Ye Lin retreated over a hundred li in succession before barely managing to halt his steps.
After stopping, he looked ahead again and saw that the altar before him had long since been shrouded in billowing black smoke, filled with endless danger.
The next moment, demonic qi shot into the heavens. The once lush mountain ranges around them were engulfed by the black smoke and lost all life in an instant.
The earth dried up, and all vitality was severed.
It was as though the black smoke was absorbing the life force of all things.
"Damn it, no wonder—no wonder the Immortal Qi in this secret realm is so dense, yet there isn't a single living creature."
"Damn it, does this count as causing a huge disaster? Even Primordial Unity Golden Immortals couldn't do anything about this thing. If we face it, isn't death our only path?"
"What you say makes some sense, Fellow Daoist. So what do we do now? Turn around and run immediately, or...?"
"What are you panicking for? If the sky falls, there'll be tall people to hold it up. That person hasn't moved yet, so what are you panicking for? Stand there and keep watching."
A prodigy shouted angrily.
Immediately, the gathered prodigies turned their gazes toward the blood-robed figure in the distance.
Right. That person had not moved yet, so why were they getting worked up?
They might as well watch for now. If that person ran, it would not be too late for them to run too.
The phenomenon below continued. The billowing black smoke had already spread across billions upon billions of li, and the ground beneath Ye Lin's feet had long been swallowed by it.
The smoke spread at an extremely fast rate; one could not see its edge at a