Fierce winds surged.
Massive treasure ships raced through the sky far above, formation patterns flowing across their hulls as they forcibly carved several long, deep furrows through the sea of clouds.
The Dao Sects' treasure ships pursued with great vigor, yet a closer look revealed that they maintained an exquisitely delicate position throughout.
They clung tightly behind Cloud-Dream Palace's hundred thousand demon soldiers, never venturing even half a step beyond them.
At that moment.
The leading elders of the Nine Great Dao Sects had all gathered on the deck of the Yuanshan Sect's largest flying vessel.
Yet the atmosphere on deck had fallen into an eerie silence.
They stood shoulder to shoulder, all glancing sideways toward that conspicuous streak of golden light on the distant horizon.
By all rights.
With the Immortal-God Cave Abode open and the Dao Painting revealed to the world.
Across the entire Cloud-Dream Realm, only their Nine Great Dao Sects possessed the standing and resources to wrestle with the Four Cloud-Dream Palaces.
But what was this supposed to be?
A human girl who had emerged from who knew where had burst onto the scene.
Right before their eyes, she had fought the Little Heavenly General, then carried off the opportunity offered by the Dao Painting and gone on her merry way.
Now the Cloud-Dream Realm's two great hegemonic powers were being led around by the nose by a mere slip of a girl.
It was simply...
Utterly absurd!
A long while passed.
At last, someone broke the silence.
A female elder from Lily Valley frowned deeply, sweeping her gaze over everyone around her. "Everyone... does anyone know just what that girl's background is?"
The deck fell into deathly silence once more.
The elders exchanged looks.
All saw bewilderment and embarrassment in one another's eyes.
It was