Ripples like waves on water spread out, and the group passed straight through the wall, entering the sealed-off Spare Embryo Chamber.
Inside was a spacious, brightly lit storeroom. Rows of thick cylindrical Nutrient Pods stood like ornaments carved from glass, with human figures floating in the liquid within.
These were all special bodies immersed like fully formed embryos, each suffused with the breath of life.
At the sight, the group stiffened, their voices trembling as a creeping horror raised the hairs on their skin.
"These... these..."
"Are they all people?"
For Puppet Masters, such a scene might have been commonplace, but for Outer Dao cultivators, it was decidedly disturbing.
Somewhat dazed, Xia Ziyi took several disbelieving steps forward, wanting to confirm what was inside. Yet he still felt that they were indeed people, and that every one of them was alive.
He had never participated in a war of this scale before, and naturally had never witnessed anything like this.
By comparison, the countless rotting corpses and white bones he had seen while inspecting the various provincial prefectures had certainly been horrifying beyond words. But how could they compare to the sinister, chilling sight of living people steeped in these unknown liquids, still kept fresh and alive?
Just then, several yards away, a pod door opened. Amid the hissing of escaping gas, the nutrient solution inside rapidly evaporated.
"Ziyi, watch out!" Fang Weiqi stepped forward and shielded Xia Ziyi behind him. The other Nascent Soul Experts also grew wary.
Yet all they saw was a stark-naked figure walking out and standing brazenly before them.
"Ziyi?"
A thoughtful look crossed his face, and he smiled at Xia Ziyi. "Thirty years apart, and to think you've already joined the Immortal Alliance."
Xia Ziyi froze at his words. "You know me?"
The man