The valley below had already descended into chaotic panic after Gu Sheng's earlier shout. Many martial artists, especially disciples of the Purple Cloud Divine Sect, began trying to inspect their own sea of consciousness. Though most lacked sufficient spiritual power to immediately detect the deeply hidden mental brands, the fear of being controlled by an invisible hand spread like a plague.
Nangong Yuexia stood at the front of the Purple Cloud Divine Sect team, her expression shifting uncertainly as she looked first toward Gu Sheng, then toward the two godlike, demonic figures confronting each other in the sky.
She already believed it seven or eight parts out of ten. The Longevity Old Ancestor truly seemed to have designs on the Purple Cloud Divine Sect!
Just then, a faint voice transmission slipped into her ears. It was Gu Sheng's voice.
"Elder Nangong, the time has come! Contact the Purple Cloud Divine Sect's higher-ups at once and expose the Longevity Old Ancestor for secretly planting mental brands in the sect's disciples! Shen Wuguang is dead. If you seize the initiative in this matter and reveal the Longevity Divine Cult's scheme, you will greatly solidify your position within the sect, perhaps even rise further!"
A sharp gleam flashed through Nangong Yuexia's eyes. This truly was an excellent opportunity! She immediately and discreetly took out a specially made communication artifact, attempting to send the news out.
However, her expression turned ugly the next moment—the communication artifact's light flickered twice before completely dimming. It could not contact the outside world at all!
"The communications have been blocked..."
She anxiously looked toward Gu Sheng and informed him through voice transmission.
Gu Sheng's true body, hidden among the crowd, furrowed his brows tightly. Even communications had been blocked in advance? This Longevity Old Ancestor had indeed planned