Murong Feng's voice rang in everyone's ears, making Chen Lin's expression change.
The man had indeed been watching them all along. That meant Luo Qinglan's divine phoenix body really was important. He was not nearly as indifferent as he had appeared; he placed great value on the Immortal Stele's inheritance.
Still, at least he had declared his intentions openly rather than skulking in the shadows. He did have some of the bearing of a powerful expert.
"This is bad! The cave residence is collapsing!"
While everyone was still reeling from Murong Feng's voice, the earth began to heave beneath them, and cracks spread through the walls of the cave residence.
Outside, thunderous booms rang out, striking everyone like heavy hammers. Zhang Qinghe, whose cultivation was the lowest, spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, suffering considerable injuries.
Everyone's expression changed drastically. None of them knew what was happening.
The cave residence had been built from exceptionally sturdy materials and reinforced with formations. Even the strongest earthquake should not have been able to bring it down.
Besides, this was Tongtian City, home to countless powerful experts. Super Experts could even alter the structure of the earth's crust. How could an earthquake possibly occur here?
Before they could think further, a deafening crash rang out, and the cave residence collapsed completely!
They were all cultivators, however, so the collapse did not injure them. They flew out of the ruins and stared toward the horizon in shock.
In the direction of the Myriad Stele Forest, countless rays of light shot into the sky, reaching the firmament and merging with a gigantic luminous object. It shone like a sun in the night, clearly visible even from more than ten thousand li away.
The waves of thunderous noise came from the merging luminous