Chapter 2265
Just as Origin Xia and Celestial Xia were about to enter the final contest that would decide victory and defeat, Councilor Mu was alone, deeply concealed within the Lingering Gloom Land.
Ever since hiding himself here, in order to prevent Origin Xia from finding him, he had shut out all news from the outside world and completely restrained his aura. Thus, he did not know how far matters outside had progressed.
Yet he had enough patience to wait. He knew that no matter how fiercely the two sides fought, if the Heavenly Order underwent drastic changes or suffered sufficient impact, it would certainly stir this place.
Yet there was a reason cultivators ordinarily did not come to the Lingering Gloom Land. He could sense that this place was exceedingly unusual, existing beyond the Heavenly Way and the Heavenly Order. This also meant that he himself was being cast toward emptiness and nonexistence. Even as a Daoist of Pursuit of Completeness, remaining here for long would be affected to some extent. All he could do was guard the rectitude of his heart and cut off all external impressions.
Amidst the muddled haze, it suddenly seemed as if thunder and lightning flashed through his sea of consciousness. He abruptly awakened.
As countless thoughts came flooding in, he recovered his sense of self. Feeling the changes in the Lingering Gloom Land, he simultaneously realized that Origin Xia's Heavenly Order had undergone some violent upheaval, thereby triggering tremors in the Lingering Gloom Land.
The Lingering Gloom Land was a crack between the workings of the Heavenly Way and the Heavenly Order. If either of those two encountered a problem, it would affect this place. But from what he sensed now, it appeared that both had gone awry.
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