Published: March 9, 2025
“Is that any of your business?!” Chu Yang was both angry and amused.
This bastard really knows how to twist the narrative; clearly, it was his cultivation level clashing against that cold, eerie power on the Soul Suppressing Stone that caused this inexplicable situation.
And he actually blamed it on a fart...
Do you think your fart has such great power?!
Who do you think you are?!
The thunder rumbled continuously, and lightning kept striking down.
That cold, eerie power surged more and more from underground, surprisingly pushing back against the forces, breaking through the clouds.
The clouds suddenly lifted high, rearranging to seal off the area, and from the higher skies, even more terrifying bolts of lightning seemed to rain down recklessly.
The earth trembled!
The mountains and rivers shook!
Everyone was trembling!
This was no longer just a localized incident!
An inexplicable aura of ferocity spread out in an instant.
In that moment, within the Vast Mountain, and the next, it extended for thousands of miles, and it continued to spread rapidly!
...
In the sky, someone far away was frowning as they looked in this direction, their face heavy and… inexplicably excited.
“The ferocious aura, the ghostly energy… thunder of divine punishment; could it be… the Soul Suppressing Stone shattered? This place is actually the ruins of a destroyed ancient superior sect?!”
This person gasped in shock, but their expression could no longer hide their overwhelming excitement: “A heavenly opportunity! This great chance must be reported to the sect at once. If we can occupy this ruin, it will bring unimaginable benefits to the sect!”
With a whoosh, this person turned and left.
Their speed was three times, even more than when they arrived!
...
In a very distant place.
From all directions—east, west, south, and north—those who have long been hidden from the world atop mountains shrouded in spiritual mist all turned their gazes toward this side.
All locations that could be surrounded by colorful spiritual mist were places of legendary superior sects. Most of these individuals devoted themselves to cultivation, completely ignoring worldly affairs. Aside from occasionally sending disciples out for training and managing their worldly enterprises, which provided endless cultivation resources and necessities for their sect, they were essentially existences apart from the mundane world.
And every such sect, even just one, would be a colossal powerhouse that could shake the world!
As some humorous sayings go: “Though I may not be in the martial arts world, the martial arts world has my legend.”
But this time, these superior existences, who usually avoided worldly matters, were almost all stirred! These individuals were particularly sensitive to such changes in spiritual energy.
Countless ancestral patriarchs and oddities emerged from their closed-door meditations, frowning as they observed the cold and ferocious energies in the sky! In just an instant, each of their faces grew solemn as they made decisions.
“The Soul Suppressing Stone shattered! The ghosts and ferocity emerged! The thunder of divine punishment is forging…”
“That must have once been the realm of divine origin! The location of some ancient superior sect!”
“Since there’s a Soul Suppressing Stone, it indicates that this place is indeed a ruin, and it has never been damaged! Now it is a place without a master.”
“This is a grand event for the world's sects! But it could also be a great calamity for the world's sects!”
“But this calamity cannot be avoided; we cannot evade it. Even if I have no intention of harming others, others may not have the heart to spare me!”
“For thousands of years, our sect has had enemies everywhere; if any one of them gains an advantage from within, our sect will be in danger! We must eliminate the crisis in its infancy; the best solution is to claim the ruins as our own, thus significantly boosting our sect's strength. We must go!”
“We must go!”