Two months later, the bones in Xiao Fan's hand had grown back.
The deliberations over the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion had also dragged on for two full months.
Some advocated sealing the Ancient Jade away forever; others argued that they should open the mansion immediately, while Hun Tiandi was injured. At last, Gu Yuan laid the fragments of the soul formation diagram he had uncovered before everyone.
The Soul Clan was preparing another blood sacrifice.
Losing the key to the cave mansion had not made Hun Tiandi abandon his ambition to become an emperor.
It had merely driven him to seek a crueler method.
Keeping the gate sealed could remove one immediate danger, but it could not give the continent a lasting protector.
In the end, the various parties decided to open the cave mansion together.
First, they would explore it. Then, they would divide the inheritance.
Ownership of the Ancient Jade, the order of entry, and responsibility for the protective formations were all written into the alliance pact.
Zi Yan put the last copy of the pact into her Storage Ring and turned to Xiao Fan.
"Let's go see the old man."
Beneath Jia Nan Academy, the magma still flowed slowly.
Su Qian stood outside the seal. After hearing everyone's explanation, he remained silent for a long time before looking at Xiao Fan.
"Do you still have the elder's token I gave you back then?"
Xiao Fan took out the old token.
Its edges were worn, and the scorch marks left by the Soul Chains were still there.
Su Qian smiled.
"Then go in. Remember to come back out for tea."
Zi Yan nodded solemnly.
"He'll come out."
In the deepest reaches of the magma, the first person Zhu Kun saw when he opened his eyes was