Within the mountain gate of the Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao, the atmosphere was fervent.
At this moment, the younger generation's contests at the Dao Debate Conference had already drawn to a close. Not only were the disciples of the various sects talking animatedly, but even the Celestial Phenomenon True Lords seated high upon the cloud platforms could not help lowering their gazes.
After all, any cultivator able to distinguish themselves at a Dao Debate Conference of this caliber could be called a genius no matter what. Though they could only be considered juniors now, attaining the Celestial Phenomenon Realm in the future was not impossible. Every one of them was an outstanding figure among the younger generation.
Just as everyone's eyes focused on several heavenly prodigies, speculating how great their future accomplishments might be, a streak of bloody light suddenly shot into the sky from the depths of Five Elements Mountain.
In that instant, blood-red color stained the heavens, forming a crimson canopy that covered the mountain gate of the Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao.
Faced with this sudden change, the cultivators were dumbfounded.
"What is happening? Why do I feel like the surrounding area has been sealed off?"
"This power is so strange. It seems to be the power of blood and fire."
"Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Realizing that something was wrong, the cultivators immediately turned their accusations toward the Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao's Celestial Phenomenon True Lords.
This was the ancestral ground of the Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao, and this Dao Debate Conference had been deliberately convened by them. Now that something like this had happened, the Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao had to give an explanation no matter what.
Meeting everyone's gazes and sensing their suspicion, the True Lords of the Five-Directions Establishing-Pole Dao were equally bewildered. They