Gu Qiyuan lay on the ground and glared at Wang Xingchen, fury spreading across his face. "Wang Xingchen, just you wait!"
Wang Xingchen put away the Soul-Severing Immortal Pill, looking smug. "Gu Qiyuan, your cultivation may be one level above mine, but I have a Five-Marked Battle Body now. Once I take the Soul-Severing Immortal Pill and attain an Eternal Level Immortal Soul, I, Wang Xingchen, will stand alone among the Battle Bodies of this Immortal Era!"
As he spoke, he spun around and grabbed for the three treasures.
But the treasures dissolved in his hands like bubbles.
"They weren't real treasures? Were they just conjured by the formation? Never mind. I got the Soul-Severing Immortal Pill. That's what I came for!"
With that, Wang Xingchen leaped out of the Ancient Ancestor Hall.
Gu Qiyuan stayed behind. He searched the hall, determined to find the Life-and-Death Ghost Soul Lock.
It had to be somewhere inside.
Yet he searched for most of the day, turning nearly the entire hall upside down, without finding it.
Then a cluster of light gathered in the air. A pattern of runes appeared within it, almost identical to the one on the doors. One glance gave him the sensation of plunging into an abyss.
"Could that be the Life-and-Death Ghost Soul Lock?"
Gu Qiyuan trembled and reached for it.
Before he could touch the light, however, the entire hall shook violently. A powerful will swept outward, as though some mighty being were awakening.
"The Life-and-Death Ghost Soul Lock is open. Touch it carelessly, and you'll be drawn into its inner space!"
An aged voice rang out.
A black-robed elder appeared behind Gu Qiyuan.
Gu Qiyuan turned toward him in shock. "You... Are you the Three-Extremes Ancient Ancestor?"
The elder nodded. "Yes. I am a remnant of