Immortal Venerable's Shock, the Beginning of Awakening

At the speed of Immortal Lords and Immortal Venerables, traveling at full speed from the moment they spotted Ancient Mirror Mountain to its foot would have taken only half a day.

Yet the seven of them, in order not to disturb the highly likely anomaly within Ancient Mirror Mountain, had taken a full three days. That alone showed just how cautious they had been as they moved.

After the seven cultivators of the Ancient-Suppressing Dao Sect reached the mountain's foot, they no longer conversed through immortal sense. Instead, they restrained every trace of aura around them, making absolutely no fluctuations as they moved.

The Grand Elder at their head swept his gaze over the group and gave an almost imperceptible nod. Then, he slowly made his way toward the summit.

The Ancient Mirror Mountains stretched in a band, but they were currently positioned at the side of the range. They needed to cross the ridge before them before they could be said to have truly entered the Ancient Mirror Mountains.

Of course, if they found nothing else, they would need to continue crossing deeper in, perhaps even traverse the entire mountain range. If there were no abnormalities, there would be three ridges in between.

But if the tremors from not long ago had originated in the Ancient Mirror Mountains, that number might change.

As he climbed, the Grand Elder discovered that there was not the slightest trace of insects on the far side of the ridge.

Moreover.

As he ascended, an indistinct pressure settled over him.

No, it was not settling over him. It blanketed this entire mountain range; he had merely happened to step within its reach.

He looked toward the other Immortal Venerables and Immortal Lords of the Dao Sect and saw the grave expressions on their faces.