A bell shot out from the depths of the sky.
It crossed mountains and oceans, flying all the way to an Outer Immortal Island.
At that moment, more than fifty Cultivators on the island were gathered together, releasing their powers of destruction to build a vast Destruction Sacrifice Ritual.
If the ritual succeeded, it would destroy everything on Earth in exchange for the origin power of Annihilation from the Origin of Truth.
The bell hurried to the Sacrificial Altar and struck the leader on the head.
Then it flew from person to person, giving every Cultivator a hard knock on the head.
A moment later.
A stern voice rang out from the bell:
"You're performing sacrifices now? Sacrifice my ass! Have my descendants become so useless that one nudge from the Origin of Truth sends you down the wrong path?"
An immense spiritual pressure descended.
Everyone was crushed to the ground. Trembling, they knelt there without moving.
"Well? Have you all lost your minds?"
The voice came from the bell.
"No, Ancestor. We can't control ourselves," the leader said in a shaking voice.
The bell swayed and went on:
"Hmph. I can't blame you for that. Who could have guessed the Origin of Truth had such a trick up its sleeve, turning you all into bearers of Annihilation?"
"—But you're nowhere near strong enough to beat your ancestor!"
The bell shook violently, unleashing wave after wave of powerful sound that knocked everyone unconscious.
The same scene played out across the world.
All manner of Magic Treasures, controlled by their original owners, flew back to their Immortal Mountains and cave dwellings, even to hidden realms beyond the world, and subdued every last one of their disciples and descendants.
In the Cloudbright Heaven Realm, Xu Yuan watched it all in silence.
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