The divine soul surged forth continuously, converging into the sea of souls and permeating this space.
In less than half a day, the ever-extending crack was being stretched open by the surging divine soul power!
At that very moment, countless forces rushed to squeeze into the opening!
Naturally, those forces that had seized the most prominent positions had already entered the area long ago.
Severed Soul City.
Perhaps it cannot be described as a city.
This place is more like an arena surrounded by a massive, towering, sealed stone wall.
Within this arena, there are numerous ancient towns of varying sizes.
Perhaps, it could be called a small world.
After entering the crack.
In just a few breaths of mental blankness, Ye Qiubai found himself alone outside a city.
Above the city, there was neither scorching sun nor moonlight, but the Milky Way, as dazzling as a starry river, stretched across it.
Ye Qiubai could sense an extremely strong sealing and suppressing power within those dazzling, starlight-like colors.
Could it be that the seal of Severed Soul City was constructed using the Power of the Stars as its foundation?
Lower your gaze and look ahead; an ancient city stands before you.
An ancient, desolate atmosphere permeated the surroundings.
In the very center of the city stands a colossal stone pillar, reaching from the heavens to the earth!
The Power of the Stars fell from the sky and gathered in this stone pillar.
This resulted in a rather awe-inspiring suppressive force surrounding the city.
Ye Qiubai slowly stepped into the city, cautiously surveying his surroundings.
After all, it is a secret place where information is extremely scarce.
Every step may be fraught with the crisis of life and death.
Walking on the dilapidated streets, surrounded by crumbling walls and broken tiles.
All of this indicates that this place was once inhabited.
However, Ye Qiubai did not sense that there was life within this dilapidated city.
Instead, all that remained was the continuous flow of divine soul energy.
This left Ye Qiubai somewhat puzzled.
Since there is no hope of survival.
Where did these swarms of spirits come from?
What puzzled Ye Qiubai even more was that these divine souls seemed to stop wandering and lock onto him after he stepped into the city.
Subconsciously.
Ye Qiubai released his divine soul power, using it to scan his surroundings.
The aura he detected through his spiritual senses sent a chill down his spine.
These divine souls were actually individual spirits.
The spirit takes the form of a human.
It has a head and an upper body.
But his lower body was like wisps of smoke.
This caused them to float in mid-air.
Soul/body?
"Outsider?"
A soul slowly drifted over in front of Ye Qiubai.
The old man's soul revealed a kind smile, "It's been so many years, and we've finally met an outsider."
Ye Qiubai couldn't help but ask, "What's going on here?"
"As you can see." The old man still wore a smile, but there was a hint of desolation in that smile.
"This place was originally a human city, but the invasion of outsiders not only ravaged the entire city, but also trapped our souls within it forever, unable to die or enter the cycle of reincarnation."
Invasion by outsiders?
They were suppressed in this city?
Ye Qiubai couldn't help but raise his head and look at the stone pillar in the center of the city.
Seeing this, the old man followed Ye Qiubai's gaze and said with a wry smile, "That's right, that's the culprit suppressing us."
Changing the subject, the old man smiled and said, "But you outsiders must be here to seek fortuitous opportunity to inherit traditions, right?"
Ye Qiubai frowned slightly, then nodded without making a sound.
"Very well, I possess a clue about the inheritance. If you can break the seal on the stone pillar and liberate us from the cycle of reincarnation, then I will give you this clue, how about that?"
Perhaps he was afraid Ye Qiubai wouldn't believe him.
The old man actually pointed a finger and released a soul imprint.
Within the mark, there was actually a Sword Intent!
"Is this the clue about the inheritance?"
Ye Qiubai looked at the old man, remained silent for a few moments, and then nodded, saying, "Alright, but you must tell me how to break the seal?"
Upon hearing this...
The old man's expression brightened slightly. "Come with me."
Having said that, it floated towards the stone pillar.
Ye Qiubai followed closely behind.
The city doesn't look very big.
However, it took about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to reach the stone pillar.
And the closer you are to the stone pillar.
The sealing energy grew stronger.
Ye Qiubai could feel his sea of consciousness trembling continuously...
However, the old man in front of him showed no unusual signs.
We reached the base of the stone pillar.
This place happens to be in the shade.
Looking up, the enormous stone pillar blocked most of the starlight, making it appear extremely dark.
In front of Ye Qiubai, the stone pillar was covered with talismans!
The talismans connected together, forming an array.
The old man's spirit pointed at the talismans and said, "Young man, you only need to break these talismans to break the seal on this city and free us."
Ye Qiubai asked, "What if I can't break through it with my strength?"
The old man smiled and said, "Over a long period of time, the power within the talisman has long since dissipated. However, it cannot be opened by the soul; only physical contact can break the seal."
Upon hearing this...
Ye Qiubai nodded.
He then walked forward.
With each step forward, you get one meter closer to the stone pillar.
The old man's soul behind him slowly widened the corners of his mouth, and the kind smile on his face gradually became uncontrollably filled with an evil aura!
The moment Ye Qiubai reached out his hand.
The aura of the old man's soul seemed to begin to change!
Just when they were two fingers' distance from the talisman...
Ye Qiubai's hand suddenly stopped.
Then, he turned around and looked at the old man's soul, whose expression had changed in an instant and whose face was now full of kind smiles.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Qiubai suddenly laughed and said, "Perhaps, the moment I break the seal will be the moment you make your move against me?"
The old man feigned madness and said, "What are you saying?"
Under the old man's slowly growing cold gaze, Ye Qiubai lowered his hand, turned around, and said with a faint smile, "Since you have been suppressed in this city for many years, and outsiders have slaughtered you all, why suppress you at all? Do you possess overwhelming strength, or is it that we have no choice but to suppress you?"
"Furthermore, even if you were killed and suppressed without cause, how would you know about the outside world's inheritance, especially since you possess important clues?"
The kindness in the old man's eyes vanished completely, and the corners of his mouth turned down.
"Moreover, why would you bring out the sword cultivator's inheritance? I clearly didn't reveal Sword Intent, yet you already knew it, which means you are not an ordinary person, or rather, not an ordinary soul."