Meanwhile, the True Persons of the Four Great Families all looked toward the Ghost Emperor, eager to learn this place's secrets!
After all, none of them had expected to emerge here after entering the passage!
Apart from guessing its name, they knew almost nothing about this place!
"Heh heh heh..."
At their questions, ghost fire flickered eerily in the Ghost Emperor's eyes, and he gave a hoarse laugh. "Since we're going to cooperate, there's no harm in telling you."
"This Nether Bone Sea was the battlefield where Old Ancestor Xuantian fought the Nine Nether Demon Venerable in primordial times."
He floated to the edge of the altar, his skeletal claws brushing the ancient patterns. "That battle shattered the heavens and split the earth. Though Old Ancestor Xuantian won, he suffered grievous wounds."
Li Yunjing's gaze sharpened. He noticed the barely concealed awe in the Ghost Emperor's voice when he mentioned Old Ancestor Xuantian.
"As for this heart..."
The Ghost Emperor suddenly lowered his voice. "It isn't actually a real heart, but something formed from a strand of the Nine Nether Demon Venerable's severed essence!"
"What?"
Old Ancestor Gongyang cried out in shock. "The Devil Venerable's essence? Then wouldn't that mean..."
"Exactly."
The Ghost Emperor laughed sinisterly. "This heart contains the supreme true meaning of the demonic path. Refining it could lead you straight onto the great path to immortality! However..."
His tone shifted. "Ordinary cultivators die upon touching it. Only fellow demonic cultivators whose cultivation exceeds the Tribulation Transcendence stage can successfully refine it!"
"Tribulation Transcendence!"
Everyone's heart jolted.
It was truly terrifying!
No such being existed on Tianlan Planet!
In other words, no one could make use of the "heart" resting on the altar.
"Senior, you must have come here for the Devil Venerable's essence as well?"
A thought