The instant the blood essence vanished, the furnace shuddered violently. The runes on its inner walls flickered like candles about to go out, emitting crackling bursts as though wailing for the calamity to come.
Within the Dao Domain, the floating mirror suddenly erupted with blinding purple light. Like countless sharp swords, that radiance sliced fine cracks through the surrounding void.
Spiderweb-like cracks crawled across the mirror's edge, like an enormous net of misfortune.
"Wang Xian!"
Dream Ancestor's hoarse cry was filled with despair and grief. Her voice echoed through the Dao Domain, triggering waves of spatial tremors.
She spun around abruptly, her jade hairpin scattering from her hair. Her long black tresses poured down like a waterfall, forming a flowing black galaxy behind her.
Pale purple Dream Power surged around her like raging tides, dyeing the surrounding phantom stars in hazy purple mist. Wherever it passed, the stars' radiance dimmed.
"Night Ancestor!"
It was merely a form of address, yet Dream Ancestor's voice carried anger and accusation. Her eyes were filled with disappointment and incomprehension toward Night Ancestor.
Night Ancestor's long hair moved without wind. The dark golden cloud patterns on his Black Robe flowed with a mysterious sheen, as though they contained the secrets of the universe.
He gazed at the Heaven and Earth Furnace within the mirror, and an imperceptible solemnity flashed through his deep eyes. They were like unfathomable dark pools, making his thoughts impossible to read.
Without responding, he slowly raised his right hand. Ancient Space-Time Runes emerged in his palm.
The runes intertwined into an array. Space within the Dao Domain began to distort, and the stars' trajectories shifted. The stars that had once been arranged in orderly rows now flickered chaotically through the void like scattered chess pieces.
The entire Dao Domain seemed to