Closing the mountain gates was something that only happened when a major upheaval struck. It was usually extremely serious, even concerning the sect's survival.
As a first-grade sect, the Cloudrise Immortal Palace had an Imperial Armament suppressing its fortunes. For it to react this way, something major had clearly happened.
Compared to this news, Shi Lan's rise to the top of the Human Prodigy Ranking had caused hardly a ripple.
Prodigies were only prodigies, after all. They had yet to mature, and compared with colossal forces like first-grade powers, their influence was ultimately far less.
Throughout history, countless prodigies had emerged in the Lingyang Realm. How many had ultimately grown into great figures?
Shi Lan traveled west for over a million miles, crossing the land unimpeded until she reached a desolate mountain range. She laid down a concealment array, settled the eight heavenly horses, then took the materials for a teleportation array directly from her Cosmos Bracelet.
She already had some foundation in arrays, and with Samsara's guidance, setting up a teleportation array was no difficult task.
Half a day later, a beam of light shot into the heavens, then vanished without a trace in an instant.
The boundless Demon Domain, the Ximu Mountain Range.
This place fell within the Feather Emperor Hall's sphere of influence and now belonged to the Lan Clan.
Shi Lan stepped out of the cave and shook her somewhat foggy head, rubbing her brow.
She had set up the teleportation array in too much of a hurry this time, and many details had not been properly etched. The journey had left her dizzy and disoriented, with a heavy head and unsteady feet. The pressure of space had made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Tian Bai was in even worse shape. His face was deathly