The Soul Gathering Hall was the first thing Qin Fengming had seen with his own eyes after entering this space. It stood in a valley of considerable size.
A layer of mist shrouded the valley. Although it was no different from the mist that already existed here, it possessed the effect of concealing divine sense. With the tall peaks surrounding it blocking the view, it was difficult to detect from afar that this place held a vast cluster of towering palace halls.
The palace complex was called vast because the five connected palace halls occupied an area extending a full thousand zhang.
Above the doors of the towering central hall hung a plaque inscribed with the words: "Soul Gathering Hall."
"Two seniors, may I ask where those four corpse puppets appeared from earlier?" Qin Fengming asked solemnly as he looked at the dignified, ancient palace complex before him.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, look there. Those four stone pedestals on the stone steps were where the four corpse puppets originally stood."
Hearing Qin Fengming speak, Kou Yuxin's eyes flickered slightly. Without hesitation, he pointed directly toward the entrance of a palace on the left and spoke.
Following his finger, Qin Fengming indeed saw the four square stone pedestals before the hall doors.
"Those four corpse puppets were actually outside the hall doors. That is rather unexpected." Qin Fengming studied the place for a moment before slowly speaking.
"You mean to ask why the essence souls within those four corpse puppets could persist for so long while the puppets remained outside, don't you?" Immortal Yun Ling answered from the side as soon as Qin Fengming finished speaking.
"Precisely. Although corpse puppets are refined from cultivators' physical bodies, they no longer possess any vitality. In principle, the essence souls within them should also be