The Grandmasters of Yinshui Country, Houdi Country, Qingmu Country, and Suojin Country could only watch helplessly as the people from the Alien Realm moved as though no one stood in their way, entering the forbidden grounds within the royal palaces. Anyone who tried to stop them was either swept aside or knocked unconscious outright. At least, no one was killed.
The Immortal Practitioners were all anxious to seek their own opportunities and had no desire to waste time over a few mortals. Yunxi had been right about one thing: Immortal Practitioners placed greater importance on karma. They simply disdained to act against mortals who were clearly not on their level, lest they worsen the mortals' Three Declines and Five Tribulations.
However, not everyone had a divine artifact to protect them. Thus, the first four people to break through the final barrier fell victim to the trap. Black spheres of light shot into their Seas of Consciousness, and all four collapsed without warning. Those who arrived afterward did not dare act rashly.
Yet when everyone saw the Five-Element Immortal Marrow revealed after the barrier broke, their hearts stirred in shameful greed. Once the first person made a move, the remaining Immortal Practitioners joined the scramble for the Five-Element Immortal Marrow. The fighting erupted anew, and this time the royal palaces of the other four countries suffered as well, reduced to level ground in the blink of an eye.
The Immortal Practitioners whose Seas of Consciousness had been invaded by the black light clusters were also forced awake. Discovering that someone had snatched the peach right out from under their noses, they furiously joined the battle for opportunity. The conflict escalated, plunging the other four countries into chaos. Only Chiyang Country maintained an outward appearance of peace.
When Sixth Elder Luo met