The moment Lin Chuan obtained the Nine Heavens Mystic Jade, the entire Floating Spirit Domain trembled violently. Countless people sensed the strange fluctuations in the spiritual energy of the entire continent. Many followed the source of those fluctuations and looked toward the center of the continent. There, they saw nine white beams entwined together, shooting skyward and piercing the endless heavens. A vast amount of pure spiritual energy erupted from that place and spread throughout the continent.
"What is that?"
Everyone across the continent witnessed this shocking scene. They stared dumbfoundedly at the sky, while many cultivators wore uncertain expressions. Judging from the direction, they could almost confirm that the light had originated from the Elders' Altar at the heart of the continent.
"Did something happen at the Elders' Altar? How could such terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations erupt?"
"No matter what, we need to send people over to investigate!"
"This should be the first time in countless years, right? What exactly happened to the Elders' Altar?"
Countless people in the Floating Spirit Domain were filled with doubt. Although the nine intertwined white beams soon vanished beyond the horizon, for some reason, they all felt that something on the continent had changed. It was an exceedingly subtle sensation—the higher a cultivator's cultivation, the more pronounced the feeling became—yet no one could describe it in words.
Not far from the Elders' Altar stood Kirin City, the largest city in the Floating Spirit Domain. When the Elders' Altar erupted with nine white beams, the cultivators here were almost the first to see them. At the most luxurious Immortal Allure Inn in the city, a large orange tabby cat was lazily sprawled atop a pavilion roof, basking in the sun. The instant the white light rose, the cat's vertical pupils suddenly contracted as