From the moment Luo Chen and Qing Shuang stepped into the Lapis Lazuli Pure Land, three or four months had slipped by unnoticed.
In that time, the major powers of the Monan Royal Court had more or less all received the news.
Even places farther afield, such as the Far Eastern Vast Sea that Luo Chen and Qing Shuang had passed through, knew something of what was happening here.
As a result, more and more cultivators had gathered at the entrance to the Lapis Lazuli Pure Land.
They had not gathered in one place, but a glance outside the entrance revealed a sea of people.
Among them hid a fair number of old Nascent Soul Stage monsters from the Monan Royal Court and the Far Eastern Vast Sea.
These old monsters had not entered the Lapis Lazuli Pure Land. They lingered outside, watching the fire from the opposite bank, their intentions unclear.
Suddenly!
Someone in the crowd cried out.
"They're here!"
As the crowd stirred, a vast Evasive Light tore across the sky. Wind and clouds churned in its wake, the heavens and earth changed color, and a long trail hung in the air, refusing to fade.
The Evasive Light dispersed, and dozens of figures appeared before everyone.
At the sight of them, the crowd erupted.
Every last one was a Nascent Soul powerhouse!
One old Nascent Soul monster in the crowd even sucked in a cold breath and blurted out, "All eight Head Seats of the Hanging Temple are here!"
Among the solemn monks of the Hanging Temple, eight figures stood out, their auras as deep as the sea and their Buddhist power surging.
The Head Seats of Arhat Hall, Heart Meditation Hall, the Medicine King Institute, and the Discipline Institute... even the Head Seats of Prajna Hall and