"It's the Blood Sea."
Taiyi's voice was cold as a blade, and the Chaos Bell trembled faintly inside his sleeve.
He had no fondness whatsoever for the Blood Sea.
During the battle on the edge of the Undying Volcano all those years ago, Pan Xuan had nearly brought down his Chaos Bell with the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin.
That terror remained branded deep within his Divine Soul to this day.
"Brother, the stir the Witch Clan has caused this time is even greater than during Father God's funeral.
"You sensed the extent of the Divine Dao Network's expansion too. That was no ordinary bestowal of divine positions.
"Pan Xuan must have done something in the Blood Sea significant enough to change the foundations of heaven and earth.
"We can't simply stand by and watch.
"If this goes on, the gap between the Divine Dao System and the Heavenly Court will only grow wider."
Kunpeng narrowed his long, slender eyes slightly. As the Heavenly Court's Military Strategist, he was calmer than Taiyi, but also more worried.
After a moment's consideration, he slowly spoke. "Your Majesty, Fellow Daoist Taiyi's words are not without reason.
"The extent of the Divine Dao System's expansion this time does indeed far exceed any previous instance.
"I tried to glimpse the happenings within the Blood Sea through divination, but the concealment array the Witch Clan has laid around it is far too powerful.
"The Blood Sea has almost entirely detached itself from the Primordial World's web of karma.
"I performed several divinations, but all I could see was a haze of chaos. What exactly has happened within the Blood Sea is beyond my ability to discern.
"But one thing is certain: since Father God's funeral, the Divine Dao System has taken another crucial step.
"I dare not make