Deep Within, the Pharaoh Ancient Corpse!

[Most crucially, this rod-shaped Spirit Artifact was actually an Earth Tier Middle Grade Spirit Artifact!]

[This was what surprised you the most.]

[Because the Spirit Sword in your hand was only Mysterious Tier High Grade. You had never seen an Earth Tier Middle Grade Spirit Artifact in Great Qing; perhaps only Great Qing's three major powers and the imperial family possessed them, and they would absolutely be heritage-level secret treasures.]

[You had not expected to encounter such an opportunity so soon after entering the Desert Temple. This made you look forward even more to its depths.]

[You continued exploring deeper into the Desert Temple.]

[Along the way, you discovered eight side halls in succession, each guarded by a giant mummy. You killed them one after another. In every side hall, you found a stone tablet carved with mysterious runes, as well as some spiritual treasures. However, none of the items found in the latter eight side halls matched the grade of the Spirit Rod from the first hall; they were all Earth Tier Low Grade spiritual materials.]

[You looked farther ahead. The area there was clearly far more open, but it was also evidently the deepest part of the temple. The giant mummy monsters appearing in the side halls were already comparable to Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators. The monster in the temple's depths could only be stronger. You hesitated...]

[In the end, you decided to give it a try!]

[You arrived at the main hall at the very deepest point.]

[Before your eyes stood an altar. Yellow sand had settled as though frozen solid, while the scorching heat and fierce winds between heaven and earth had completely fallen silent. Only an incomparably dense pressure swept down from that stone platform, blanketing everything beneath it.]

[Upon the altar stood a