Night was about to fall, and the world lay under a gloomy pall.
Thick black clouds piled beneath the vault of heaven, staging the spectacle of "black clouds pressing upon the city, as though the city were about to crumble."
Within Huangyun Immortal City, lamps had long since been lit along every street and alley, yet they could not dispel the stifling, oppressive air between heaven and earth.
City Lord's Mansion.
The lanterns had just been lit.
City Lord Yue Wen was hosting a banquet.
Those attending were all prominent nobles and dignitaries of the city.
It could truly be called a hall full of distinguished guests.
Yue Wen wore a brocade robe, his willow-like beard fluttering as he smiled broadly.
As an elder Immortal Lord, he had presided over Huangyun Immortal City for nine thousand years and was renowned for a mind as deep as the sea and wisdom beyond the ordinary.
"Has City Lord heard about the destruction of the Ten Thousand Spirits Church?"
Someone suddenly asked.
Yue Wen nodded. "I only heard of it today."
As he spoke, a trace of emotion appeared between his brows. "Who could have imagined that Shen Mu not only did not die in the Black Mist Abyss, but instead, with one man and one sword, stormed Buzhou Mountain and wiped out the Ten Thousand Spirits Church in one stroke!"
His words drew countless sighs of amazement.
Shen Mu!
Or rather, Su Yi had been far too dazzling during this period, stirring up wave after wave across the Immortal Realm and drawing the eyes of the entire world!
Originally, everyone had believed that he had perished in the Black Mist Abyss alongside the Immortal Kings who had pursued him.
Yet who could have imagined that just within the past two days, news