Heavenly Extremity Sacred Land's sect gate,
At the foot of the ten-thousand-zhang Ascension Path,
A group of people with blood-red headbands tied around their heads knelt upon the steps, continuously kowtowing toward the immortal mountain floating amid the clouds overhead. They wailed loudly, their shrill cries echoing endlessly between heaven and earth.
"Please, Old Ancestor of the immortal gate, come forth! Please, Old Ancestor of the sacred land, uphold justice!"
All around,
Many people watched on.
"What is going on with these people?"
"Sigh, I heard that some great disaster broke out in the outside world for reasons unknown. Unidentified gods and devils emerged and slaughtered the world, leaving Central Continent awash in blood and staining the azure sky red."
"How tragic! City after city has been wiped out, with millions upon tens of millions of people reduced to blood food. Wherever those demons pass, all becomes wasteland. Countless nations, sects, and powers have already been destroyed!"
"Yes, I heard those demons are unimaginably powerful. Even Heavenly Beings are no match for them. Quite a few Heavenly Being Venerables gathered to resist them, only to end up as the enemy's blood food instead."
"Those who died have died, and those whose sects were destroyed have been destroyed. The strength of the outside world alone cannot possibly quell this disaster, so these outside cultivators have come begging at the gate, hoping the Sacred Land's supreme Old Ancestors will act and suppress this turmoil."
The surrounding crowd discussed the matter heatedly. These people all lived within a million-li radius around Heavenly Extremity Sacred Land and had countless ties to its disciples.
Because of the Sacred Land's existence, they had not been touched by the Great Tribulation outside. Yet through various reports, they could still learn of the horrific scenes beyond.
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