After Chong An emerged from the Molten Mountain secret realm, those stationed nearby to keep watch immediately discovered this and swiftly sent word, reporting the news to the upper echelons of the various sects.
As Chong An revealed himself outside, the Celestial Track artifact struck at once. Beams of light descended from the vault of heaven, shooting straight toward him.
He merely raised his head slightly, and a halo surfaced around him. He allowed the beams to fall. When the two met, he was like a red-hot iron block hammered beneath a smith's mallet, crashing out dazzling sparks beneath the daylight with rolling booms.
Chong An looked at the Celestial Track and narrowed his eyes slightly. Though all these attacks had been dissolved by the protective array artifact Origin Xia had given him, and though the artifact could continue to hold so long as his mana did not run dry, he had no taste for standing there and taking blows. After one glance, his figure flashed, transforming into a streak of rainbow light that swiftly fled underground.
The beams followed one after another, blasting deep pits into the surface. But he had already plunged deep beneath the earth.
Once Chong An returned to the earthfire, he stroked his chin and pondered. His earlier surprise attack on the Molten Mountain secret realm had not been without purpose. All along, he had been probing the attitude of the various sects and the limits of their strength.
After several encirclements and suppressions, he had indeed slain quite a few Primordial Spirit cultivators from the various sects.
The Molten Mountain secret realm was currently the largest secret realm exposed outside on Famed Continent. It could be called one of the sects' most important foundations. If they had possessed sufficient strength, they would certainly have