When he looked over the information again, a terrifying speculation instantly formed in Xu Qing's mind.
"Another kind of biological energy storage vessel."
"Could it be..." Xu Qing's gaze darkened. "The so-called war between the two realms is nothing more than a conspiracy? And those cultivators who died are merely... food for the ancient immortals to restore their cultivation, or perhaps advance?"
Xu Qing's heart pounded like a drum.
He took a deep breath and tried to calm the shock and fury in his heart.
"If that is truly the case, then aren't these ancient immortals of the Heavenly Court treating cultivators like ants, toying with us at will?"
The discovery was far too shocking. If it was true, the fate of the entire cultivation world had been placed in an extremely dangerous position.
However, for Xu Qing, it was not so shocking or difficult to accept.
After all, the cultural education he had received on Blue Star had exposed him to plenty of novels and movies.
He had seen far too many stories about fishing across the ages, using mortals as bait, dark harvests, and the like.
This discovery merely made Xu Qing even more vigilant.
He told himself that he absolutely could not sit around and wait for death.
He quickly pulled his thoughts back to reality, his gaze falling once more upon the remains of the Foul Language Puppet as he silently calculated.
The existence of this puppet was undoubtedly a huge breakthrough.
Perhaps it could uncover the mysterious veil hiding the ancient immortals of the Heavenly Court.
"Daoist brother, we need to return to Wangxian City."
Xu Qing reappeared in the canyon and spoke to Upside Down True Being, who was regulating his breath.
Upside Down True Being frowned tightly upon hearing this. He had clearly