Looking at the two men's expressions, Qin Fengming's heart stirred violently once again. From their faces, he suddenly realized that what he had just asked about must indeed have been true.
Chaos Dust had actually appeared in the Aoteng Realm.
What sort of situation was this? Qin Fengming dared not imagine it. Profound Desolation Earth had once been brought to the Spirit Realm by two vicious beast demons from the Aoteng Realm, and now Chaos Dust—the thing from which Profound Desolation Earth had been born—had actually appeared in the Aoteng Realm. All these circumstances left Qin Fengming, who had always been clear-minded, feeling as though thunder had exploded in his head. For a moment, he lost the ability to think.
What kind of realm was the Aoteng Realm, exactly? Qin Fengming was utterly shaken.
"Fellow Daoist Qin is not from our Aoteng Realm, so naturally you are unfamiliar with many of the records concerning it. It is said that several hundred thousand years ago, an immortal from the Upper Realm once came to our Aoteng Realm and stayed for a time in a place called Haodang Mountain. Haodang Mountain lay deep within the Aoteng people's territory. Because that immortal remained there, it triggered the Aoteng calamity throughout the entire realm. That calamity lasted an extremely long time—fully a hundred years. Whether Aoteng beasts or cultivators from the Seven Lands, all suffered grievous losses. Most terrifying of all, the Mahayana cultivators of the Aoteng Realm became involved in the battle. And it was not only the Aoteng Realm; powerful beings from other realms crossed over and joined that struggle as well."
As Mo Ye spoke, his expression grew solemn beyond measure, as though merely imagining that event now filled him with profound terror.
Hearing Mo Ye's words, Qin Fengming's eyes suddenly