Hearing Ye En ask the question again, Chao Zhang's expression turned extremely grave. Suddenly, his features trembled, and the fear filling his eyes vanished as a clear light flashed within them.
"What you said may well be the truth. Counting this time, this altar has been activated five times before. Each activation consumed nearly the same materials. The soul energy contained within those materials was so immense that it far exceeded anything you or I could imagine.
"Added together, the soul energy from all five activations would be astonishing just to think about. This space is stable, and without damaging its spatial barrier, it would be impossible for soul energy from outside to gather here. By that reasoning, this cloud of mist that suddenly appeared must naturally belong to the statue's restriction itself."
Light flickered in Chao Zhang's eyes, and his expression suddenly calmed. The words in his mouth also emerged slowly.
Hearing Chao Zhang's analysis, Ye En nodded slightly. He had already thought of this point as well. Now that Chao Zhang had emphasized it, his own conclusion became even firmer.
"With such vast soul energy condensed together, let alone the essence soul of one cultivator—even the essence souls of dozens or hundreds of peak Profound Spirit cultivators could certainly be condensed. It seems Senior Dao Yan is truly going to be reborn this time."
Ye En's expression slowly recovered, and a surge of excitement appeared in his chest. As he spoke, the fear in his eyes had already turned into exhilaration.
Chao Zhang nodded without speaking, but anticipation also filled his heart.
Allowing Ancestor Daoyan to condense his essence soul anew and be reborn in the Cultivation World had been the most pressing matter for the Black Swallow Clan's council of elders for countless years, and one they