The affair at the Myriad Treasures Sect stronghold caused an enormous uproar. The Jiang Family had acted far too recklessly, and the fate they received became the greatest upheaval in Soaring Sky City in recent years.
After all, the fall of a colossal giant was destined to breed an entirely new ecosystem. Though the Jiang Family still stood where it had before, everyone knew that this beast, which had once made most people dare not even meet its gaze, was slowly dying.
A supreme existence was covering its mouth and nose, slowly suffocating it to death, while the beast had no room even to resist.
The Soaring Sky Holy Emperor could not save it, nor could the Sword Burial Sect. Or rather, no matter who it was, no one was willing to bear the price of saving it.
Because the incident had erupted so suddenly, many began investigating its cause afterward. Yet the major powers that knew the truth chose, at this very moment, to fall silent together.
What exactly the Jiang Family had been searching for, and why they had forcefully barged into the Myriad Treasures Sect like this, had become a mystery. Those who knew avoided the subject, those who did not speculated, yet all suspicion ultimately fell upon Ji Liusheng.
This eldest prince, renowned for his exceptional talent, had seemed to be courting the Jiang Family all these years. But only when this incident occurred did everyone realize that the relationship between the Jiang Family and Ji Liusheng might not have been as simple as it appeared.
Within the vast palace hall, Ji Liusheng sat blankly on the stone steps, his thoughts long since wandering beyond the heavens. His expression kept changing—confusion, grievance, helplessness, and even fury.
Why had things developed into this?
He kept questioning himself