Qi Yuan looked toward the source of the voice and immediately felt a sharp, piercing edge.
He examined it closely, yet what he saw was an amiable old man.
However, this old man gave Qi Yuan a strange feeling.
As though... he was not a living person.
Suddenly, a trace of vigilance flashed through his eyes. He shielded Little Bride behind him, gripped his longsword, and faced the old man.
He said, "You are a demon spawn!"
Qi Yuan could tell that the old man's body was completely empty inside. The entire person was, in truth, nothing but a sheet of human skin.
The old man's face still bore an amiable smile. "This old man may be considered a demon spawn, yet not entirely."
Qi Yuan scrutinized the old man again.
He sensed a dense aura of the metal element upon him.
A conjecture arose in his heart.
The old man said, "This old man has long forgotten his name from before death.
"After the Extraterrestrial Demon devoured this old man's flesh and blood, this old man died, leaving only a sheet of human skin in this world.
"After entering the Five Elements Forbidden Ground, this old man gained another sliver of life.
"Now, this old man is called Gold Ancestor. This old man is human, yet not human; if you ask whether I live or die, then I am already dead."
Qi Yuan looked at Gold Ancestor and understood.
The current Gold Ancestor was merely a vessel carrying a segment of metal-element rules.
He did not even possess a soul.
He was only an obsession.
Thus, there was no difference between him and the dead.
"Why were you waiting for me?" Qi Yuan asked, his vigilance undiminished.
"Lord Tong of the Yin Yang Forbidden Ground must have invited the