Xu Changqing spoke calmly. "There is no need for everyone to worry. Whether the sect masters of the two Immortal Sects have returned is actually irrelevant."
He looked toward the Nine Yaoguang Domains and continued, "The most urgent matter is still to find the Lifeless Insect Mother and stop her from refining the Profound River Water.
"And for her to refine the Profound River Water, she can only go to the Luo River or the Shimmering Jade Grotto. There is nowhere else she could go."
Having said that, Xu Changqing spoke no further. He urged Kong Ling to accelerate and took the lead in flying toward the Yaoguang Sea Region.
Seeing how confident he was, the resentment and gravity in everyone's hearts gradually faded. No one mentioned the sect masters of the two Immortal Sects again.
Half a day later, the group finally arrived at the former Nine Yaoguang Domains, but the sight before them left everyone stunned.
The nine towering mountains that had once stood there, suppressing water demons and sea monsters, had vanished without a trace. As far as the eye could see, there was only an endless expanse of azure seawater.
Waves surged and rolled, while dense Water Qi mingled with the mist.
The sea wind swept up the waves, sending out peals of thunderous roars.
Someone's face was filled with bewilderment as they cried out, "Th-this is the Nine Yaoguang Domains?
"How come there isn't even a single mountain left now?"
Xu Changqing explained, "This is indeed the Nine Yaoguang Domains. It is simply that, without the nine mountains suppressing it, it has returned to being the Yaoguang Sea Region.
"Several hundred years ago, there were no great mountains here to begin with. Back then, the Dragon-Tiger Immortal Sect used the great weapon, the Mountain-Suppressing Chariot,