Although the three of them had manifested, some restriction still seemed to bind them, preventing them from acting immediately. They could only maintain their current state.
Yet judging from their expressions, they had apparently anticipated this situation long ago. None of them showed any surprise and simply chose to wait quietly.
"Chi, do you know what happened to the founding patriarch back then?" one of the cultivators asked.
The cultivator in the middle nodded slightly. "If you want to know, I can tell you."
Chi had no intention of hiding anything. Their being able to enter the Ancient Immortal Realm this time was truly a stroke of great fortune. Among the Soul Refining Sect's many disciples, probably not even one in a thousand had been as lucky as they were. Chi was extremely excited right now, so telling his two subordinates a few old tales was no big deal.
"It is said that after the founding patriarch entered the Ancient Immortal Realm, he was pursued by enemies. While fleeing, he accidentally entered a swamp. By then, the patriarch had already suffered grave injuries, especially to his physical body, which was on the verge of complete destruction. Left with no choice, he abandoned his body and fled with his primordial spirit. Yet he seemed to have triggered some mechanism and was teleported into a vast ruin!"
"At the time, the patriarch had thought his life would soon end. After all, with only a primordial spirit and no physical body, he could not last long before his primordial spirit dispersed and he died. But supposedly, after entering the ruins, not only did his primordial spirit not disperse, it was instead nourished. He also discovered an extraordinary soul cultivation technique within the ruins!"
"Thus, the patriarch secluded himself in the ruins to cultivate