These suits of armor, powerful bodies, and terrifying strength exuded an ancient, timeworn aura. These were actually mighty figures from the Mythological Era! Now, endowed with some kind of divine power, they had awakened from their slumber!
Rumble!
Endless black mist surged and churned, completely engulfing the Burial Ground of Gods and Ghosts. Through the mist, people could see towering figures standing beside the well, making the sight all the more terrifying.
Bloody light filled the sky, and demonic clouds blotted out the sun. Terrifying blood mist continually erupted from the well, its sinister aura chilling the heart, while great swathes of immortal light occasionally shot into the sky.
Daoist Qinghuang sighed softly. "During the Mythological Era, in his final years, the Dao Venerable slew an unimaginably terrifying Saint Spirit. He intended to refine its blood essence to benefit future generations."
Unfortunately, the Dao Venerable had little time left to live. Unable to finish refining it, he could only seal that Saint Spirit within seven Demon Wells.
It was like brewing wine. If successful, fragrance would spill everywhere when the seal was opened. If it failed, sinister mist would spread and bring disaster.
The Dao Venerable's seals had failed to turn the Saint Spirit into immortal liquid. Those Demon Wells had become burial grounds, yet had nurtured gods and ghosts.
Boom!
Suddenly, the ancient well split apart! A terrifying aura that struck fear even into Great Sages surged into the sky from underground.
Crack!
The moon orbiting the land shattered. Had the Tenth City not activated its great formation beforehand, it would probably have been reduced to rubble as well.
A pure white lotus, ten feet in diameter, slowly emerged from the shattered ancient well. Its mere appearance had caused such a terrifying spectacle!
Amid the bloody light and black