The man's words didn't prompt Chu Nan to take action to save anyone; instead, he couldn't help but step back to create distance and said, "Senior, without understanding what has happened, I will not act."

Chu Nan's soul was powerful. Even if he was against a ninth-level cultivator, he was confident he wouldn't lose in the least, let alone in front of this man whose soul was extremely weak.

Seeing the wary look on Chu Nan's face, the man sighed deeply and said, "I understand your hesitations, young friend. I will reveal the truth to you now, but you must act quickly, otherwise, that guy will arrive!"

Chu Nan didn't speak but quietly watched the man while trying to contact Kui Guang, who was dormant within his Sea of Consciousness.

Kui Guang had always resided in his Sea of Consciousness to recuperate, and since Chu Nan's soul had entered here, Kui Guang certainly wasn't an exception.

As long as he could awaken and take action, any crisis could be easily dealt with.

"Young friend, you must have figured out my identity by now. I am Zhi Changgeng, the second ancestor of the Zhi family!" the man slowly said. "A few years ago, my cultivation broke through the fifth heavenly level, but I felt a bottleneck had been reached. Thus, I was prepared to go out and seek opportunities to break through to the sixth heavenly level."

"I traveled around the Qin Kingdom, delved deep into perilous places, and faced life and death several times without finding the chance to break through. Therefore, I turned my attention outside the Qin Kingdom, towards the Great Desert."

"What I didn't expect was that this decision would end my life."

The man showed a look of grief, his eyes full of regret; even his soul body flickered as if it was about to disperse.

"Upon arriving at the Great Desert, I faced off against martial artists from the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall and the Slaughter Emperor Sect, gaining many insights and perceiving that a breakthrough to the sixth heavenly level was imminent."

"It was at this time that I heard of an ancient secret realm discovered in the Wolf Smoke Ridge of the Great Desert, possibly left behind by martial artists of the Unified Realm."

"I felt the opportunity to break through the sixth heavenly level was at Wolf Smoke Ridge, so I immediately set out, only to find it was a trap laid specifically for me by the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall!"

At this point, the man was filled with fury and sorrow, even his soul seemed to burn like flames.

Chu Nan empathized as well; he could sense the man's genuine regret and anger.

What surprised Chu Nan, however, was that all this was orchestrated by the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

The man continued, "When I reached Wolf Smoke Ridge, I was ambushed by the eight hall masters of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall and Kuhu was among them, instantly falling into a crisis."

Chu Nan's gaze flickered, remembering the name Kuhu firmly in his mind.

The eight hall masters of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, this person might be even more terrifying than Hai Wujie.

"I should have perished for sure, but Kuhu's aim wasn't to kill me. Instead, he wanted to take advantage of my weakened state to use a Split Soul to seize my body."

"I seized upon his intention, and while Kuhu's clone entered my body and his vigilance waned, I unleashed the power of my Demon Blood without regard for anything, finally breaking through the encirclement and returning to the Zhi Family Secret Realm!"

Hearing this, Chu Nan suddenly realized that only by facing a crisis of this magnitude would someone of Zhi Changgeng's level risk everything to unleash Demon Blood, driving themselves into madness.

"Although I escaped back to the Zhi family, Kuhu's Split Soul remained within me. Competing for control of the body, I was no match for him, yet I cleverly relied on the madness consciousness within the Demon Blood to temporarily stand toe to toe with him."

"During the battle for body control, I also became aware of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall's plot against my Zhi family."

Having said his piece, the man immediately displayed a look of anxiety and said, "Young friend, now that the madness consciousness has vanished, hurry and help me break the restraint and reclaim my body."

"If you're late, the plot by the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall against my Zhi family might succeed!"

Hearing the man's urgent tone, Chu Nan quickly nodded in agreement, "Rest assured, senior, I was sent by Senior Zhi Changmei to rescue you. Please wait, I will act to save you now."

With that said, Chu Nan began to walk step by step towards the man.

Seeing this, the man laughed heartily and said, "Good, good, good! As long as you can help me escape, save the Zhi family from danger, I will gift half of the Zhi family's resources to you, my words are my bond!"

Chu Nan also chuckled lightly and said, "Senior, your openness is commendable, I trust you."

The man nodded quietly, admiringly thinking to himself, "This young man is truly a good person~"

Just as Chu Nan was no more than tens of meters from the man, about to break the restraint, the previously innocent and harmless Chu Nan suddenly revealed a ruthless expression.

Suddenly, his Spiritual Sense burst forth like a tide, transforming into a massive abyssal mouth, like a gluttonous beast, swallowing the man whole.

Click!

The shell shattered, directly bitten off by Soul Martial Skill Soul Devourer, with one tenth instantly integrating into his own Sea of Consciousness.

As this power merged into Chu Nan's soul body, his soul also became more substantial.

"Ah!!!"

The man, having lost one tenth of his soul body, instantly let out an angry roar, clawing at Chu Nan, "You little brat, what do you think you're doing!"

Chu Nan swiftly retreated, snickering coldly, "Old geezer, your leaky little tricks can't fool me. Ever since I first laid eyes on you, I knew you were never Zhi Changgeng, but... Kuhu's Split Soul!"

With these words, a raging storm surged within this space.

The angry man gradually calmed, fixing his cold gaze on Chu Nan, saying, "As expected of a genius possessing an extraordinary mid-grade soul, my disguise indeed can't deceive you."

"I am indeed Kuhu's Split Soul, also the eighth hall master of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall!"

As he finished speaking, the man's body twisted, transforming into a gray-robed old man, bearded and youthful, with a bare chest.

Chu Nan could also see on this old man's chest, there was a face exactly like Zhi Changgeng's.

Clearly, right after Chu Nan eradicated the madness consciousness, this old man had already devoured Zhi Changgeng's soul.

Initially, Chu Nan and Zhi Changmei's collaboration aimed to rescue Zhi Changgeng, yet unexpectedly, it became the catalyst for his demise.

"It seems that you've been eyeing the Zhi family for quite a while," Chu Nan said, his heart instantly clear as he looked at Kuhu's soul.

From Zhi Changgeng's descent into madness to the construction of the Blood Array, everything was a plot by the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall against the Zhi family, though their ultimate goal was still unknown.

But clearly, regardless of the outcome, the Zhi family would not meet a good end.

"Boy, this matter has nothing to do with you," Kuhu sneered coldly, "These past years, battling with Zhi Changgeng and that madness consciousness has taken too much out of me."

"Your arrival not only helped me eliminate the madness consciousness, but also indirectly helped me fully devour Zhi Changgeng."

Upon saying this, Kuhu licked his lips, staring greedily at Chu Nan, "And your extraordinarily mid-grade delicacy of a soul will help this Split Soul reach a strength comparable to the main soul, reaching extraordinary high-grade."

"You are heaven's greatest opportunity given to me!"

Kuhu's soul became increasingly excited, seeing Chu Nan as nothing more than a delectable morsel.

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