Divine Emperor City was filled with clamor and noise.
The several hundred thousand residents living in the city were almost all looking up at the sky.
The sky above Divine Emperor City had been completely covered by a layer of emerald-green mystic light. Not only that, all eight city gates had been tightly shut, guarded by layers upon layers of troops.
"What in the world is going on?"
"You don't know? Notices were posted at the city gates long ago, saying the gates would be closed for a time and strange phenomena might occur during that period. Everyone was told not to panic."
"I heard about that notice too, but I never expected such a grand phenomenon."
The city's residents discussed it among themselves. Their expressions were fairly calm, and no large-scale chaos erupted.
Northern District.
"Where the hell did Hong Yi go?" Cao Yu sighed as he emerged from a dark alleyway.
Xie Lan was with him.
The two were both disciples of All Beings Academy. Ever since Hong Yi had gone missing, they had been ordered to search for him.
Unfortunately, they had come to Divine Emperor City two or three months ago, yet there had not been the slightest progress.
Xie Lan frowned. "Over these past days, we have practically searched all of Divine Emperor City and contacted more than ten information Gu Masters, but there is still no news of Hong Yi. The situation is likely the worst-case scenario."
Cao Yu widened his eyes. "You mean Hong Yi entered the Painting World? How is that possible?"
Xie Lan hurriedly looked around and lowered his voice. "Keep it down. Secret rumors like this have been spreading through the city recently. The Painting World was arranged by Immortal Venerable Yuan Lian. It can draw city residents inside, then