The Golden Coffin opened.
A middle-aged man appeared before Li Zhōujūn and Great Emperor Luoshui. He wore white robes, had a head of white hair, a handsome face, and skin that gleamed with an indestructible golden sheen.
With the appearance of the white-haired middle-aged man, Great Emperor Luoshui suddenly felt as though she were an ant gazing upon the blue heavens, overwhelmed by the sheer majesty before her.
"You truly don't know that old fellow?" the white-haired middle-aged man asked Li Zhōujūn, his eyes indifferent.
"I don't." Li Zhōujūn shook his head.
"The people from the Household wanted him to kill me, but he only suppressed me here, waiting until my cultivation was sufficient for me to break free. If the Household learned of this, he would be placed in danger."
The white-haired middle-aged man slowly looked at Li Zhōujūn. "I thought he had regretted it and sent you to kill me. If that were the case, I would have accepted my fate.
"After all, I would have died long ago if not for him.
"But since that isn't the case, I can't let you leave. I don't want that old fellow to place himself in danger."
Great Emperor Luoshui's expression changed when she heard this.
Li Zhōujūn merely smiled faintly. "But you can't kill me."
"I severed my past and turned myself into a corpse, refining this Golden Corpse Body to the minor-achievement stage. Today, I'll use you to test it out!" The white-haired middle-aged man threw back his head and laughed, then abruptly brought his palms together.
In an instant, the entire bottom of the Drowning God Abyss was turned upside down. Terrifying whirlpools formed around Li Zhōujūn and Great Emperor Luoshui, each resembling a gaping maw ready to swallow people whole.
Great Emperor Luoshui felt that if