"What—what is this?!"
At the familiar voice by his ear, Sect Leader Tongtian's face changed abruptly. His divine sense instinctively reached out into the chaos.
Just as he'd expected,
a gray-robed Daoist was slowly approaching them. Though he moved unhurriedly, with every step Tongtian could feel him drawing much closer.
"M-Master?!"
Once he'd confirmed that he hadn't misheard or imagined it, Sect Leader Tongtian hurriedly turned to look at Nuwa, who was protecting Xuanming not far away.
"Junior Sister, where's Xuanming?"
"Here!"
Nuwa's expression was just as grim. She raised a hand, and Xuanming, whom she'd tucked away in a separate space, appeared inside Zixiao Palace.
"Master, Martial Aunt..."
Still unaware of what had happened, Xuanming respectfully bowed to the two of them, then looked around in surprise.
"Where's the Heavenly Dao? Why can't I see him? Could it be that Master and Martial Aunt already dealt with him..."
"You brat, forget about that for now!"
Sect Leader Tongtian cut off Xuanming's question, staring at him with a grim expression. "After I came back from over there, did you close the passage?"
"I did!"
Xuanming nodded firmly, then seemed to think of something. He asked in surprise, "Did Those Two from the West come back again?"
"That's impossible!"
"I closed the passage as soon as you returned. Anyone below the Great Dao Realm absolutely can't enter this world!"
"T-The Great Dao Realm..."
Sect Leader Tongtian's face turned pale. Could the Heavenly Dao of the Main World have already reached the Great Dao Realm?
That was impossible!
If the Heavenly Dao had reached the Great Dao Realm long ago, he should have been able to flatten all of them with a single punch by now.
Why would he hide and play dirty?
Unless...
"Master, what's wrong?!"
Seeing Sect Leader Tongtian's face