Within the Grotto-Heaven, Ning Xue spent most of her time in secluded cultivation or activating her magical power to maintain the Grotto-Heaven and conceal it from the Heavenly Dao's perception. Only occasionally did her divine sense probe outside to search for intelligence.
According to the intelligence, the Purple Mansion World had undergone earth-shaking changes in a mere hundred years. Chaos Daoist Cang Jiu had completed his integration of the Purple Mansion World.
The Purple Mansion World, which had originally been divided among factions fighting on their own, had rapidly completed its integration. Its forces had condensed into one and transformed into a powerful strength that began resisting the Flying Feather World.
In the clashes with the Flying Feather World, they had fought with remarkable skill, with both sides winning and losing in turn.
The Purple Mansion World, which had originally been on the defensive and teetering on the brink of collapse, had forcibly held the situation together. Cang Jiu had also rapidly become the emperor of the Purple Mansion World.
Lu Xuanji analyzed the intelligence, yet sensed something amiss. He could not help frowning. "Wait a moment. Something is wrong—the situation is wrong. I admit that Cang Jiu is formidable, but he's only at Dao Integration Peak. His cultivation is limited, and his realm is slightly lacking.
"But the Ten Great Sects and the other forces have many Dao Integration Experts, as well as Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. How did he subdue those Dao Integration Experts and make them submit...?"
Ning Xue said, "I'm puzzled as well. But based on some intelligence from our insiders and some of my own guesses, I've managed to understand part of it. Cang Jiu may be an Immortal Offspring who descended into the mortal world for certain opportunities. After arriving in this world, he brought