The distant mountains trembled, stirring up vast swathes of mist.
Then came rumbling booms as the mountain range collapsed in succession. The earth veins shook, and even this peak began to sway along with them.
Li Jiusheng grabbed Yu Chaoyang and rose directly into the air. The other members of the Jin family did the same, all staring at one another in confusion, unsure what had happened.
"Fellow Daoist Li, an abnormal disturbance has suddenly appeared in the Southern Ridge Deadly Land. We should stand together and help one another," Jin Jiuling said solemnly as he quickly came to Li Jiusheng's side.
"Only natural. But why has such a disturbance occurred?" Li Jiusheng asked.
"Old Ancestor sent word that someone unearthed part of the Heavenly Emperor City Ruins deep within that Deadly Land. It seems to have disturbed some mysterious existence. The depths are now awash in blood, and no one knows how many senior experts at the peak of the Venerable realm have died," Jin Jiuling said quickly.
"Someone actually unearthed the Heavenly Emperor City Ruins?" Li Jiusheng was greatly shocked. He stared ahead at the chaos, where ash and wreckage coexisted beneath the morning sun and evening glow.
Terrifying waves of energy surged like tides, battering the surroundings and filling everyone with unease.
Boom!
The unceasing explosions made everyone's hearts pound.
From time to time, crimson light tore through the sky from the depths of the Deadly Land. Those were peak Venerables fleeing for their lives.
Some were gravely injured. Some had lost their limbs, their bodies shattered, while their primordial spirits dragged their broken flesh along as they barely escaped.
"Fellow Daoist Li, we must leave immediately. These Stone Tablets can no longer be studied. If those terrifying fluctuations from the depths reach us, it will be