The Reactions of the Sages

With the news of Emperor Yi's death spreading, the entire Chaoge City was draped in mourning white.

The mourning bells rang, their sound shaking the Nine Heavens.

The bell tolls not only spread throughout Chaoge but seemed to pierce through Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, rousing those lofty existences.

Kunlun Mountain, Jade Void Palace.

Venerable Lord Yuanshi had been meditating with his eyes closed when he suddenly sensed something and slowly opened them.

He looked toward Chaoge, his gaze indifferent.

"Emperor Yi is dead."

"The Human Emperor has changed."

"The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation is about to begin."

He murmured to himself, yet the aura around him did not fluctuate in the slightest. Everything was within his grasp.

At the same time.

Jinao Island, Biyou Palace.

Tongtian looked toward the east, his brows slightly furrowed. He made a hand calculation, but could only sense that the Heavenly Secrets were chaotic and blurred.

"Strange..."

"Why can't even I see through the destiny of this new Human Emperor?"

A moment later, Tongtian gave up on his deduction.

He smiled freely.

"Forget it. Since my Interception Sect is connected to the Shang Dynasty's destiny, we are destined to rise and fall together. There is no use thinking about this."

What concerned him more was whether his disciples could safely survive this tribulation.

Shouyang Mountain, Eight Sceneries Palace.

Within the main hall, the fragrance of pills drifted through the air, while all was silent.

The Saint Taiqing seated high upon the Cushion seemed to show an imperceptible ripple on his eternally unchanging, tranquil face.

His eyes, containing the rotation of Yin-Yang and the birth and destruction of Creation, slowly opened.

His gaze pierced through layer upon layer of void and landed on Chaoge, where the Human Dao Destiny had gathered.

The Human Emperor had