannot withstand Countercurrent River's might and is bound to suffer damage. Moreover, this formation has a flaw: once it begins operating, it cannot be repaired from within unless the entire Gu formation is stopped."
Hong Jizi's brows were tightly furrowed. "Countercurrent River has not yet been drawn here. What should we do now?"
Xuan Jizi smiled. "Rest assured. I set up this formation. How could I have failed to anticipate