No one could see what was happening inside the Binding Array, but everyone felt the pressure of the heavenly tribulation rapidly receding.
The tribulation clouds covering Immortal Inquiry City also withdrew like a tide and soon vanished.
The cultivators still fleeing the city all looked up at the sky.
Those who had yet to escape the clouds' reach were especially stunned. They had escaped disaster by a hair's breadth!
Outside Immortal Inquiry City, several cultivators at Immortal Venerable Great Perfection looked toward the city. They were from the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land.
"Elder Sun, the heavenly tribulation has stopped. Should we return to Immortal Inquiry City and see what happened?" a young cultivator asked.
Elder Sun nodded. "We don't know what happened inside the Binding Array. Now that the tribulation has stopped, there's only one possibility: someone killed the person undergoing it."
"But there's still no sign of the Sixth-Order Immortal Array opening. Something we didn't anticipate may have happened inside."
"Once we enter Immortal Inquiry City, keep a low profile and avoid drawing attention."
"Yes, Elder Sun."
As the cultivators from the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land flew toward Immortal Inquiry City, many others headed there as well.
More people, however, remained outside the city to watch. The lightning tribulation had left a deep shadow over their hearts.
A few weaker cultivators kept flying away from Immortal Inquiry City even after seeing the tribulation retreat.
Many had realized that coming here to watch the excitement was dangerous.
A Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Tribulation had come crashing down on the city without warning. Who wouldn't be afraid?!
As time passed and everyone sensed that the danger was gone, they returned to Immortal Inquiry City.
In the blink of an eye, a day passed.
The Sixth-Order Immortal Array enveloping the Heavenly Treasure