Only after the formation was broken did the old monk finally stand up.
The moment he rose, a full one hundred Spirit Gate entrances materialized beside him.
In the next instant, the one hundred Hidden Demonic Spirits that had been concealed revealed themselves and stepped through those gates.
Having completed all of this, the old monk walked toward the coffin. When it opened, Chu Feng discovered that a woman was lying inside.
She had a sweet face and wore a red gauze dress. Her bearing was elegant, her temperament otherworldly — she was a rare beauty. But at this moment, she was already dead.
Though her body was perfectly preserved, Chu Feng could tell that she had been dead for a very long time, and thoroughly at that.
But compared to this woman herself, Chu Feng was even more astonished by a bead clutched between her hands.
The bead was large — it required both hands to hold — and it was precisely because of its size that Chu Feng could see it so clearly.
The exterior of the bead was transparent, and inside it swirled a vortex.
That vortex rotated slowly, giving off an eerie sensation and radiating an aura that defied understanding.
Though Chu Feng could not determine the bead's exact use, he was absolutely certain that it was a supreme treasure — far more precious than any of the heavenly materials and earthly treasures outside the coffin.
"Do you want to know who she is?" the old monk asked Chu Feng.
"Who?" Chu Feng asked.
"She is the demoness you wish to kill," the old monk said.
"How is that possible? She's clearly been dead for ages," Chu Feng said, pointing at the body inside the coffin.
"She has indeed been dead for a long time. But that does not mean she is not the demoness you wish to kill," the old monk said with a smile.
"Senior, what exactly is going on?" Chu Feng asked.
"You want to know?" the old monk asked.
"I do," Chu Feng nodded.
"This demoness's original name was Zhao Hong. She was the daughter of the Sect Master of the Reincarnation Sect — the supreme power of the Reincarnation Upper Realm — and was an exceedingly rare prodigy in the martial path."
"At only twenty years of age, she had already supplanted her father, who had lived for over ten thousand years, to become the new Sect Master, and simultaneously the Reincarnation Sect's foremost expert."
Upon hearing this, Chu Feng's heart stirred. If the Reincarnation Sect was the supreme power of an entire world, and Zhao Hong was its foremost expert, then that meant this woman called Zhao Hong was the strongest being in an entire Upper Realm.
To become the strongest in an entire Upper Realm at only twenty years of age — what a formidable existence.
In that moment, Chu Feng finally understood the true definition of genius. Compared to a real genius, he was nothing at all.
"Zhao Hong's talent was extraordinary, and naturally she was proud and arrogant. Not a single man in the entire Reincarnation Upper Realm could catch her eye."
"But through a chance encounter, she came to the Celestial Upper Realm and met a peerless genius who was famous throughout — Liu Shuo."
"Zhao Hong and Liu Shuo were a perfect match in every way, and they fell in love at first sight. The two quickly fell head over heels."
"However, having been raised under her father's guidance, Zhao Hong had been wary of outsiders since childhood and never trusted people easily."
"Even though she knew she genuinely loved Liu Shuo, she never let her guard down around him."
"It was not until their wedding day that Zhao Hong finally let go of her defenses toward Liu Shuo. Yet who could have imagined that on that very night, Liu Shuo poisoned her."
"It turned out that Liu Shuo had been ambitious all along and had never truly loved Zhao Hong. He had approached her for one thing — the Reincarnation Bead."
"When Zhao Hong learned the truth, she was devastated beyond belief. She hated Liu Shuo's betrayal to the bone and naturally refused to tell him where the Reincarnation Bead was hidden."
"But Liu Shuo was willing to stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Right before Zhao Hong's eyes, he used all manner of cruel methods to torture her family, making every last one of them wish for death."
"In the end, in a fit of rage, he killed every single one of them while they were still alive. His methods were so vile they were beyond description."
"The moment Zhao Hong's father died, the bloodline within her body suddenly erupted. She overcame the poison that had stripped her of her power and the formation that had sealed her cultivation."
"But Liu Shuo was…"