The Artifact Spirit Returns, a Quasi-Immortal Artifact

"Before the Witch God descended upon the Gu Frontier, our Golden Chime Tribe was once the overlord of an entire region. Our lineage of Zao Xuan True Persons had never been severed."

"What the chieftain said just now was no exaggeration. These records are all preserved in Heavenly Qi's archives. You may go and see for yourself."

The old woman looked as though she might breathe her last at any moment, and her words came out thin as gossamer, giving Kong Jiao the illusion that this peak Life Dominion Realm cultivator before him would have her soul scatter in the next instant.

Still, as she recounted the Golden Radiance Tribe's past, he patiently put on an attentive expression.

No matter what, Kong Jiao's opportunity was connected to the Soul-Calming Bell, and the Soul-Calming Bell had come from the Golden Chime Tribe. Perhaps he could glean some clues concerning this opportunity from the old woman.

Kong Jiao even guessed, Could the gift she mentioned be related to this opportunity?

As the old woman spoke of the Golden Chime Tribe's former glory, a flush appeared on her withered, shriveled face, and her voice steadily grew louder.

"Our Golden Cry Tribe once produced a Zao Xuan patriarch whose aptitude was unmatched throughout the ages. He was only a single step away from immortality. His cultivation had reached the pinnacle, and he suppressed all the realms of the First Cloud Realm. Even the grotto-heavens and blessed lands of the various realms had to yield him three parts."

"Unfortunately, he encountered the foremost emperor of all eternity. When the White Emperor emerged, he could only withdraw from the stage in gloom."

As for how he had withdrawn, the old woman did not elaborate. Perhaps she did not know the details herself.

Yet though Kong Jiao