Under everyone's astonished and uncertain gazes, in the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the five mountain peaks, along with all the magnificent buildings atop them, vanished without a trace.
In their place lay a vast, level stretch of open ground.
The clearing covered an immense area. If not for the soil and rocks still appearing somewhat damp, and for what everyone had personally witnessed earlier—
Seeing such a place, they would have believed it had always been like this.
And this... was merely the beginning.
The earth continued to rumble without pause.
Another cup of tea's time later.
The scattered earth and rocks swiftly gathered together. Before the watching crowd, an even more colossal mountain slowly rose from the ground, surpassing the former five peaks in height and piercing deep into the clouds.
The lofty peak was majestic and spectacular, thrusting straight into the heavens. Compared to the previous five peaks, it was clearly more upright and towering.
The mountain occupied the entire clearing formed after the five peaks had collapsed. The moment it appeared, it became the most uniquely beautiful sight within several hundred miles.
As the towering peak appeared, the constantly trembling earth slowly settled as well.
Then, clusters of golden light emerged and shimmered amid the mountain.
In the blink of an eye, building after building exuding an ancient aura appeared upon the peak. A brand-new sect residence containing all manner of structures took shape anew along with the mountain.
Every building gleamed with treasure light. One could tell at a glance that their defensive power was astonishing and far from ordinary.
If the earlier method of destroying five peaks in a single move had merely surprised the crowd—
Then the scenes unfolding before their eyes now brought profound shock to everyone.
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