Outside the grand hall, the four locked their Divine Thoughts tightly onto the Celestial Mystery Realm. The moment anything happened inside, they would strike at once.
Time passed bit by bit.
One incense stick's time.
Two incense sticks' time.
Just as Ancestor Heaven-Burning was about to lose his patience, Azure Nether stumbled out of the rift.
There was no fear on his face. Instead, it was filled with endless confusion and bewilderment.
"How was it? Is Liu Yuan inside?" the Spirit Firmament Realm Lord immediately asked.
"Senior, Liu Yuan... isn't there."
"Not only is Liu Yuan absent, but every cultivator above the Sage realm in the Celestial Mystery Realm has disappeared!"
"What?!"
The expressions of all four Hunyuan Wuji experts changed at once.
"Are you certain?" Ancestor Heaven-Burning seized Azure Nether by the collar and demanded harshly.
"C-completely certain!"
"This junior searched the entire Celestial Mystery Realm. Aside from those weak mortals and a few insignificant minor cultivators, there isn't a single Sage left."
"The entire Celestial Mystery Realm looks as though it has been emptied out!"
The four exchanged glances, each seeing shock and suspicion in the others' eyes.
"Let's go in and take a look!"
The Spirit Firmament Realm Lord no longer hesitated. Taking the lead, he charged directly into the Celestial Mystery Realm.
The other three followed close behind.
Once the Divine Thoughts of the four swept across the entire Celestial Mystery Realm like a tide, everyone fell silent.
The situation was exactly as Azure Nether had described.
In the vast Celestial Mystery Realm, not a single high-level cultivator remained.
They arrived at the Realm Lord's grand hall of the Celestial Mystery Realm. It had long been abandoned, without even a trace of useful aura left behind.
"What... is going on?" Ancestor Heaven-Burning was utterly baffled.
"Where