Outside the great hall, the four of them locked their Divine Sense tightly onto the Heavenly Mystery Realm. The moment anything stirred within, they would strike at once.
Time passed bit by bit.
One incense stick.
Two incense sticks.
Just as Ancestor Burning Heaven was about to lose his patience, daoist Qingming stumbled out of the rift.
There was no fear on his face. Instead, it was filled with endless confusion and bewilderment.
"How was it? Is Liu Yuan inside?" the Lingxiao Realm Lord immediately asked.
"Senior, Liu Yuan... isn't there."
"Not only is Liu Yuan absent, but every cultivator above the Saint Realm in the Heavenly Mystery Realm has vanished!"
"What?!"
The expressions of the four Hunyuan Infinite experts changed at once.
"Are you certain?" Ancestor Burning Heaven grabbed daoist Qingming by the collar and demanded harshly.
"Ab-absolutely!"
"This junior searched the entire Heavenly Mystery Realm. Aside from those weak mortals and a few insignificant low-level cultivators, there wasn't a single Saint Realm cultivator left."
"The entire Heavenly Mystery Realm looks as though it has been emptied out!"
The four exchanged glances, each seeing shock and doubt in the others' eyes.
"Let's go in and take a look!"
The Lingxiao Realm Lord hesitated no longer. Taking the lead, he charged straight into the Heavenly Mystery Realm.
The other three followed close behind.
When the Divine Sense of the four swept across the entire Heavenly Mystery Realm like a tide, everyone fell silent.
The situation was exactly as daoist Qingming had described.
Not a single high-level cultivator remained in the vast Heavenly Mystery Realm.
They arrived at the Realm Lord's great hall of the Heavenly Mystery Realm. It had long since been abandoned, without even a trace of useful aura left behind.
"What... exactly happened?" Ancestor Burning Heaven was utterly