Azure Firmament Heaven-Mending Lotus

Within the water mirror, light and shadows flickered and shifted rapidly, attempting to trace the spatial trajectory Zhang Shuai had taken when fleeing and pinpoint his current hiding place.

Holy Lord Junhao stared intently, his gaze locked onto the mirror's surface.

However, just as the image within the mirror was about to sharpen from a blur, vaguely revealing a valley shrouded in chaotic mist—

A terrifying will, impossible to trace to its source or discern in nature, yet standing above all the heavens' myriad Daos and all forms of karma, descended without warning!

This will was cold, ancient, and indifferent, devoid of all emotion, as though the laws of the universe themselves had opened their eyes!

The instant this will appeared, the incomparably profound Karma-Tracking Mirror in Holy Lord Junhao's palm, imbued with the sacred power of the Great Dao, suddenly froze!

All shifting light and shadows, all interwoven threads of karma on its surface, were instantly erased by an irresistible force!

The secret art was forcibly interrupted. Holy Lord Junhao's body trembled slightly, and he let out a muffled grunt as the water mirror in his hand silently vanished.

For the first time, unconcealable shock and gravity appeared in his eternal dark-gold eyes!

"Disturbing heavenly secrets! Concealing karma!" Holy Lord Junhao said in a low voice, with a trace of disbelief. "Who was it? Could a Divine Venerable of the Immeasurable Realm have obscured the heavenly secrets concerning Zhang Shuai?"

Purple Firmament Saint, standing nearby, also looked utterly incredulous.

One had to know that Holy Lord Junhao was already at the peak of the Great Dao Realm, his cultivation infinitely close to that of a True God. In Purple Firmament Saint's eyes, Holy Lord Junhao was the strongest being in this universe!

Yet even Holy Lord Junhao could not