Chapter 45 — The Watcher’s Warning
Eastern Mountains — Ancient Sealed Hall
The underground hall remained deathly silent.
Silver light reflected faintly across the floating black coffin while ancient formations continued illuminating beneath everyone’s feet.
And inside the coffin—
the silver-eyed woman quietly observed Xu Yuan.
More specifically—
the black soul sword in his hand.
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“…That sword still exists.”
Her voice echoed softly through the chamber once more.
Not shocked.
Almost distant.
Like soone looking at a relic from a forgotten era.
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Xu Yuan calmly asked:
“You know this weapon?”
The woman’s silver eyes shifted toward him slowly.
> “I know what carried it.”
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The atmosphere inside the hall beca colder afterward.
Several cultivators instinctively avoided looking directly at the coffin now.
Because every sentence from the woman felt like it carried hidden aning.
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Then Zhao Tianhe stepped forward again.
“Who sealed you here?”
For several monts—
the woman did not answer.
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Then:
> “People afraid of what lay beyond the gate.”
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Xu Yuan quietly narrowed his eyes.
“Beyond the gate” again.
That phrase appeared repeatedly now.
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Lin Hao finally whispered softly toward Xu Yuan:
“Why does every ancient being talk like half a riddle?”
Xu Yuan answered honestly:
“I think they enjoy suffering.”
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Unexpectedly—
the woman inside the coffin looked toward Lin Hao briefly.
And for the first ti—
the faintest trace of amusent appeared in her silver eyes.
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Lin Hao imdiately straightened.
“…I suddenly regret speaking.”
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The hall trembled faintly once more afterward.
BOOM.
A deep pulse echoed from sowhere far beneath the ruins again.
Stronger this ti.
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The silver-eyed woman’s expression changed slightly.
Not fear.
Concern.
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> “The lower seal weakens.”
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Every cultivator instantly beca alert.
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One formation elder quickly asked:
“There’s another seal beneath this hall?”
The woman answered calmly:
> “Many.”
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Silence followed.
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Xu Yuan’s Soul Sense instinctively stretched downward again.
And once more—
he sensed that massive sleeping presence far below.
Ancient.
Silent.
Overwhelming.
Just sensing it briefly caused slight pain behind his eyes now.
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The system screen flickered softly.
> Warning:
>
> Unknown existence remains dormant
>
> Do not establish connection
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Helpful advice.
Slightly late.
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Then suddenly—
the woman’s gaze shifted toward Xia Yu.
Her silver eyes paused briefly afterward.
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> “Interesting.”
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Xia Yu remained calm despite the pressure.
“What is?”
The woman observed her silently for several seconds.
Then simply said:
> “A blessing.”
>
> “Ancient.”
>
> “Incomplete.”
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Xu Yuan glanced toward Xia Yu briefly.
But Xia Yu herself looked equally confused.
Because even she did not fully understand the strange blessing inside her.
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The woman continued calmly:
> “That blessing protects your soul.”
>
> “Otherwise this hall alone would already crush weaker minds.”
Several cultivators nearby imdiately turned pale hearing that.
Because they already felt trendous pressure just standing here.
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Then unexpectedly—
the silver-eyed woman looked back toward Xu Yuan again.
And this ti—
her expression beca slightly strange.
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> “Yet your soul feels… quiet.”
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Xu Yuan’s eyes narrowed almost invisibly.
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The woman continued softly:
> “No fear.”
>
> “No suppression.”
>
> “Almost like sothing already tempered it repeatedly.”
The atmosphere subtly changed again afterward.
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Xu Yuan calmly answered:
“I dislike dying.”
Not a lie.
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Several elders quietly interpreted his words differently.
A cultivator surviving repeated dangerous experiences naturally developed strong ntal resistance.
Reasonable.
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Good.
Let them continue believing reasonable things.
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Then suddenly—
CRAAAAAAACK!
The entire underground hall shook violently.
Several silver chains surrounding the floating coffin snapped instantly.
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The woman’s expression finally beca serious.
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Far below the ruins—
sothing enormous moved.
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