Xuanyuan Xin did not begin immediately. She was clearly hesitant.
"What? Afraid I have ulterior motives?" Seeing Xuanyuan Xin's expression, the old man could not help laughing heartily. "There's no need to think that. To tell you the truth, your arrival has shown me a chance of breaking the formation here. Once this Grand Formation is broken, my mission will be complete."
"Mission?" Xuanyuan Xin asked, frowning.
"That's right. Longevity Daoist promised me that only once someone broke the Grand Formation here could I stop guarding this place and regain my freedom," the old man sighed.
"Senior, you can't leave right now?" Zuo Qiu Shu asked.
At least, she could see no sign that he was being restrained.
If he wanted to leave, there should have been nothing stopping him.
Unless there were some powerful restrictions she could not yet detect.
"There's no need to wonder. There really is no formation or anything else here restraining me." The old man could guess what Zuo Qiu Shu was thinking and smiled. "But this is a promise. Since I gave Longevity Daoist my word, I have to keep it."
"You truly are a man of your word, Senior," Zuo Qiu Shu said with a sigh.
"There are things you still don't understand." The old man sighed softly. "Some promises have to be honored."
Xuanyuan Xin did not dwell on it any further. She could not say all her suspicions were gone, but she still decided to trust the old fellow before her.
To believe he bore the two of them no ill will.
"What should I do?" Xuanyuan Xin asked.
"Just activate the key. It should be able to affect the formation here," the Ancestor said.
Xuanyuan Xin did not hesitate. When she activated the key again, she suddenly sensed a mysterious