True Person Chonghua raised his head and glanced at the distant sky. The raised fingers of his hand did not lower as he drew upon a secret art once more.
The remaining Divine Energy of Gao Xu and Long Xian was drawn by this pull, pouring into the rift above.
He intended to have the two retreat inside rather than force a confrontation with those people. They were doomed to have no chance of winning otherwise.
As for what to do next...
At that moment, his Heart's Desire stirred again, and the light cast by the Pufang Mirror upon the grand hall abruptly withdrew.
With a thunderous boom, the entire Heavenly Pole Peak suddenly shook with extraordinary violence, as though a powerful energy was about to erupt.
Such a disturbance put everyone on guard. They had all witnessed the Celestial Mystery Sect's methods just now, and they promptly retreated farther away.
Although Durant and the other two were outside, their attention remained focused on the hall. As the primary supervisors and executors of this operation, they acted cautiously. So long as Chonghua did not attempt to reconnect with the Celestial Mystery Disk, they would not rush to act.
Had Ran Ming been present, he would have known exactly what Chonghua was preparing to do. However, most of his Divine Energy had been extinguished, and he needed time to recover, leaving him unable to warn anyone.
True Person Chonghua had completely abandoned any attempt to communicate with the Celestial Mystery Disk, nor did he wish to let others make use of it.
Thus, he completely severed it from its connection to the Star Constellation Esoteric Ritual and even the Pufang Mirror.
The three treasures had been closely connected. Since the sect's founding, apart from the occasional special circumstance, they had almost