What struck everyone before their eyes could take in the sight was the sensation of touch. The rich spiritual energy rushing toward them, so dense it seemed it would pierce their skin, made them all shiver. Then came a wave of comfort that spread through their bodies. Even the enchanting beauty could not help letting out a moan of pleasure.
Then, an immense sorrow welled up in their hearts, as though the heavens sighed and the earth wept. The vast grief of heaven and earth spread through them, nearly drowning their consciousness.
Just then, He Binji barked, "Clear your minds!"
At once, everyone focused their minds and guarded their spirits. The grief of heaven and earth quickly faded.
He Binji said, "This is the strange thing about the Heavenly God Hall. It's said that this aura is the so-called ancient aura, though no one knows whether that's true. In any case, this aura definitely didn't exist in the Archaic Martial Period. My ancestors speculated that it may have some inexplicable connection to the collapse of the Heavenly God Hall. But this aura has been passed down for so long that its origins can no longer be traced."
"According to the Inheritance Notes passed down by my ancestors, countless peerless talents lost their minds in these sighs of heaven and earth when they first explored the Heavenly God Hall. They became walking corpses and eventually rotted away in this world. If I hadn't protected you with a secret technique and shaken you awake, some of you would surely have become trapped in it and lost your minds. Do you still think the deal you made with me was a bad one?"
Everyone was convinced. Mr. He was clearly addicted to taking credit for himself; he couldn't go three sentences without bringing