Chapter 642

At this moment, every corner of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, as well as the ancient land of the Foreign Realm eternally shrouded in blood-red mist, fell into an extreme, suffocating silence. It was as though time itself had been paused in that instant, leaving only a deathly stillness capable of swallowing every sound between heaven and earth.

First, above the Nine Heavens, in the Immortal Palace floating atop the sea of clouds and forged from Nine Heavens Mysterious Jade, immortal melodies usually drifted through the air. Fairies clad in flowing cloud-like immortal dresses carried jade cups as they moved among the magnificent halls and pavilions, occasionally stopping by the railings to gaze down at the mortal world of the Ten Earths, their brows full of detached serenity. Yet now, every fairy had frozen in place—a fairy who had been lifting a jade cup to her lips let it tilt, and clear immortal dew slipped over the rim, dripping onto the hem of her white dress and leaving a crystalline mark. She noticed none of it. Her almond-shaped eyes, usually bright with laughter, were wide open as she stared fixedly toward Heaven Abyss at the distant horizon. Reflected in her pupils were the strange ripples coming from that region, and she had even forgotten to breathe. Inside the main hall of the Immortal Palace, several elderly immortal officials who governed the order of the Nine Heavens had been seated around a jade table engraved with the paths of stars, discussing the arrangements for next month's Myriad Immortals Assembly. The jade talismans in their hands still hung in midair, the runes upon them gradually dimming as their owners lost focus. One white-haired immortal official unconsciously clenched his fingers, crushing several fine cracks into the hard jade talisman, yet he did