Ruined

At this moment, the commotion underground had clearly alarmed the Longevity Sect disciples stationed in the mountains. Several streaks of escape light darted through the earth and stone, and before long, they appeared one after another beneath the ground.

"True Disciple, this is...?"

Everyone wore startled, doubtful expressions as they looked toward Chu Mu.

"We were all deceived. The real Wang Yu was seized long ago. The one who had been ravaging the Southwestern Cultivation World under Wang Yu's skin all these years was, in truth, the Wang Family Old Ancestor from back then!"

"Wang Yu was seized by the Wang Family Old Ancestor?"

The crowd grew even more astonished, yet upon careful reflection, they also seemed to feel a sense of relief.

After all, ever since the Langya Battle ended, Wang Yu had repeatedly wreaked havoc throughout the Southwestern Cultivation World. They bore the duty of guarding the region, yet time and again, they had been unable to do anything about Wang Yu.

They could hardly escape blame for their dereliction of duty.

But if beneath Wang Yu's skin was a former Fourth-Order Nascent Soul Great Expert, then everything undoubtedly made sense.

Even if the outer shell was merely third-order, what lay within was a genuine Nascent Soul Great Expert.

A group of third-order cultivators trying to deal with such an existence...

Their expressions varied, but they all seemed somewhat relieved.

Meanwhile, the scene of world-ending devastation in the underground darkness was becoming ever more terrifying.

After a brief period of evolution, the surging white mist had completely vanished. The Reverse Five Elements Grand Array had fully evolved the power of space, merging and erupting indistinguishably with the Space Storm.

The Space Storm swept through several miles of the underground region. At a glance, it resembled a dark abyss