Seclusion!

With the great battle temporarily settling down, the Central Plains enjoyed a period of peace. However, this peace did not last long before a piece of news from an unknown source stirred up a tempestuous uproar.

The subject of this news was the Ling Clan, one of the Eight Ancient Clans. Ning Luo had learned of the sudden closure of the Ling Clan's space when he emerged from the Heavenly Tomb. At the time, however, the news had only circulated among certain major factions, and no one knew what had truly happened, so it had not spread further.

But not long ago, some experts discovered that the Ling Clan's space had reopened. When these experts went to investigate, they found that the Spirit Realm was now utterly empty—not a single person could be seen. Even the Ling Clan's descendants had vanished without a trace. Staring at that empty, lifeless space, the experts were left stunned. A chill then rose from the soles of their feet to their scalps. This matter was far too bizarre. Including the Ling Clan's descendants, there had to have been at least a million people in the Spirit Realm. Yet now, all those people had simply evaporated into thin air?

The Ling Clan was also one of the Eight Ancient Clans. Though it had gradually declined over the years, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. No matter how far the Ling Clan had fallen, it could still rank among the super factions of the Central Plains. If this had been a clan-wide massacre, then looking across the Central Plains, even a force like the Gu Clan would find it difficult to erase every member of an entire clan without anyone noticing. No matter what, the disappearance of the Ling Clan caused an enormous