Guixi Sect, Luohai Peak.
At the foot of the mountain, the aged figure tightened the long robe around his body.
"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH..." He raised a hand to his mouth, letting out a fit of coughs.
'This body... it's truly in ruins.'
The old man gave a helpless smile. When he lowered his hand, a smear of dark red was stark against his palm.
He casually wiped it on the hem of his robe. His face, covered in age spots, showed not a hint of panic.
This was none other than You Gu, who had returned from the dead by possessing a body.
Or rather, he was Master Youquan, who had parasitized his disciple's body for over a hundred years, only to outlive him and seize this ruined vessel after the appearance of Lin Qingfeng's sword strike.
'My dear disciple, I never thought you'd fall here. Did you really think becoming a Nascent Soul Ancestor meant you could rest easy?'
You Gu reached out and patted his own somewhat stiff thigh.
