Primordial Spirit!
Upon hearing this guess from the man with the spear, everyone present, except for the woman in the black dress, gasped. Their pupils contracted sharply, and their thoughts even momentarily stalled.
They had never dreamed that this fortuitous encounter might involve a Primordial Spirit.
"If... if it truly is a Primordial Spirit, then if our Tian Ge sect obtains it and cultivates it, wouldn't it be..."
The man with the feather fan, who had previously appeared calm and composed, now spoke with a tremor in his voice upon hearing this news.
The reason for this was simple.
Because a Primordial Spirit was the purest form of "spirit."
A spirit nurtured by heaven and earth.
And the terrifying power of spirits, as every immortal cultivator should understand.
This was why they were so agitated.
"Primordial Spirits have rarely been recorded in the ancient historical texts. I never expected we would encounter one today." The old man in plain cloth continuously stared at the unbloomed flower bud not far away, his aura surging uncontrollably.
"Calm down, everyone!"
The black-dressed woman's pupils, which flickered with a dark light, continuously scanned the lake, their glow waxing and waning as if she had discovered something. "I cannot yet confirm if this is indeed a Primordial Spirit."
Cannot confirm?
"Young Master, what do you mean?"
The man with the spear looked puzzled.
"Although I can sense a life force within the flower bud, I feel something is not quite right!" The black-dressed woman shifted her gaze back to the surrounding array patterns, her pupils' dark glow becoming increasingly enchanting. "This great array, besides its defensive function, seems to have other effects!"
This was what concerned her the most.
However, she could not discern it.
"Other effects?"
The old man in plain cloth heard this, his cloudy pupils narrowing into a line. After watching for a while, he asked the old man in red robes, "Elder Gong, you have some knowledge of formations, haven't you noticed anything?"
The others also looked at the old man in red robes.
"This... this... *cough cough cough*!"
Seeing everyone looking at him, the old man in red robes cleared his throat awkwardly and, with his hands behind his back, said, "This great array is quite profound. It has three array eyes alone, which mutually resonate and firmly lock in the life force within the array. It is very powerful."
"Ugh!"
Hearing this, the old man in plain cloth's mouth twitched slightly, and he said irritably, "We don't need you to tell us that. Even these younger ones can see the obvious. Say something else."
"I... you..."
Seeing that the other party was giving him no face, the old man in red robes' expression also darkened.
If he had known anything else, he would have said so long ago.
But he simply couldn't figure anything out.
Even his perception could not enter the array, so how could he investigate?
"Elder Huang, you don't need to tease Elder Gong!"
The black-dressed woman stepped forward, diffusing the awkward atmosphere. "The person who set up this great array must have a Grandmaster-level mastery in formations. I am an amateur, so it is normal for me not to see anything! When my father brings people here, everything will be revealed!"
And so, the five people, caught in a mystery, could only wait quietly.
Little did they know, however, that as soon as they arrived, a pair of eyes from another dimension had already fixed on them.
"Interesting, someone actually discovered it!"
In a special space isolated from the outside world, Ye Ming watched the five people in the air, showing an expression of great interest.
The identities of the five immortal cultivators were naturally seen through by him at a glance.
"It seems the outer realms are becoming too reckless. This is not good!"
Ye Ming's gaze locked onto the woman in the black dress, and a faint white light flickered in his pupils, as if he were probing something.
Among those people, only that woman surprised him.
Although her cultivation realm was not the highest among them, her true strength might not be so.
These people, without exception, hailed from the outer realms.
As they had mentioned earlier, this time they had emerged, they were akin to a vanguard, scouting ahead for their respective sects.
And this was not limited to them alone.
All the ancient sects from the outer realms were doing the same thing.
Some had even made their moves one or two decades ago.
Ye Ming withdrew his gaze and then looked towards the center of the giant lotus leaf. His expression instantly softened. "The fusion of the physical body and the soul is still some time away. We have to wait a bit longer!"
But the problem now was that in a little while, this place would become rather lively.
This was not what Ye Ming wanted to see.
Even if he killed those five people now, the news had already been sent back, and those who were meant to come would still come.
"Alas! I am still too merciful!"
Ye Ming shook his head, regretting not having eliminated the five people immediately.
Fortunately, the problem was not too great.
"Since I didn't kill you, I hope you can provide me with some useful intelligence!"
Ye Ming sighed and slowly stepped forward. The special space around him began to shatter, scattering outwards like fragments of a mirror.
Such intense spatial fluctuations naturally attracted the attention of the five people.
"What's going on?"
The first one to notice was not the two elders with the highest cultivation, but the woman in the black dress.
"Alert!"
She gave a command, and energy surged within her, a powerful pressure spreading out.
At the same moment, the other four also revealed solemn expressions, their nerves stretched to the extreme. The alarm bells of danger were already ringing in their hearts.
As the space not far from them collapsed and twisted, a young man walked out from within.
He had a smiling expression, appearing very approachable. Yet, his eyes were like the entrance to an abyss, sending a chill down one's spine.
"Who... who are you?"
The man with the spear stepped forward, staring intently at the other.
At this moment, his heart was filled with both shock and fear.
On the surface, he could not sense any aura from the other party, but his body instinctively trembled.
"Whether you are qualified to speak to me, let her handle it!" Ye Ming glanced at him indifferently and then pointed at the woman in the black dress with his hand.
"What?"
Hearing this, the fear in his heart was instantly replaced by a sense of humiliation. The other party's disregard ignited a violent rage in his chest.
He had to know that his strength, although not the absolute peak in the outer realms, was still that of a renowned prodigy.
He had reached the Origin Heart Realm before the age of thirty, which testified to his extraordinary talent.
Yet now, a young man younger than him dared to speak to him with such arrogant and openly contemptuous words.
And this was in front of his Young Master?
How could he tolerate this?
"You are seeking death!"
Boom!
A ferocious power erupted from his body, and as he wielded his long spear, a spear cry echoed in the air, transforming into a streak of light that shot directly towards Ye Ming.
"Come back!"
Seeing this, the black-dressed woman's heart trembled, and she wanted to stop him.
But it was too late.
Boom!
Only a sound of an air explosion was heard, and the spear in the man's hand had already turned into scattered fragments.
"How... how is that possible?"