Old Shadow Remnant Pill

After stepping through the main doors of the hall, Chen Chuan did not hurry toward the Lacquer Box on the altar. Instead, he looked around in all directions.

The moment he entered, he sensed an invasive force. His Second Self immediately showed signs of fading into insubstantiality. Though the invasion was rather weak, it undeniably existed.

The signs of contamination that had appeared on Xu Mutang earlier were likely due to his entering this place.

However, it seemed that some of the arrangements originally present here had been weakened, perhaps because Xu Mutang had destroyed something earlier.

Aside from that, the placement of the damaged murals and the ever-burning lamps around them was also quite deliberate, as if they vaguely formed some kind of ritual.

He only had a superficial understanding of Esoteric Sect Rituals, but he could tell this one was not offensive in nature. It was more focused on maintenance. The arrangements and furnishings here were entirely different from those outside, bright as if new. Apart from the nature of their materials, this was likely due to the ritual's preservation.

After looking around once, he finally turned his attention to the Lacquer Box. From what Xu Mutang had said earlier, the thing that had escaped from Yuwen Yuanqi's body might very well have been the God of Emperor Ying.

This person had likely cultivated the Aspect of the Gods in the past, which was why he could occupy Yuwen Yuanqi's body and fight. But after a thousand years, he should not have had much strength left. Otherwise, he would not have abandoned the most useful vessel and fled earlier.

As for why he had hidden here at the end, was there something inside that could offer him shelter?

Chen Chuan walked closer, fixed his gaze on it, then