Although the Eastern Emperor Bell had remained asleep, it knew all too well that it had been in this state for countless millennia. Its old master had not come looking for it in all that time. On top of that, it had sensed the familiar aura of its old master on Ling Tian and the others. Those facts were more than enough to convince it that its old master had fallen. When it reached that conclusion, grief and fury overwhelmed it. The Space Shatter it unleashed with all its might even shattered the Unique Space it had previously opened. Fortunately, Ling Tian had taken Chi Xue and the others into his Small World, and with his powerful Externalized Small World and Devouring the Starry Sky, he managed to suppress the Space Shatter and avoid being caught in its worst effects.
It was only natural. The Space Shatter unleashed by the enraged Eastern Emperor Bell was devastating. But Space Shatter, like the secret art Space Bombardment, was precisely the sort of attack Devouring the Starry Sky countered. On top of that, Ling Tian's mastery of the art had grown exceptionally high over the years, allowing him to withstand the terrifying Space Shatter unharmed.
It was a long while before the Eastern Emperor Bell finally calmed down. Then Po Qiong and the others began comforting it, which helped steady its emotions even further. But after that, it remained silent. No matter how Creation Divine Tree, Po Qiong, and the others tried to console it, it did not respond.
Knowing the Eastern Emperor Bell needed time to accept that its old master had fallen, Ling Tian and the others stopped disturbing it. Although the bell's Unique Space had been shattered, Ling Tian did not waste any time. He sat cross-legged and began cultivating.