The images in the Heavenly Screen did not pause for the sorrow weighing on the people. They continued to show what happened next.
[Silence had fallen over the Side Hall after Venerable Gu Yi's death. The mages stopped arguing and stood there in a daze. After a moment, Master Hamir, a mage of great prestige, took charge, and they decided to make arrangements for Venerable Gu Yi's burial first.
But just then, a mage with a headscarf and blood covering his body staggered in and shouted, "Kaecilius and the Fallen Ones have overrun a large number of Sacred Halls! The Dimensional Defense Array is about to reach its limit..."
After saying this, the mage collapsed and passed out.
"Chiro the Mage!" Several mages who knew him rushed over and carried the severely wounded mage to the Healing Platform for treatment.
The others could not attend to Venerable Gu Yi's funeral for the time being. They hurried through the Sacred Hall passages toward the various Planet Sacred Halls to provide support.
Huo Yuhao had been about to leave as well, but when he glanced around, he saw that Old Man Ryze was still standing there, staring blankly.
"Master Ryze." Huo Yuhao went over to him.
Ryze looked up at the ceiling, tears in his eyes, and spoke to himself. "He once warned us to stay away from that Forbidden Power and uphold the laws of nature... Yet he himself became a breaker of those laws, stealing more than ten thousand years of life from it..."
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Venerable Gu Yi had his reasons. He did what he believed was right."
Ryze turned his blank gaze toward Huo Yuhao. Tears spilled from his brimming eyes. "Don't you understand? Breaking the rules always has consequences! It doesn't come without a