"I'm going back right now. Aunt Xia, remember to keep the small Living Formation activated at all times. We won't remain idle at the source in the Upper Realm either, so we should respond soon." As I spoke, I sighed inwardly. Saying that was actually a little self-deceptive. Grandma and the others had only just gone up, and I didn't even know whether they had found their footing yet. The chances of them being able to help were tiny. For now, we could only fend for ourselves.
"All right. I'll wait for you to come back." The helplessness in Aunt Xia's voice was unmistakable. The Heavenly One Dao's fate had been full of twists and turns. The journey had never gone smoothly—either Heavenly One City had nearly been destroyed, or some disaster had befallen the Heavenly One Dao. If I wasn't here, she didn't even know how to resolve things. Of course, without me, perhaps the entire Heavenly One Dao and Heavenly One City might return to peace.
With mixed feelings, I hurried back toward the Heavenly One Dao. But just as I was nearing the boundary of Dalong County, Aunt Xia called and told me to come through the Underworld. Unable to deal with me, Long Xuantian had vented his fury on the Zhou family instead. The celestial soldiers and generals sent to kill Mother had already reached the entrance of the Heavenly One Dao. There weren't many of them, but all four were at the Nine-Yang Realm.
My expression darkened. Long Xuantian was truly determined to fight me to the death. I now suspected that the reason he had suddenly sent cultivators down on such a large scale was that, after Zhou Shan broke through the boundary, the seals between the realms had become unstable. He wanted to