Nie Yun's eyes fell on the stone stele once more.
The fine threads formed from Essence, Qi, and Spirit were all gathered upon the three characters and three images on the stele. As more and more threads converged, a peculiar aura began to flow from it.
"This is... the aura of an ancient corpse?"
A chill ran through Nie Yun's heart.
These Essence, Qi, and Spirit had gathered on the stone stele and, after being brought together through a special Formation, had actually produced a trace of the scent of an "ancient corpse."
What did he fear most right now? Without question, these ancient corpses of unknown origin and extreme strangeness.
He had thought the Void Realm had nothing to do with these things. Now, it seemed that was not the case.
The things gathered from a corpse's Essence, Qi, and Spirit gradually formed an ancient corpse's aura, growing increasingly dense. Even the three images bearing the same face before him seemed to become more vivid.
"If I could figure out what these three characters are and what these images mean... perhaps I could unravel the secret of this place!"
After studying them for a while longer and finding himself still utterly clueless, Nie Yun pondered inwardly.
These three characters and images were the key, but unfortunately, he could not understand them. If he could decipher everything, all the questions would likely be solved as easily as splitting bamboo.
"Right, just because I can't understand them doesn't mean this fellow can't!"
A thought suddenly struck him. Nie Yun's eyes lit up, and he turned toward the fake Nie Yun not far away, who appeared to be studying the stele with complete concentration.
Since this fellow had been produced by this world, he surely knew this world extremely well. Just because