Secrets

Now, when he stepped into the Xiao family's territory that had once been prosperous, the sight before him was horrifying. The densely packed World Bubbles had vanished without a trace, leaving only a vast, empty, deathly silent void. Without the light of the World Bubbles, this place had become dim and quiet, like a corner forgotten by time, or the primordial chaos before the birth of the universe.

The mountains that had once towered majestically had vanished along with the shattering of the World Bubbles, leaving behind only scattered rocks suspended in the void. They drifted slowly through the silence without any pattern, like lonely wanderers adrift in the cosmos. The once-prosperous towns had disappeared so completely that not even a crumbling wall could be found, as if they had never existed. Only the occasional wisp of dust still drifting past perhaps retained a trace of their former presence. The once-boisterous markets had become nothing but an empty void. The merchants' cries, the cultivators' laughter, and the thunder of Spiritual Energy colliding could no longer be heard. Only endless silence remained.

The Xiao family's main hall had been utterly stripped of its former glory. The palace built from spirit crystals was now riddled with holes, more than half of it collapsed, with crumbling walls teetering in the void. The exquisite carvings and decorations that had once symbolized the family's honor were now shattered and scattered throughout the ruins, ignored by all. The dignity and solemnity that had once filled the hall had vanished without a trace. Only deathly silence remained, occasionally broken by a faint breeze that stirred the dust on the ground, as though it were the palace's final sigh. The Spirit Pavilion and treasure vault had not escaped either. The Cultivation Manuals and rare treasures had long since