"Pfft!" The Exiled Immortal spat out another mouthful of old blood, black as ink and chilling to behold.
But his body's condition was also improving rapidly. The "Immortal Ancient magical artifact" was extraordinarily effective.
Did the seniors of the Immortal Ancient Era foresee these scenes? Were they playing a game across space against the existence behind the eerie beings? Just what was the other side's background? The artifact could clearly dispel its corrosion, yet it hadn't uprooted the source. Was that because they lacked the strength, or because there was simply no way to deal with it? The Exiled Immortal pondered these questions.
His second cave abode had been utterly destroyed in the battle, but the eerie being had already withdrawn. He was safe now and no longer needed to worry about another attack. Just like last time, once enough time passed, it would actually disappear on its own.
Simply killing them was ineffective. Though he had never managed it himself, according to the news he had obtained from the Market District, some prodigies had indeed killed eerie beings with the help of magical artifacts. Yet none had managed to drive them back; they had only bought time.
That was naturally because Chen Yao had gone easy on them. Ordinary prodigies with immortal qi were so weak that he couldn't be bothered to log in himself. He had only sent an elf avatar to face them, so naturally, it was easily blown apart.
"Perhaps there will be answers in Immortal Ancient. The curses those natives suffer are very strange. I should be able to find some clues, right? Could those curses be the work of the eerie beings?"
The Exiled Immortal muttered to himself and rose to head outside, his injuries healing completely with the help of the Undying Divine