Chapter 5056

A flicker of barely noticeable greed flashed in the mysterious old man’s eyes, and he smiled. “Alright, alright…”

With a wave of his hand, Kai was instantly transported into a chaotic void.

The old man still wore a kind smile as he looked at Kai. “Young man, you have excellent potential. I can help you ascend directly to the Earth Immortal Realm.”

Kai feigned excitement. “Thank you, Senior!”

The old man raised his hand and pressed it to the top of Kai’s head. A soft light enveloped Kai’s entire body.

“Come, let me raise your cultivation…”

But suddenly, the old man’s voice grew cold and sinister. His palm transformed into a dark vortex, wildly absorbing Kai’s life force!

Just when he thought he had succeeded—

“Heart Focus Technique!”

Kai’s eyes snapped open. The Heart Focus Technique within his body surged, reversing the flow and devouring the old man’s power instead!

“What?!” The old man was stunned. He tried to pull his hand away, only to find that his spirit body was tightly bound.

“Old man, you may have fooled the others—but not me,” Kai said with a cold smirk. “You lure people with promises of power, then drain their lifespans to hijack their bodies for resurrection, right?”

“You… how do you know the Ancient Divine Technique?!” The old man was horrified. His spirit began to tremble violently.

“Unfortunately, you chose the wrong person,” Kai’s eyes gleamed with icy light. “Your cultivation now belongs to me.”

Boom!

A powerful force of reversal exploded. The old man’s spirit rapidly shrank before their eyes!

“No!!!”

With a final, piercing scream, the old man’s spirit completely collapsed and dissolved into pure energy, which surged into Kai’s body.

Kai’s cultivation began to rise. In the blink of an eye, he reached the third level of the Scattered Immortal Realm.

Feeling his power rapidly increase, Kai was overjoyed.

Now, he no longer needed to compromise. If Tianci dared to provoke him again, Kai could slap him down without hesitation.

At the third level of the Scattered Immortal Realm, Kai wasn’t afraid to go head-to-head with someone at the eighth level.

…

When Kai emerged alone from the chaotic space, everyone was stunned.

“Where is the senior?” Tianci asked urgently.

Kai gave him a cold glance. “What senior? He’s just an old ghost who survives by devouring other people’s lifespan!”

“What?!” Everyone’s expression changed dramatically.

“You’re spouting nonsense!” Tianci shouted angrily. “My cultivation has clearly improved—hasn’t yours also advanced?”

“Yes, it has. But have you checked how much life you have left?” Kai sneered.

Tianci froze, quickly turned his senses inward—then his face went pale.

His lifespan was less than ten years!

“No… This can’t be!” He shook his head frantically, unwilling to believe it.

The white-robed woman, Elder Tong, and the others also examined themselves. Their faces soon turned ashen.

“We… We’ve been deceived…”

Mo Qingyun clutched Kai’s hand in fear. “Thank goodness you discovered it…”

Kai nodded, then turned to the three coffins. “This so-called Gantian Sect ruin is nothing but a trap.”

“That old thing sustains his spirit form by feeding on the lifespan of intruders—waiting for a chance to resurrect,” Kai declared.

Though everyone was still somewhat skeptical, they could clearly feel the vitality draining from their bodies.

As mere wandering cultivators, they didn’t have endless lifespans.

Once their life force was gone, and if they couldn’t advance further, they would decay and die.

“Ah…”

Tianci suddenly went berserk, attacking the coffin in front of him.

But while the coffin in the center was smashed to pieces, the two on either side remained unmoved. Strange runes flowed continuously across their surfaces.

Kai looked at the coffins and decided to open them to see if there were any treasures inside.

After all, they couldn’t leave this place empty-handed.

He crouched down and began to study the mysterious runes on one of the coffins.

Seeing this, Elder Tong scoffed coldly. “What could you possibly understand?”