Xuanzhou had fallen into complete chaos. The first to react were the holy lands and great sects at the very top of the immortal sect hierarchy.
The sudden emergence of someone like Lu Bai would undoubtedly affect their standing, so they had to prepare as soon as possible.
Such astonishing news couldn't possibly be contained. It spread from the top down, gradually reaching every immortal sect in Xuanzhou, large and small, and even becoming known among rogue cultivators.
Though these matters had little direct connection to ordinary people, even commoners could tell that the immortals who usually came and went with such ease had grown noticeably tense lately.
They had no idea what had happened or what was going on. All they knew was that even the immortals were afraid, which was simply unbelievable.
As time passed, a sense of collective panic engulfed all of Xuanzhou.
Crack~
High atop a cloud-wreathed mountain, a fissure suddenly appeared across the chessboard before the white-robed old man.
"Oh no."
The white-robed old man snapped out of his reverie, a hint of fear flashing in his deep-set eyes.
He immediately took two tortoiseshell pieces from his storage ring, muttered an incantation, and tossed them out.
The white-robed old man studied the tortoiseshell pieces closely, his face gradually filling with worry.
"Heaven's secrets are obscured. Who exactly is this person?"
"Monster! He's a monster! Even an Immortal Artifact can't hurt him!" A disheveled old man shouted as he walked across the land.
The commoners and low-level cultivators along the way didn't dare entertain the thought of taking advantage of the situation.
Though the old man looked utterly mad, he radiated a powerful pressure. His cultivation was at least at the Nascent Soul stage.
The gap in their levels of existence was simply too