Chen Xiao remained silent as he watched Ao Yi's expression.
The Ancestral Dragon was indeed dead, but Chen Xiao could briefly bring him back to life. Yet there was no way he could tell Ao Yi that.
Even if, after Chen Xiao had asked him earlier, Ao Yi had said that he wanted to see the Ancestral Dragon, Chen Xiao would only have found some excuse to brush him off.
But now, Chen Xiao carried the aura of the living Ancestral Dragon, making Ao Yi even more certain that Chen Xiao was the Ancestral Dragon's successor.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
At that moment, enormous surges of vital energy erupted from within the bronze Demon Ancestor Gate. Clearly, the seven experts had already begun a fierce battle with those essence spirits inside.
The seven who had entered were all supremely powerful, experts standing at the pinnacle of the present Immortal World. Naturally, they would not be frightened into turning tail and fleeing like Chen Xiao had been by those essence spirits.
Moreover, the cores of essence spirits were extremely useful even to Fruit Status Immortals. While killing the essence spirits, those seven great experts would gain some benefits as well.
"Let's go in too."
Chen Xiao nodded at Ao Yi.
"Heh heh, my soul injuries haven't healed yet. Those essence spirit cores will be of immense use to me."
Ao Yi chuckled. Having learned that the Ancestral Dragon was still alive, he was in high spirits. With a hearty laugh, he entered the Demon Ancestor Gate.
Even if the Demon Ancestor Land within the Demon Ancestor Gate contained no treasures, those essence spirits alone were a staggering fortune to them.
"Soul? What is a soul?"
Chen Xiao had long noticed Ao Yi's wording: soul injuries. Immortals had ethereal souls and Primordial Spirits,