Aside from major events that could influence the Celestial Court's overall course, the day-to-day affairs of the Heavenly Punishment Palace rarely affected the Thousand Tribulations Punishment Lord, who had little interest in worldly matters. But this time, the palace had suffered heavy losses and even lost its Hall Master, Jin Hong. How could the Thousand Tribulations Punishment Lord not be enraged?
When an emperor flew into a rage, a million corpses fell, and blood flowed in rivers. But the Thousand Tribulations Punishment Lord was worlds apart from the rulers of mortal kingdoms of old. Even the territory governed by a single lower-grade immortal domain far surpassed those mortal kingdoms, and the Heavenly Punishment Palace had conquered countless minor worlds by force.
Yet the Luo Yang Prison was guarded by the Xun Yin Thunder Spirit. Even the Thousand Tribulations Punishment Lord wouldn't dare venture there lightly to investigate.
This was no longer merely a problem for the Heavenly Punishment Palace. The immortal army that had entered the Luo Yang Prison could hardly be pulled back out. Meanwhile, Nine Central City had been plunged into an unprecedented maelstrom. Jin Shique had fallen in battle, and hundreds of thousands of elite immortal soldiers had perished inside the prison. The Heavenly Punishment Palace now had little strength left in Nine Central City. In other words, the threat from the Luo Yang Prison would only keep building until it reached the city.
The disastrous defeat in the Luo Yang Prison had also caused doubts about Nine-Ren Mountain to reach new heights. The Lotus Avatar toyed with the five tiny swords in his hand, which darted about like spirits, as he listened to his subordinate analyze the situation in the prison and Nine Central City.
"Sect Master, a great upheaval is about to break out in