What ancient being could survive ten thousand years sealed away, beyond even the power of the Immortal Alliance's experts to deal with?
Was it a Fifth-Realm Demon Venerable with an undying Primordial Spirit? Or an Ancient Great Demon comparable to a Void Refinement Dao Venerable?
At this thought, Chen Beiwu's eyelid twitched.
His intuition told him that the ancient being sealed inside the old well was unlikely to be a Fifth-Realm Demon Venerable. It was most likely an Ancient Great Demon.
What was a great demon?
As far as Chen Beiwu knew, every Ancient Great Demon was a terrifying, illustrious being that had entered the realm of Sixth-Realm Demon Saints. They could be called the progenitors of their races, and even Void Refinement Dao Venerables had to treat them with considerable wariness.
In the history recorded by the Immortal Alliance, there had even been Void Refinement Dao Venerables who fell at the hands of Ancient Great Demons and could only reincarnate.
No, the previous Jade Purity Chief Disciple was fine. Surely nothing will go wrong just because it's my turn to gild my credentials as Ten Thousand Layer Mountain's Garrison Envoy? Chen Beiwu instinctively felt a sense of foreboding.
"Guardian Chen, is something wrong?"
Noticing something amiss in Chen Beiwu's gaze, Liu Yuanming asked cautiously.
"Deputy Garrison Commander Liu, do you know anything about this old well?"
Chen Beiwu withdrew his gaze and looked at Liu Yuanming.
Liu Yuanming's expression grew solemn. Choosing his words carefully, he said, "Garrison Envoy, I truly know nothing of this old well's origins."
"The Immortal Alliance's orders I received were to hold Ten Thousand Layer Mountain, ensure the Ten Thousand Layer Fief remained secure, and keep all cultivators at least fifty feet away from the old well. As for exactly what is sealed inside,