The nine mighty cultivators each unleashed heaven-shaking methods.
Spell after terrifying spell spread across the galaxy, engulfing worlds and billions of living beings, burying their memories at the deepest level.
Even as this happened, the top-tier sixth-rank formation enveloping the Flame Stone Starfield continued transmitting information as usual. It covered government affairs, such as the inspectors the Azureflame Ancient Emperor Family had stationed in these worlds and spies from other Ancient Emperor powers, as well as astronomical signals like asteroid-belt movements and currents of Nether Soul-Eroding Astral Wind. Everything appeared normal.
In the end, the billions of inhabitants of the eleven minor worlds returned to their peaceful lives under the Flame Stone Family's rule, just as they had for tens of thousands of years. Nothing seemed amiss.
The nine mighty cultivators hurried to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, washing away the foreign aura clinging to them and doing their utmost to become one with the natural world of the Horn Nether Domain.
This was crucial.
It was not merely a matter of concealing their arrival. It also affected how much of their strength they could bring to bear.
Though the Heavenly Dao of a foreign domain had no will of its own and would not reject outsiders, it differed from that of their home domain in many ways. Unless they studied and understood those differences, their strength would be weakened in effect.
Of course, the nine mighty cultivators had much to do, but no matter how busy they were, they could hardly forget their own Dao Children.
Nine streaks of light shot out, and the nine Dao Children returned to the mighty cultivators of their respective factions.
On the Immortal Sect Homeworld's Guard Starry Sky Fleet side, a beam of gentle light carried back the head