Creak~
The door opened, and Lu Nanzhuo hesitated for a moment before stepping in.
"You're finally here."
As soon as Lu Nanzhuo stepped in, an old voice sounded in his ears.
Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw a hunchbacked old man looking at him with a smile, but he was just a shadow.
Lu Nanzhuo was Lu Nanzhuo after all. He didn't panic at all. Instead, he asked calmly, "How do you know me?"
The hunchbacked old man looked at Lu Nanzhuo and sighed, "Tens of thousands of years ago, when the black chain fell into your hands, I knew you."
Lu Nanzhuo asked softly, "Oh? Then why did you wait until now to let me enter this black chain?"
"For some reason, the black chain was damaged and took tens of thousands of years to heal itself. It only recovered recently." The hunchbacked old man continued, "Aren't you curious how a mere human like you could live for tens of thousands of years?"
Lu Nanzhuo said calmly, "Are you saying it's because of this black chain?"
The hunchbacked old man nodded: "It is here, you are here."
"So, I am immortal."
Lu Nanzhuo looked at the hunchbacked old man, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
The hunchbacked old man chuckled: "You can say that."
"Are you the previous owner of this black chain?" Lu Nanzhuo continued to ask.
“Well, it doesn’t count.”
"What now?"
"You are the master of the black chain."
"So you're dead?"
"That's right."
"Didn't you say immortality?"
"Well."
The hunchbacked old man paused for a moment, his eyes flickering. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "This black chain is not a product of this continent."
Lu Nanzhuo's heart moved, and he asked softly, "Outside the Endless Sea."
This time, the hunchbacked old man was somewhat shocked. "You actually know what's beyond the Endless Sea? Isn't it true that no one on this continent can reach the other side of the sea?"
"Why can't I know?" Lu Nanzhuo's lips curled slightly: "So, outside the Endless Sea, there is another world."
"Well, that place is much more powerful than the Apocalypse Continent." The hunchbacked old man turned around, as if recalling the past. "Don't you want to know why I died despite having the Eternal Life Tower? I'll tell you now."
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According to the hunchbacked old man, this black chain is from the Qiankun Ranking, a place outside the Endless Sea! And it's even number one on that list!
For example, the highest-level Taoist weapons on the Tianqi Continent are far inferior to it.
Outside the Endless Sea, once this item came out, it was like the treasure of One Piece, causing a bloody storm.
The hunchbacked old man is indeed a character. He snatched this item from the hands of so many peerless powerful people.
Although he tried his best to escape, he was outnumbered and was fatally injured. However, he was unwilling to give up. He was unwilling to give up the treasure he fought so hard for.
With all his strength, he ran towards the endless sea helplessly while being chased by many powerful people!
Then, he was thrown into the endless sea under the horrified gazes of the powerful people!
But the Endless Sea, on their side, is a forbidden land of death.
The powerful ones could only sigh to the sky and dared not to enter the Endless Sea.
Then, the number one treasure on the Qiankun list disappeared into the endless sea.
Everyone gave up the idea.
And what about the hunchbacked old man? After seizing the black chain, he had been on the run, having no time to study it. Finally, he was fatally wounded, and when he squeezed all his strength into the Endless Sea, he died. He had a treasure but no life to use it.
When he fell, he tried his best to inject a spiritual force into the black chain, which became the shadow he is today.
Finally, the tiny black chain drifted in the endless sea for an unknown amount of time before it finally reached the shore of the Apocalypse Continent.
Then it was picked up by Lu Nanzhuo who was walking on the shore at that time.
It's off the mark.
But the Black Chain at that time had experienced many hardships in the Endless Sea and was severely damaged!
Endless Sea.
After knowing what had happened, Lu Nanzhuo looked at the hunchbacked old man in front of him with some pity.
"So your spiritual power has been dormant until now?"
Lu Nanzhuo asked.
"Yes, but I can also sense some of the outside world." After saying this, the hunchbacked old man said with a bitter tone, "Now I am just a shadow that will disappear. I really envy you, Lu Nanzhuo."
Lu Nanzhuo said softly, "You're already dead, so what's the point of leaving a shadow behind?"
"Because this is the treasure I worked so hard to obtain!! I must see it fall into the hands of someone who at least pleases me." The hunchbacked old man seemed a little excited for a moment, and even his shadow began to shake.
"So, you think I'm pleasing to the eye?"
"Um."
"Why?"
"Because you're strong! Domineering! Just like me back then! You're worthy of the number one treasure on the Qiankun Ranking! Is that possible?"
Lu Nanzhuo: "Okay."
The hunchbacked old man smiled slightly.
Lu Nanzhuo suddenly whispered, "Is there any way to save you?"
The smile on the hunchbacked old man's face vanished. He looked deeply at Lu Nanzhuo and said in a deep voice, "Save me? Aren't you afraid that I'll take your black chain?"
Lu Nanzhuo's dark eyes flickered slightly: "No, you are far from it."
The hunchbacked old man suddenly laughed heartily: "Hahahaha, Lu Nanzhuo, you are really crazy enough."
"Tell me, I think you are really pitiful, so I will just do charity." Lu Nanzhuo said softly with his hands behind his back.
The hunchbacked old man immediately stopped smiling, realizing that Lu Nanzhuo was actually serious. He paused for a moment and said, "Now I am only a shadow left. It would be extremely difficult to save me."
"Is that so? Forget it then. You'd better wait to die. Oh no, you're already dead." Lu Nanzhuo no longer looked at the hunchbacked old man and began to wander around this floor with an indifferent look on his face.
The hunchbacked old man's expression suddenly changed. He floated over to Lu Nanzhuo and said, "Hey, Lu Nanzhuo, it's difficult, but there's the Eternal Life Tower, right? If we can go up a few floors, there's still hope."
"Oh, then why should I save you?" Lu Nanzhuo asked, tilting his head.
The hunchbacked old man smiled and said, "If you save me, I'll have a companion when I go to the other side of the Endless Sea in the future, right?"
After a moment, seeing that Lu Nanzhuo didn't respond, the hunchbacked old man said fiercely, "Alright! I'll follow you!"
"make a deal."
"Old Man Duotian? His title is more impressive than my Great Master Nanzhuo." Lu Nanzhuo looked at the hunchbacked old man with an indifferent gaze.
"It's just a name, just a name. Then it's settled, Mr. Lu." Old Man Duotian quickly changed his words.
Lu Nanzhuo suddenly patted the shadow of Old Man Duotian.
"Young Master! What are you doing?" Old Man Duotian was shocked, not knowing what Lu Nanzhuo's action meant.
Lu Nanzhuo smiled and said, "It's nothing, just a mark, why panic?"
"Hmph, you don't trust me." Old Man Duotian was a little angry.
"Oh? Then you can fend for yourself. I can take back the mark."
"No, sir, Duotian was wrong." Old man Duotian looked eagerly.
"Now your shadow is about to dissipate. How can I stabilize you?" Lu Nanzhuo was a little confused.
"Young master, as long as you can pass this first level and completely control this level, Duotian's phantom will not dissipate as long as it stays on this level." Old man Duotian said respectfully. This was what the tower spirit had told him before.
Old Man Duotian also quickly changed his mindset. Now that he was only a shadow, it was hard to bring him back to life. However, Lu Nanzhuo was still willing to help him.
He was also slightly touched, so what was wrong with calling him Young Master?
"That's good."
Lu Nanzhuo nodded slightly, turned around and looked at the first floor, his eyes flashing slightly.
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