"Huh?"
Ji Youzi gave a soft exclamation, his expression puzzled.
"Disciples of my Nine Heavens Tower."
A sharp gleam flashed through True Lord Yuanlong's eyes, tinged with delight.
"Cultivators are returning from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm."
Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Star River Ancestor had been braced for battle, only to discover cultivators returning from the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
"Someone's coming out."
"They're cultivators from our Heavensea."
"There are no Outer Realm Demon Spirits!"
Phantom Shadow True God, Venerable Nine Suns, Venerable Honglian, and the other Ancestral Gods were overjoyed.
At the same time, they were somewhat astonished.
There had been no warning whatsoever!
One moment, they had still been sensing and analyzing the gap that had suddenly appeared in the spatial barrier.
The next, cultivators were returning!
Even Heavenly Martial Ancestor and Ji Youzi, both Seven-Star Ancestral Gods, had failed to sense them immediately.
But everyone also noticed something amiss.
"What's going on? These youngsters seem terribly hurried and anxious."
"Is someone hunting them down?"
"It must be the Outer Realm Demon Spirits. Those damned Outer Realm Demon Spirits."
"Since these youngsters came out here, does that mean the Outer Realm Demon Spirits have sealed off the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm's exit?"
"The Outer Realm Demon Spirits didn't open this spatial passage. What exactly happened inside the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm?"
Questions arose in the minds of the many Ancestral God experts.
Too many things did not add up.
What reassured them, however, was that they could clearly see many Qiankun Sect disciples among the arrivals.
Even True Lord Yuanlong saw quite a few Nine Heavens Tower disciples flying swiftly out of the spatial passage.
Only Ji Youzi...
"Why haven't any of my Yan Family disciples come out?!"
Ji Youzi's face darkened as