Three days later.
Li Zhōujūn had arrived at the outskirts of the Central Continent.
He was taking a break in a teahouse.
"Have you heard? Just yesterday, Ninth-Rank Dao Emperor Wufengzi was crushed into powder by a terrifying force the instant he stepped out of the Central Continent!"
"I heard! He was a Ninth-Rank Dao Emperor, yet he died in an instant!"
"There's more. An old friend of mine boarded a ship yesterday, planning to seek opportunities on a nearby continent. The moment the ship sailed away from the Central Continent, it was torn into pieces. Not a single person survived!"
"Not only that. It seems everyone who tried to leave the Central Continent yesterday met with a violent death!"
"I wonder what kind of divine being is targeting our Central Continent. Looks like we won't be able to leave the Central Continent from now on..."
At the table beside Li Zhōujūn, two cultivators were drinking tea and talking animatedly.
Li Zhōujūn took a sip of tea.
Li Zhōujūn had some impression of Wufengzi.
He was that immortal-looking old man who had taken the lead three days ago in saying he would look after his junior.
Although Wufengzi's strength was mediocre among Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors, and he was no match for Northern Star Great Emperor or Phoenix Emperor,
he was still a true Ninth-Rank Dao Emperor.
The scene shifted back to yesterday.
At the invitation of friends from another continent, Wufengzi had gone to attend a banquet.
The instant he stepped out of the Central Continent, a terrifying force wrapped around him.
Wufengzi's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly circulated his vast magic power, trying to break free of that force. However, the magic power within Wufengzi was like a mud ox entering the sea, unable to shake the force that