Xu Yi told him the truth. "This worm came from the Great Elder of the Yun family."
Mu Guangming said, "What a Great Elder Yun. Nurturing this worm is extraordinarily difficult. It feeds entirely on its master's soul, and nurturing such a strange creature must have badly damaged Great Elder Yun's soul. Yet he still managed to reach True Essence Fourth Turn. Even with the Yun family's immense resources behind him, he was a genius rarely seen in this world."
At this, Mu Guangming furrowed his brow again. "Something still doesn't add up. Since the Chiwu Worm was nurtured by Great Elder Yun, why is it still in this state? Great Elder Yun is dead, so the worm has lost its support and should have died as well. How could it have attached itself to the Soul-Summoning Banner?"
As he spoke, Mu Guangming suddenly spotted the thread of pure-white Law Pattern on the shaft of the Soul-Summoning Banner. He cried out, "A fourth-tier soul artifact!"
Then he sighed and pointed at Xu Yi. "You lucky devil, Heaven truly favors you. One rare treasure after another falls into your hands."
Xu Yi said, "It's only a fourth-tier artifact. Why exaggerate, Brother Mu?"
"How is this merely a fourth-tier artifact?" Mu Guangming said. "It's plainly a fourth-tier soul artifact! Used to support an attack, its power is unimaginable. Don't use this thing recklessly. The moment you reveal it, you'll inevitably provoke everyone's wrath. After all, no one wants someone nearby who can easily destroy their soul."
Even when a Yang Venerable died, his soul could often escape. Yet Xu Yi's Soul-Summoning Banner was so overbearing that even Great Elder Yun, with True Essence Fourth Turn and seventh-tier divine sense, hadn't managed to escape.
If others learned that Xu had a treasure capable