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"": "The woman inside the coffin looked alive. Her eyelashes trembled, as though she were reacting to the Gray Immortal on the coffin lid.
But there was nothing she could do.
The greed in the Gray Immortal's eyes reached its peak. It plunged into the Jade Bowl, rolled its body over, then caught the corpse core in its mouth.
From the slight upward tilt of its neck, it seemed about to swallow the core whole!
Yet it froze again, merely holding the corpse core between its teeth without even tucking it into its cheek pouch.
Earlier, another Gray Immortal on Bai Wei had greedily swallowed the False Pill taken from Lu You, only to explode into bloody pulp, leaving nothing behind.
Clearly, that scene had taught this Gray Immortal a lesson.
A rapid series of cracks rang out.
First, the Jade Bi on the surrounding walls cracked and turned gray.
Then the bowl on the coffin lid shattered. The female corpse's hair rapidly turned silver-white, her skin withered, and her full figure shriveled at a rate visible to the naked eye.
The Gray Immortal's eyes darted about. It twisted around and quickly hid in a fissure in the corner, remaining perfectly still.
Directly above this Jade Chamber was the Sacrificial Altar where Dai Zhixiong practiced Alchemy.
At that moment, Dai Zhixiong was standing beside the table, instructing Shangguan Xingyue as she ground medicinal ingredients.
Suddenly, his expression changed dramatically, and his eyes flew wide!
"Master?"
Shangguan Xingyue looked slightly puzzled.
Dai Zhixiong strode swiftly to one of the cabinets and rapidly twisted a Porcelain Bottle on it.
Normally, he would only open the Hidden Chamber below when none of his disciples were present.
Now, there was no time!
His heart pounded with dread. He felt weightless,