"Xiang'er, what did you experience within the Demon-Sealing Tower..."
Jing Xiang's thoughts were interrupted by his parents' concerned inquiries. He snapped back to reality and then began recounting his many experiences inside the Demon-Sealing Tower.
However, he did not mention matters concerning Gu Changge and the Jing Clan's Ancient Ancestor, only vaguely hinting that he had followed Gu Changge into the Demon-Sealing Tower at the time. That he could emerge alive and unscathed from the Demon-Sealing Tower was also thanks to Gu Changge.
Now, the curse on him had been resolved by the Ancient Ancestor's intervention. From now on, he could cultivate like a normal person. Jing Xiang was not foolish; he knew revealing those matters probably wouldn't serve much purpose.
On the contrary, it might very likely plunge his parents into danger.
"It was Brother Gu helping you?"
Hearing this, Jing Xiao was also somewhat stunned.
She truly hadn't expected Gu Changge to help her brother. Originally, after learning Gu Changge had come for the Jing Clan's Ancient Ancestor, she realized she had been fooling herself.
But now, Gu Changge helping Jing Xiang started making her imagination run wild again.
"You truly met the Ancient Ancestor within the Demon-Sealing Tower?"
Jing Xiang's parents, however, were more concerned about another matter, their faces full of shock.
Jing Xiang nodded. "Thanks to Brother Gu's fortune, I met the Ancient Ancestor within the tower. The Ancient Ancestor has now also escaped his predicament; it was he who helped resolve the curse on me."
As for where Gu Changge and the Jing Clan's Ancient Ancestor were now, he could only offer vague explanations, shaking his head indicating he didn't know.
At that time, the entire Demon-Sealing Tower began collapsing, chaos ensued inside. He only cared about fleeing for his life, paying no attention to Gu Changge and the Ancient Ancestor's movements. As for the exact relationship between Gu Changge and the Jing Clan's Ancient Ancestor, he was completely unaware.
Regarding Jing Xiang's explanations, his parents still felt shaken and incredulous.
If this were true, then were Jing Xiang's previous words all accurate? Was the Jing Clan's Ancient Ancestor truly sealed and trapped within the Demon-Sealing Tower, enduring agony and torment all along?
In the distance, the many Jing Clan ancestors had already escaped from the Demon-Sealing Tower. Looking at the not-so-clear sky, their faces were filled with excitement. Many Jing Clan members rushed over to welcome them.
The most senior elders could still recognize some among them, their faces likewise filled with excitement.
"Never imagined we would truly have a day to escape that accursed place, to see the light of day again."
"Heaven has eyes..."
At this moment, all the Jing Clan ancestors could hardly contain themselves, wishing they could roar at the heavens.
The Jing Clan Patriarch and others knelt down. Many even wore expressions of shame, saying, "We unfilial descendants let our ancestors suffer hardship within. Only today did we learn the truth..."
The conditions of the Jing Clan ancestors were not very good.
Many looked emaciated, their vital energy and blood dried up, one foot already in the coffin.
They also quickly regained their senses from the current situation, realizing it was precisely these descendants before them who had jointly blasted open the Demon-Sealing Tower, allowing their escape. However, at present, many clan members still didn't know the full story.
Now, the Jing Clan Patriarch also began inquiring about the reason.
He remained somewhat worried, concerned that destroying the Demon-Sealing Tower might lead to unforeseen consequences. After all, the Ancient Ancestor had personally left behind handwritten notes.
"Back then, we followed ancestral instructions, our clan guarding this place for generations. After being summoned here, we also didn't know the situation, thinking this truly was the Land of Eternal Life. Only after entering the Demon-Sealing Tower later did we realize this was no paradise. But by then, it was too late..."
Presently, many ancestors spoke with deep emotion, beginning to explain.
Even those who knew something weren't clear about how this happened, only vaguely sensing something was wrong after being summoned here. The so-called Land of Eternal Life was like a desolate major universe, not even a trace of longevity substance.
Of course, with their strength, they naturally had means to open passages to leave.
But facing the summoning power, bound by heavenly oaths, they couldn't resist, forced to be summoned in.
Moreover, the Demon-Sealing Tower was completely different from the outside, inscribed with strange and bizarre formation patterns. Once inside, one would be suppressed, making escape impossible. Many Jing Clan ancestors summoned earlier had probably exhausted their lifespans and passed away in meditation within the Demon-Sealing Tower.
As for why the Demon-Sealing Tower existed, they were completely unaware.
Hearing these explanations, the Jing Clan Patriarch and others wore even deeper bitter smiles. Then they mentioned the "Ancestor-Slaying Secret" previously brought up by Jing Xiang's parents. All the Jing Clan ancestors were astounded.
At this time, Jing Xiang's parents also rushed over, informing everyone of what Jing Xiang had encountered after entering the Demon-Sealing Tower. The Jing Clan's Ancient Ancestor had already escaped his predicament. Once he appeared, all matters and truths would naturally come to light. However, where exactly the Jing Clan's Ancient Ancestor is now remains unknown.
Many Jing Clan ancestors had not yet recovered from the shocking secret mentioned by Jing Xiang's parents. They were immensely shocked, hearing of such a thing for the first time.
Moreover, who was that mysterious young man surnamed Gu mentioned by Jing Xiang's parents? When did he enter the Demon-Sealing Tower? They were trapped inside yet had no perception of him?
Could the weakening of the sealing suppression between each level of the Demon-Sealing Tower they felt earlier be related to him?
"It seems all these matters can only be known after the Ancient Ancestor returns."
Several extremely ancient Jing Clan ancestors murmured. Meanwhile, deep within this Land of Eternal Life...
Within that deep, dark void, Ling Yuxian, with the aid of the Imperial Immortal Palace elders, finally allowed her true soul to traverse the barrier between the two dimensional spaces, arriving at the place where her sister Ling Yuling was trapped.
Brilliant primordial spirit light, like an eternal oil lamp, illuminated vast stretches of darkness.
Her true soul wasn't very clear, but rather somewhat blurred and hazy, only showing a vague outline.
After all, she herself only possessed Quasi-Immortal Emperor level strength. Being able to come here was entirely due to borrowing the strength of the Imperial Immortal Palace elders. However, her arrival served as a bridge and medium for her sister Ling Yuling.
Vast, immense energy, surging, continuously flowed from the Imperial Immortal Palace elders, borrowed by Ling Yuling.
Her true soul fragments scattered within this dark space also continuously gathered, seeking to reform into a complete true soul.
"You actually truly did it?"
The consciousness of the Eternal Life Spirit emitted a voice of incredulous shock.
It couldn't believe that Ling Yuxian, with only Quasi-Immortal Emperor strength, could withstand such enormous Dao Realm magical power and energy.