The most frustrating thing was that it was easy to enter but hard to leave; he used to control this Magical Treasure, but for some unknown reason, the Artifact Spirit suddenly recognized someone else as its master. Even more exasperating was the fact that the Magical Treasure he had nurtured for so many years had imprisoned him, its original cultivator.
The Old Taoist nearly fell into complete despair but couldn't bring himself to give up and wanted to take back the Magical Treasure.
However..., without the ability to control the Magical Treasure, even the Demonic Beasts seemed to see an opportunity to bully him.
What infuriated him more was that the Ghost Cultivators, who used to obey his commands, were now disobedient, and they would retaliate given the chance.
The Old Taoist knew that once he lost control, the vengeful spirits slowly regained some consciousness. The reason they harboured such hatred towards him was that he had killed them and trapped them here.