Qinglin jumped in fright, hastily looking at the others.
Elder Qian looked gloomy as he said to the crowd, "This is getting us nowhere. It's obvious that this altar has been manipulated by someone, set up as the eye of the array — and it has been here all along!"
Everyone gasped in astonishment, especially Old Ghost Qi, who exclaimed suspiciously, "Manipulated? Does that mean... this altar was here before the Sealed Land came into being?"
Lu Qiju's face fluctuated wildly as he stared at the altar. He nodded and said, "It seems so. What... what on earth could it be to have been sealed for so many years?"
"Sealed?" The Thousand-Spirit Saintess twitched her eyelashes before speaking. "You're right. This is a sealed place, it could be dangerous inside."
At those words, the Thousand-Spirit Saintess and Elder Qian exchanged a glance. Clearly, both were remembering the Heavenly Calamity Skill of the elder from the Ancient Spirit Race.
