Jared hurriedly shielded his eyes before gradually looking ahead. Soon, he realized he had already reached the end of the cave.
At the cave’s end was a distinct stone door adorned with various artworks that even he couldn’t decipher. “There are indeed people who live here…”
Upon seeing the stone door, Jared was certain that someone had been living there.
Treading cautiously, Jared approached and placed his hand on the stone door. Then, he channeled a surge of spiritual energy into it.
Jared wanted to check for traps inside the stone door. It would be too risky to recklessly push it open.
After realizing there were no traps behind it, Jared pushed the door open forcefully.
Beyond the stone door, there surprisingly lay a modest stone chamber brimming with all sorts of magical items. These items shimmered vibrantly, casting their radiance in all directions.
Moreover, they were imbued with an incredibly intense fiery aura.
Jared was utterly stunned upon seeing these treasures. He wasn’t sure if these objects had acquired their fiery aura from being in this place for years or if they had possessed it from the very beginning of their existence.
Among these treasures, Jared spotted an elderly man sitting on a square green stone platform measuring one meter on each side.
This person was clad in green, their frail body barely recognizable. Strands of grey hair hung down to their shoulders, their presence faint yet discernible.
However, Jared immediately realized that the elderly figure before him, with its faint aura, was not a living being but a soul remnant.
Under the radiant glow of these treasures, it seemed as though a living, breathing person was seated there.
Jared turned to the old man and asked, “Who are you?”
The elderly man slowly lifted his head. Despite his frailty and thin frame, his eyes shone with a piercing intensity.
“I should be asking you this question. Who are you, and how did you end up here?” The elderly man questioned Jared.
Jared replied, “I’m Jared Chance, a disciple of the Violet Flame Sect.”
Jared didn’t see the need to conceal his identity since the elderly man had no idea who he was.
He claimed to be a disciple of the Violet Flame Sect because he sensed that the elderly man before him was connected to the sect in some way.
After Jared revealed that he was a disciple of the Violet Flame Sect, the sharp gaze of the elder softened significantly.
The elderly man asked, “Who is the sect leader of the Violet Flame Sect now?”
“Harlan Garrido is the acting sect leader!” exclaimed Jared.
“Harlan Garrido?” The man frowned before shaking his head. “I don’t remember him. I’ve been here for too long…”
After speaking, the elder’s gaze shifted to Maurice, who was standing behind Jared.
At that moment, Maurice was nothing more than a shell of his former self, his condition too horrific to behold.
The moment he saw Maurice, his eyes filled with anger. “Why is there a man from the Ghost Mask Sect here? How did he end up in this cave?”
“Harlan was in cahoots with the members of the Ghost Mask Sect, and they aimed to acquire the Divine Flame Seal to strengthen his position as the sect leader,” Jared explained.
“B*stard…” The elderly man instantly roared out in anger upon hearing that.
The roar was so intense that the elderly man’s frail body nearly shattered.
He was nothing more than a soul remnant masquerading as a living person. The moment he lost his temper, the remnants of his soul nearly dispersed. If that had happened, he would have vanished from existence.
Upon sensing his fury, Jared hurriedly asked, “Sir, who exactly are you? And why are you here?”
“Me?” The elderly man paused for a moment, then let out a bitter laugh. “I’m Drei Haddon, the founder of the Violet Flame Sect.”
“The founder of the Violet Flame Sect?” Jared exclaimed in surprise.
Never in a million years did he expect to encounter the founder of the Violet Flame Sect there.
Jared had once considered the possibility that this elderly man might have been a former leader of the Violet Flame Sect, who had inadvertently been swept into the void fracture and ended up here. He turned out to be the founder of the sect! His name seems a little less illustrious, though…
