The people around them were stunned by the exchange between Ning Wangshu and Refining Soul Old Ancestor.
"Wait, what's going on? Does Great Grandmaster Ning have a grudge against Refining Soul Old Ancestor? And who's this Fang Ruchen he mentioned?"
"No idea. It looks like Great Grandmaster Ning is determined to fight Refining Soul Old Ancestor to the death!"
"Refining Soul Old Ancestor has clearly reached the realm above the Golden Core, just like Senior Ling. If Great Grandmaster Ning really fights him to the death, isn't he just courting death?"
"Great Grandmaster Ning is being far too foolish. He probably has no idea what level Refining Soul Old Ancestor has reached, yet he's already making such outrageous claims!"
"Exactly. After saying that, how could Refining Soul Old Ancestor possibly let him go? He'll definitely kill him before he's satisfied. Are we really going to witness the fall of a Peak Golden Core Great Grandmaster today?"
As the crowd discussed the matter, a Golden Core Great Grandmaster among them suddenly drew a quiet breath and said, "Fang Ruchen... It's been so many years since I last heard that name."
"Now that I think about it, Fang Ruchen must have survived the upheaval at Refining Soul Valley all those years ago. It looks like Refining Soul Old Ancestor only found him recently and killed him then..."
Hearing this, the people around him who had never heard of Fang Ruchen looked toward the Golden Core Great Grandmaster.
Someone couldn't hold back and asked, "Senior, may I ask who Fang Ruchen was? And what was that upheaval at Refining Soul Valley you just mentioned?"
"That's right, Senior. Could you explain it to us?"
The Golden Core Great Grandmaster glanced at them, then slowly said, "That happened a hundred years ago."
"Back then, Refining