"Do not try again."
Just then, outside the Stone Chamber, the hanging ancient lamp swayed with flickering light. Sang Xuangu's voice came from beneath the lamp.
"If you truly had the ability to take away the Immortal Qi here, what you disturbed would be far more than just these Array Restrictions."
Su Shi'er remained impassive and looked outside.
Before he could speak, the Golden Baleful Patriarch spoke first.
"It seems... the Immortal Spiritual Qi within these Immortal Ruins has all been bound by arrays?"
Though phrased as a question, the Golden Baleful Patriarch's tone was certain.
As he spoke, a wisp of golden light dissipated from his palm. When Su Shi'er had attempted to draw upon the Immortal Qi, he had secretly tried as well.
Sang Xuangu nodded slightly.
"The residual Immortal Qi here has long since become connected to the Immortal Ruins Grand Array.
Beneath the earth, within the mountains, even among those shattered immortal palaces, grand arrays cover and envelop everything.
Without those powers, how could this broken patch of heaven and earth have endured until today?
As for cultivation..."
At the final words, Sang Xuangu lowered his head to look at the half crystal still remaining in his palm.
The crystal had completely lost its luster. With the slightest movement of his fingers, it turned into a small pinch of ash-gray powder and fell through the gaps between them.
The flame of the ancient lamp at the cave entrance steadied somewhat.
"This old man would certainly like to."
As his voice fell, the Stone Chamber fell silent for a moment.
Su Shi'er dispersed the true essence before his palm, his gaze continuing to sweep over the inside and outside of the Stone Chamber.
Other than the Immortal Qi bound by the arrays, he could barely sense even