At this very moment!
A towering killing intent surged up in the Purgatory Clan Progenitor's heart, and a glint of icy light flashed through his eyes.
"Little Thief, I have remembered your aura.
The day I emerge into the world, even if I must scour the azure heavens above and plunge into the Yellow Springs below, I will seize you.
When that time comes, I will certainly give you a proper 'welcome.'"
Especially when he spoke the word "welcome," his voice brimmed with boundless chill and killing intent.
Clearly, this capsizing in a gutter was something this old monster, who had run rampant across the world for countless years, could not let go of.
Yet a powerhouse was a powerhouse; his temperament was naturally incomparably resolute.
Before long, the Purgatory Clan Progenitor had calmed the turbulent emotions in his heart.
His expression settled as well.
Then!
He glanced at this dreamlike river of stars. With a flash, his figure vanished from the Blood Sacred Treasure Vault.
As for those shattered, colossal celestial bodies, he did not spare them a single glance.
That mess could only be dealt with after the Purgatory Clan's divine envoys and priests returned.
Not long after.
Above the Blood Abyss Forbidden Ground, the shattered, vast river of blood once more came rolling down from the boundless blood-colored cloud layer.
Clearly, the Purgatory Clan Progenitor had entered closed-door meditation again, striving to recover and emerge into the world as soon as possible.
But this time, without Cheng Buzheng to sabotage it...
the vast river of blood pouring down from the heavens did not suddenly collapse again.
Elsewhere.
Through the near heaven-defying might of the divine ability [Heart Spirit Heavenly Gate], Cheng Buzheng's Dharma body...
was directly teleported into a certain Secret Realm.
Ping'an City!
Deep within the