Within Liu Province City, in the Liang Family ancestral grounds, Liang Zhaohuang suddenly opened his eyes. Golden light seemed to bloom within them, only to be drowned out and dispersed by even more Five-Colored Buddha Light.
"This is..." His heart palpitated slightly. "Has the Human Emperor sealed off the Spirit Cauldron Grand Array?"
"Was it the consequence of forcibly spying on the Si Province Cauldron last time? Or had too many people been peering into the Spirit Cauldron Grand Array, and the Human Emperor had grown tired of it?"
"Or has the imperial clan—the Human Emperor—made some move and forbidden others from spying on it or learning of it?"
Thoughts flashed through Liang Zhaohuang's mind as countless guesses arose. But no matter what, it was clear that, for the time being, he could no longer enter or peer into the Spirit Cauldron Grand Array.
"Fortunately, I left enough contingencies behind in the secret realm back then. Now that one Green Lotus Puppet has been destroyed, I'll have to wait a while longer for the other puppets and Dharma bodies."
That wait lasted another ten years. Over those ten years, the situation within and beyond the Immortal Dynasty seemed to grow increasingly calm, yet cultivators and factions truly situated at the upper levels could feel an ever-heavier oppression.
Over those ten years, news gradually spread throughout the Immortal Dynasty: the Teng Family of Guang Province, the Peng Family of Xu Province, and the Zhao Family of Qin Province had all chosen to inscribe their names upon the Immortal Register.
Beyond the Immortal Dynasty, with the great war between the Immortal Dynasty and the Demonic Path temporarily halted, the Demonic Path seemed to have shifted back toward the East Sea. It sought to stir up another Demon Calamity there, replenishing the Demonic