The Female Emperor muttered under her breath, her voice hoarse and carrying a bone-chilling coldness.
She slowly turned around and looked beyond the cave dwelling, finally gazing through the air toward Scarlet Glow River.
Splash...
Her gaze pierced through the void and fell once more upon that Abyss shrouded in Twilight Aura.
Tap...
At last, her thoughts settled, and the Female Emperor did not linger.
With a single step, her proud immortal silhouette vanished from the cave dwelling.
Only Chi Xuan remained behind, unconscious and barely breathing, along with the cold, piercing imperial might and demonic aura that had yet to disperse from the cave dwelling.
Meanwhile, the entire Tianxuan Holy Land outside remained in brief dead silence.
All the cultivators stared in horror toward their ancestor's cave dwelling. The imperial might had yet to dissipate, and for a time, few dared approach even half a step.
Only a very small number gritted their teeth and climbed to their feet before staggering toward the cave dwelling.
Among them was Xiang Xuan, who had been mediocre for many years.
Compared to them, far more people in the holy land still did not dare act rashly. They could not determine what had happened inside the cave dwelling, nor whether that person had truly left.
But they were not blind. They had guessed that the reigning Great Emperor had most likely come with ill intent.
And their ancestor...
Scarlet Glow River, at the bottom of the endless Abyss.
The Female Emperor had returned.
This time, she passed directly beyond the Fist Intent Stele and stood within the space between the two supreme stone steles.
Whoosh...
After standing there for a moment, her eyes beneath the Ghost Face Mask darkened like an abyss as she quietly surveyed the empty, deathly still region from