Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

"But what exactly happened to you? What was the truth behind that incident all those years ago? Danta dispatched quite a few people to search everywhere for your whereabouts, yet they ultimately found nothing! And your current state—have you already regained a physical body? And this cultivation of yours... you appeared without this old man noticing in the slightest. What realm have you reached now?!"

The barrage of questions came crashing down like a volley of cannon fire, every word revealing the curiosity and concern he had suppressed for years. His eyes were filled with an urgent desire for answers.

When Xuan Kongzi brought up the events of the past, the casual smile on Yao Chen's face gradually faded. A faint gloom settled between his brows. He sighed softly, his voice growing heavier as he slowly recounted that buried history.

"What happened back then was, in a sense, a calamity born of the treachery of the human heart. My disciple Han Feng was originally a man of exceptional talent. I taught him with all my strength, wishing to pass down everything I had learned in my life. But in the end, fame and profit clouded his heart, and he was secretly beguiled by Old Man Mu Gu of the Soul Hall."

"The two colluded in secret and suddenly struck when I was unprepared. Their methods were vicious and ruthless. Had I not risked everything to preserve a wisp of Remnant Soul and escape, I fear I would have long since scattered into nothingness."

As Yao Chen's words fell, the air in the quiet chamber seemed to freeze.

Xuan Kongzi's eyes widened. His palm clenched sharply, his knuckles turning white from the force, while fury burned fiercely in his eyes. His tone could not conceal his outrage.

"What a heartless, ungrateful