Ancient Great Fiend!!!

The moment those words were spoken, the secret chamber fell into dead silence.

Min Huang was the first to recover, his voice filled with shock and doubt.

"Sky-Piercing Trial Cliff?!"

"But that place is clearly a thoroughgoing trap! There isn't even a hair there—what immortal sovereign's inheritance could it possibly have!?"

Venerable Du'e slowly shook his head.

"You know only one part, not the other. The Trial Cliff does indeed contain an inheritance, but to claim it, one must first possess the key."

"When Wu Wang confessed his origins to the old abbot back then, he also revealed many details about the secret realm."

"My master was able to obtain that secret art of blood-sacrifice artifact refinement only because of the fragmented information he received from the old abbot."

As his words fell, Min Huang and the other two exchanged glances, their expressions gaining a measure of understanding.

After all, the treasures refined through blood sacrifice were still in the hands of all three of them, and they had all come from Venerable Du'e.

Moreover, the power of these treasures was far beyond that of ordinary magical artifacts.

Whether in rank or wondrous use, they were worthy of being called sect-protecting treasures.

The three had always treasured them dearly over the years.

Recalling the baleful aura that surged within him whenever he gripped his sword, Ye Fenghan could not help but interject.

"Though the blood-sacrifice art is powerful, it harms the harmony of Heaven and has always been condemned by the Righteous Path. Could this truly have been the work of an immortal sovereign?"

Venerable Du'e cast him an indifferent glance.

"The path of an immortal sovereign, too, may be righteous or evil. How could people like us possibly fathom it? Or perhaps that immortal sovereign was simply an Evil