"I obtained an immortal opportunity concerning the Undying Nether Phoenix, but did I ever say I obtained it here?"
Li Yan turned his head, a half-smile on his face.
"Ah! You... you didn't obtain it here..."
After Ming Yu spoke in surprise, she got only halfway through her words before a wary expression immediately appeared on her face.
"Senior, you aren't planning to use our strength to open this place, then kill us afterward, are you?"
Ming Qi's heart, meanwhile, was pounding violently.
She had almost blurted out a question: since his immortal opportunity had not been found here, where had he obtained the Undying Nether Phoenix inheritance last time?
Any news concerning the Undying Nether Phoenix was incomparably precious to them, but she knew she absolutely could not ask it aloud. Otherwise, he might turn hostile in an instant.
Yet even so, boundless waves rose in Ming Qi's heart. So the inheritance within this secret realm had never been obtained by anyone.
This was truly an unexpected delight. But with that, she immediately thought of why he had kept them alive...
This gray-robed old man had arrived here at some unknown time, yet perhaps he had never found a way to open the restrictions here.
Thus, when Yan Qingchen had been breaking the formation restrictions earlier, he had remained concealed in the shadows without acting, intending to borrow Yan Qingchen's hand to open the passage.
Then he would suddenly rise up and kill Yan Qingchen, taking everything inside. That Yan Qingchen had likely been working to break the restrictions for some time already, yet had still failed to achieve anything.
Instead, because her sister and she had arrived, the gray-robed old man had inadvertently seen through her true form.
He had immediately changed his mind and simply acted directly,