Chapter 264

Doubt still lingered, but circumstances were stronger than men.

Before Jiang Xuan's absolute crushing strength, any accusation seemed pale and powerless, and might even become fresh fodder for his ridicule.

"Everyone, the most urgent matter is that rift." Elder Wen Hua of the Qiongyu Immortal Sect was the first to speak. Her tone had regained the steadiness and calm expected of a Golden Core True Person, as though the earlier clash of lips and tongues had never happened. "The will of Heaven is still rejecting that void, which means this world has not yet been completely eroded. Before the rift expands, we must join forces to seal it, lest the situation spiral out of control."

As her words fell, several streaks of light shot from the clouds and sped toward the deep void in the western sky.

Yet at that moment, they had not truly realized what this upheaval meant.

They had never personally experienced the terror of an Eerie Tide, never witnessed gray monsters flooding over cities like a tidal wave and devouring living beings, much less felt the despair of having their Soul Spirits eroded inch by inch by an indescribable force beneath the Purple Moon and amid seeping gray mist.

Deep in the hearts of several elders, a thought identical to those of the disciples at Starfall Lake quietly surfaced—

"Having this duel interrupted halfway isn't necessarily a bad thing."

If they kept fighting, Chu Ge would certainly lose, Yin Ruoxi would certainly lose, and the last shred of dignity in the Southeastern Province would be ground beneath Jiang Xuan's feet.

Now that this sudden upheaval had arisen, it instead gave everyone a dignified step down.

"Eerie, is it..." While flying, one elder stared at the deep rift hanging in the heavens. A glint of scrutiny and