After Elder Spirit Charm appeared in the prison cell, her gaze immediately fixed fervently on the black words suspended in midair, committing every single character to memory.
At this moment.
A strange light flickered in her eyes—excitement, relief, and the complicated emotions of finally having her thousand-year pursuit fulfilled.
"Senior Brother, Senior Brother... worthy of you indeed. You actually played this trick on me—only by dying could you reveal the remaining portion..."
Elder Spirit Charm stared at the black words and murmured to herself, her expression extraordinarily vivid.
Not even in her dreams had she imagined that the complete art, which she had failed to obtain through soul-searching all this time, would reveal itself of its own accord after her senior brother's death.
More than a thousand years of torment and soul-searching had actually been worth less than her senior brother taking his own life.
Senior brother?
Hearing Elder Spirit Charm's words, Chen Changming immediately understood.
So this mad old man was Elder Spirit Charm's senior brother. No wonder he had become the Elder Council's highest secret.
A former Fusion Realm powerhouse had been tortured by his own junior sister for over a thousand years, his cultivation falling to the Spirit Transformation Realm before he ultimately chose death as his release.
What kind of grudges and entanglements lay hidden within this?
Could it all have been because of this Undying Demon Heart Art?
Just then, the black words in midair suddenly vanished, as though they had never existed.
"Senior Brother, since you chose death to hand over the complete inheritance, you must have found yourself a new successor, haven't you..."
Elder Spirit Charm smiled to herself, her voice carrying a hint of wistfulness.
She suddenly turned around, her deep, pitch-black eyes quietly settling on Chen Changming.
Chen Changming's scalp tingled