"Three months ago, an anomaly came from Cangwu Abyss, so I came here to investigate," the blood-colored figure slowly explained.
"I never expected the Malicious Mountain Ghost to break through the seal. It had set a trap in advance and trapped me within it.
"I was careless for a moment, and this was the result."
The blood-colored figure was filled with regret. Xu Zimo tore apart the iron chains, and the blood-colored figure weakly sat down on the ground.
"Why did it impersonate you?" Xu Zimo asked.
"Because that way, it could pull the wool over Heaven's eyes and deceive Nine Ghost Academy," the blood-colored figure said with a bitter smile.
"Otherwise, if Nine Ghost Academy learned that it had broken through the seal, they would certainly send powerful experts to capture it."
"Then why didn't it kill you?" Xie Changliu asked in confusion.
"My Life Lamp is at Nine Ghost Academy. When a person dies, their lamp goes out. It didn't dare kill me, or it would be exposed immediately," the blood-colored figure said as he wiped the blood from his face.
His true appearance was revealed. He looked exactly like the Old Man from Heavenly Saint Academy before.
"This old man is Jiang Mozi. Thank you for saving my life."
The Old Man rose to his feet and bowed to Xu Zimo. "That mountain ghost now controls all of Heavenly Saint Academy. I must notify Nine Ghost Academy at once.
"Changliu, I hope you can help."
Xie Changliu said nothing. His gaze rested upon the abyss overhead.
The path by which the two had entered had already been sealed.
"That mountain ghost brought us in here. I'm afraid it never intended to let us leave," he said calmly.
As though something had been foreseen, Cangwu Abyss began to