Breakthrough, Peak of Great Grade!

The sea of clouds lay thick, purple qi stretching on without end.

Regardless of what they had been doing before, the gods and immortals all instinctively raised their heads to look at the vision in the sky. They were astonished by its vastness, and their expressions shifted as they realized its scale. "Hm?"

"This is a phenomenon of Great Grade..."

"Who's about to Ascend to Great Grade?!"

Some of the immortals and gods were especially quick to notice the purple qi in the phenomenon. They saw it stretching on without end, vast and magnificent, boundless in its grandeur. In the past ten thousand years, few beings had been associated with purple qi. Instinctively, they thought of the Daoist who had ridden a green ox to the summit step by step.

Thunder Department—

The Nine Heavens Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable murmured:

"This is... a Great Grade phenomenon, purple qi coming from the east."

"Supreme Xuanwei?!"

The Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable immediately thought of that Daoist. His thoughts paused for a moment, then he quickly dismissed the idea.

"Impossible. It can't be him. He's already Great Grade."

"But aside from him, who else could be behind this purple qi phenomenon?"

The Thunder Sound Universal Salvation Celestial Venerable fell silent. He paced back and forth, then sent his subordinates to retrieve the records and ask where the True Martial Demon Queller Great Emperor was. Before long, an immortal official sent word back. "The True Martial Demon Queller Great Emperor went to the Blood Sea earlier. At present, some immortal officials from the Department of Dipper and battle commanders from the True Martial Manor are keeping watch outside the Blood Sea."

"How long ago?"

"About the time it takes an incense stick to burn."

An incense stick ago...

The Nine