Yuan Ming immersed himself in the chaotic clamor, yet felt an indescribable sense of detachment.
He longed to drift beyond this tangled vortex of fate, unwilling to sink too deeply into it.
The instant this thought arose, the Moon Essence Power that had enveloped his body began to recede like the tide, slowly contracting before finally converging toward his brow.
Yuan Ming's mind tightened as he felt a hidden, mysterious power wrap tightly around him.
He immediately calmed his mind and focused completely on sensing that gathering power. For a moment, his state of mind seemed to enter an ethereal realm, and all the disturbances of the outside world vanished.
Above White Emperor City, this strange change caught everyone's attention.
"Looks like Master is about to advance to the Life Witch realm." In the rear courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, Flower Branch gazed into the sky and declared with certainty.
"I felt that powerful soul force too." Thunder Rain eagerly echoed her.
Meanwhile, inside the hall where the City Lord's Mansion handled government affairs, Wang Fulong had been discussing matters with several City Lord's Mansion cultivators. They all stopped what they were doing in unspoken accord, left the hall, and came to the center of the courtyard.
Everyone looked up at the silver moon phenomenon high above, their faces filled with delight.
"His Lordship the City Lord has broken through! It has only been a little over twenty years, yet the City Lord has already reached the Life Witch realm. Let's see which of those other city lords, and which sects that have always coveted White Emperor City, will still dare make trouble!" a middle-aged cultivator in a white scholar's robe cried joyfully.
The others all nodded in agreement.
Wang Fulong and He Xiuwen exchanged a glance. Their feelings