Seeking a Path, Forbidden Land

They did not wait for anyone's answer.

Ji Haoyuan, who had been sitting there, suddenly conjured an incarnation.

The next moment, that incarnation of his vanished from the place.

Not long after.

News that made everyone's hearts tremble arrived.

In the former Upper Realm, Divine Heaven Palace, a great sect that had endured for countless ages, had recently been wiped from existence by a Sky-Covering Hand.

From its sect master down to its core disciples, not a single person had escaped.

At once, everyone present felt a chill run through them.

How long had it even been?

Divine Heaven Palace, a grand sect that had stood in the Upper Realm for untold years, had simply ceased to exist.

Had they not seen and heard it with their own eyes and ears, they would never have believed it.

"Enough. The matter has been resolved. We may continue our discussion."

As though he had not noticed everyone's reactions at all, Ji Haoyuan suddenly spoke with an indifferent expression.

Upon hearing his words, everyone's expressions twitched slightly.

But at that moment, everyone's hearts jolted violently for no apparent reason.

The next instant, an explosion seemed to resound between heaven and earth.

In an instant, lights of countless laws surged forth.

Between heaven and earth, a succession of mournful cries from the Great Dao seemed to ring out.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

"What is this?"

A sect master from Profound Sky Mountain spoke in terror.

"It's... it's the Death Knell of Rule Decay!

It feels as if a sliver of my cultivation has been erased out of thin air."

"So has mine."

A sect master from Wonderful Dharma Pavilion likewise spoke with an ugly expression.

Even Taixu Bai and the Eastern Peak Sacred Master wore exceedingly grave expressions.

For in that instant, everyone present