The Elder's words hung in the air, and silence fell again as the younger disciples tried to grasp the implications.
For a tomb to remain intact for so long, untouched even by those who had reached near the pinnacle of the cultivation world, spoke of a strength beyond comprehension.
"It was this very defense," another elder added, "that allowed us to confirm what we had long suspected. This is not the tomb of an ordinary expert, nor even that of a supreme cultivator of our age. This is the tomb of an immortal."
The declaration sent a shiver through the crowd. Even the most confident among the senior disciples could not hide the tightening of their throats or the widening of their eyes. Before this, they had only heard the rumors of it being an Immortal Ascension Realm expert's tomb, but this was a step above that!
