Chapter 2181: A Grand Exalt of the Pas (2/2)

“For example, in that battle three million years ago, the seven Grand Exalts still died or became injured. Even my grandmaster, the Anatta Grand Prime, met his end. Even Grand Exalts are unable to truly attain eternal life, let alone the people below Grand Exalt…”

“What eternal life? What becoming as old as the world? In my eyes, it’s all a joke…” Towards the end, the old woman laughed crazily as if she had managed to see through life and death.

Was there any reason to be happy about being alive? Was there any reason to fear death?

At this moment, Jian Chen had arrived before the simple stone door. He pushed the heavy door open slowly.

Immediately, a dense and pure presence of desolation surged out. It contained the presence of the laws of the world. As Jian Chen was at the very front, this presence struck him first, causing his mind to shudder.

As the presence brushed past him, he immediately felt like he had fused with the world. He closed his eyes and seemed to be able to see the three thousand ways that had woven into a net, allowing him to sense them all. He reached out and seemed to be able to clutch them firmly. It felt like he could grasp them.

The old woman’s mind also shuddered. Surprise filled her voice as she cried out uncontrollably, “I- is this the legendary Origin of Ways?” The old woman’s expression was extremely complicated. Unlike Jian Chen, she knew exactly how precious and rare the Origin of Ways was. It was a treasure that could even lead to bloodshed between Grand Primes.

The old woman immediately closed her eyes. She tried to comprehend it to the best of her efforts, to absorb the Origin of Ways.

At the same time, Kai Ya could not help but close her eyes as well. She began to absorb the Origin of Ways that surged out of the stone door.

At this moment, even Kai Ya herself failed to realise that a black hole had silently appeared in the depths of her sea of consciousness. As soon as the Origin of Ways entered her body, it surged into the black hole and completely vanished.

Ever since the black hole appeared, Kai Ya absorbed more than half of the Origin of Ways that had surged out of the stone door. Even Jian Chen and the old woman’s combined efforts were not enough to match Kai Ya.

“The Origin of Ways. It’s actually the Origin of Ways. Qing Suo, wake up quick…” The sword spirits that had been slumbering for quite some time in Jian Chen’s body were alarmed.

“It really is the Origin of Ways. This is something left behind when Grand Exalts pass away in meditation, and their souls return to the world. It’s one of the most precious things in the world. Zi Ying, seize it all…”

Afterwards, the sword spirits also took action. Hidden within Jian Chen’s body, the sword spirits turned into yin and yang Qi as they revolved around each other like a yin and yang symbol. As they revolved, a suction immediately appeared, rapidly drawing in the Origin of Ways.

With the sword spirit’s assistance, the Origin of Ways that surged into Jian Chen increased by several times over. Under their combined efforts, he managed to absorb thirty-five percent of the Origin of Ways. Kai Ya absorbed half of it all by herself, while the old woman only managed to absorb fifteen percent in the end.