Abyss Eternal Life Art, Gate of Immortality

"It was only half of the evil intent." The old man raised his head, revealing a face similar to Qin Wang's, though the right half had rotted to the bone. "The good intent sealed me here, using stars as a prison and time as shackles."

Xu Xian did not approach, remaining vigilant. "Qin Wang sent me."

"That little brat?" The old man suddenly burst into laughter, chains clattering. "Did he tell you there was a secret here that could save the Seventeen Realms?"

Without waiting for Xu Xian's answer, the old man violently yanked at the chains. "Wrong! There is only the truth here—the cruel truth!"

The stellar labyrinth abruptly shifted, its fragments reassembling into a vast star map. Xu Xian saw the scene from the dawn of the Primordial Continent: the First Generation Supreme had not been one person, but twins! The good intent created the Star Chain Array, while the evil intent bred chaos. Yet at the final moment, the good intent ambushed the evil intent and split its power in two—most of it was sealed in Star Marrow Valley, while a smaller portion was suppressed beneath the heart of the Seventeen Realms.

"So that black-eyed youth..."

"Was the manifestation of that portion of my power." The old man sneered. "But the truly dangerous one is the other half that escaped."

Xu Xian suddenly recalled the guardian of the God-Slaying Blade—the silver-gray figure within the mist!

"Looks like you understand." The old man nodded in satisfaction. "That traitor stole my memories and has been searching for a way to resurrect the complete evil intent. This black-eyed youth was merely a vessel for his experiment."

"Why are you telling me this?" Xu Xian asked, baffled.

The old man's expression abruptly became incomparably weary. "Because even evil intent despises a