What Liao Man said held little appeal for He Ping, for the most part. The sole exception was that final remark: the true face of this world.
Those words immediately caught his full attention. If Liao Man—no, if Xiantianzi was correct, then the so-called "ancient immortal ruins" were indeed highly suspicious. Perhaps this world's "true secret" lay hidden within those very ruins.
"But ancient immortal ruins have always been explored by people. Why would Xiantianzi hold such a view?"
Five Swords Lord's expression remained as still as an ancient well.
"In truth, not a single ancient immortal ruin in the world has ever been completely explored. To the cultivation world, every ancient immortal ruin remains an unknown, with far too many mysteries left within."
Liao Man continued, "About seventy years ago, Xiantianzi and I agreed to explore the Dark Ice Divine Palace overseas. We pushed all the way to the tenth level, but the blood-shadow demon bodies we sent out could go no farther. The environment there was exceptionally peculiar; even cultivators could not venture deeper. Even I lost one blood-shadow body."
"The tenth level of the Dark Ice Divine Palace?"
Five Swords Lord nodded.
"I have heard of it as well. Rumor has it that the eleventh and twelfth underground levels lead to other worlds, other dimensions, while beyond the thirteenth level lies hell. There have never been records of cultivators reaching any deeper... Still, for it to cost the Sect Master one of his blood-shadow demon bodies is truly difficult to imagine."
"One of my chief purposes in coming here is to invite the Alliance Leader to explore the overseas Dark Ice Divine Palace with us."
Liao Man made the declaration with righteous solemnity.
"Since the Dark Ice Divine Palace lies overseas, it has always been a ruin