Tianbao Supreme Sect, Main Peak.
Within the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws Returning to Origin, sandalwood incense still curled upward, green smoke rising straight into the air. Deep within the hall, jade Life Tablets stood quietly displayed.
On-duty disciple Li Yi had completed his daily inspection and was preparing to leave.
Just then!
"Crack... crack..."
An exceedingly faint sound of breaking abruptly pierced the silence of the hall.
Li Yi's steps halted sharply, and his heart gave an inexplicable jolt.
The sound had come from the Life Tablet rack!
He whirled around, his gaze urgently sweeping across that forest of jade tablets as he carefully examined the fluctuations of each one.
Very quickly, his eyes fixed on a conspicuous spot near the center.
The jade tablet that had originally been perfectly intact was now covered in spiderweb-like cracks!
The three ancient characters, Luo Zhixian, remained clear upon the jade tablet, but its spiritual light had completely dimmed.
"How... how is this possible?!"
Li Yi's face instantly turned pale as paper. A chill shot from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head, and the blood throughout his body seemed to freeze at that very moment.
Luo Zhixian!
Master of Wanfa Peak, one of the six foremost experts of Tianshu Pavilion, a towering pillar of the sect!
His Spear Dao cultivation was unrivaled throughout the Yan Kingdom, and his prestige was scarcely beneath that of the Sect Leader!
Such a figure... his Life Tablet had shattered?
Li Yi's scalp went numb and his entire body stiffened. Only after standing dumbfounded for several breaths did he suddenly come back to himself.
He did not dare delay in the slightest. With trembling hands, he carefully removed the cracked jade tablet.
"Peak Master Luo has fallen?!"
Li Yi's voice trembled with