"Tianyuan and Dahuang?"
The moment those words were spoken, everyone present froze slightly before being greatly surprised. Zhao Guanghua, Chief Disciple of the Azure Feather Sect, spoke with some uncertainty. "Jinyuantian may have opened new functions, but will Huaixu Heavenly Dao let people leave? We don't have any channels that let us travel freely to other great realms."
As Jinyuantian Walkers, they understood the boundaries of the Huaixu Realm better than anyone. Circling Huaixu and exploring the nameless small Grotto-Heavens and minor worlds around it was no problem. If they were bolder, they could even follow the old Heavenly River routes left behind by the former Dao Court, find remnants of ancient Ritual Sacrifices and damaged great Grotto-Heavens, and obtain precious resources from within.
But that was the limit.
The moment one crossed beyond the range of the old Heavenly River, Huaixu Heavenly Dao would descend punishment and forcibly cause martial artists to [Immortal Fallen]. This restriction had been an iron law ever since the Devil Calamity. From mortal men and insects to Lingxiao Heavenly Venerable of the Nine Heavens Dao Refinement, there were no exceptions.
Although this iron law seemed to have loosened somewhat recently—Ming Guangchen had safely traveled to the Dahuang Realm, while An Jing treated realm walls as though they were nothing, shuttling back and forth between Tianyuan and Huaixu—everyone knew those were special cases handled specially. They did not think themselves Heavenly Fate, much less Heavenly Fate's master.
"Elders?"
"It seems... Huaixu Heavenly Dao no longer intends to let the Heavenly Venerables keep wearing each other down."
Yet after the initial surprise, Xie Ming Fei and Jin Yanhua, the founders of the Heavenly Palace Squad, exchanged glances as though by prior agreement. Compared to their somewhat less well-established teammates, they immediately understood the "Heavenly Will" behind