When Corpse-Spirit Lord rushed out of the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple, his robes were already soaked through with cold sweat.
Seeing the bustling street outside, he fell into a daze, scarcely able to believe he had survived an encounter with that indescribable being.
Merely recalling the scenes inside the temple still left him trembling with lingering fear.
"Junior brother, are you all right?"
Only when someone patted his shoulder did Corpse-Spirit Lord shudder back to his senses. He then noticed that Profound Corpse Child had somehow appeared before him.
The Concealment Pearl gave off faint black vapor, while Feiyu was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing Corpse-Spirit Lord's panicked expression and disheveled clothes, Profound Corpse Child frowned. "Junior brother, what did you see inside the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple?"
Corpse-Spirit Lord licked his dry lips, wanting to describe the strange phenomena Ren Qing had manifested, but he could not force out a single word. The immortal radiance shining from between Ren Qing's brows seemed beyond anything words could describe.
He instinctively glanced at the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple, then hastily looked away.
"Where... is Fellow... Daoist Feiyu?"
"Him?"
Profound Corpse Child said gravely, "Just now, disciples of the Human-Paper Path discovered another corpse of the Seventy-second Prince in a well in West City." Corpse-Spirit Lord felt a sinking dread. All he wanted now was to rest a little and get far away from the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple.
Profound Corpse Child continued, "That corpse is apparently on the verge of coming back to life. Fellow Daoist Feiyu thinks this is an opportunity. He's trying to lure it near the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple to probe Primordial Beginning's true capabilities."
Corpse-Spirit Lord's mouth fell slightly open. His barely settled nerves grew uneasy again.
*Primordial Beginning is no ordinary immortal. Perhaps... perhaps he