At dusk, the sky was crimson. Meteorites from Beyond Heaven, wreathed in blazing flames, streaked across the firmament in a spectacular sight. As they fell, a vast Heavenly Fire descended from above, giving all living beings the feeling that the heavens were about to collapse.
"What is that?"
"How can there be such enormous fire in the sky?"
"It won't reach us, will it?"
"It's fine. We're within the Taixuan Sect, protected by the sect's Formation."
"Could the Demonic Cultivators of the Great Cold Demon Sect be behind this?"
The disciples in the Third Medicine Valley discussed it heatedly. The Great Cultivators of the sect who had been playing chess all rose and vanished from where they stood.
Nine-Fingered Divine Lord raised his eyes, his brows knitting together.
Thief of Five Elements, seated across from him, sighed. "This divine ability is no simple matter."
Nine-Fingered Divine Lord looked at Thief of Five Elements and asked, "You have often gone out over the years. What exactly have you been searching for?"
Faced with his question, Thief of Five Elements gave no answer. He merely raised a hand and pointed at the sky.
Elsewhere.
At the mouth of the valley.
Gu An sat atop Blood Prison Great Sage's back, also watching the sky. He could sense that the meteorites and sea of fire overhead had both been formed from dharma power. A Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal was unleashing a Great Divine Ability, and its reach was incredibly vast.
It seemed the hundred-year agreement was merely an ultimatum. During this period, the Great Cold Demon Sect would continue making moves, forcing the common people to flee.
Of course, there was another possibility: they wanted to force out the person they were seeking.
For the sake of personal hatred, they had brought disaster