Fury and Fear

The Nascent Soul cultivator's anger reached its boiling point as he helplessly watched the gray Qi engulf the remaining Golden Core cultivators one by one. With each passing moment, the gruesome sight of more dismembered, dried-up corpses only served to fuel his rage. But as his fury burned hotter, it gradually began to give way to a chilling sensation of fear. He had never encountered anything like this before, and he realized he had no idea how to combat this unseen enemy.

As the last of the Golden Core cultivators succumbed to their grisly fate, the gray Qi emerged once more. This time, however, it did not attack the Nascent Soul cultivator. Instead, it coalesced into the form of an elderly man dressed in a gray robe. The old man's identity soon became clear: it was none other than Yongnian.