Amid the gods' shock and suspicion, weapons rained down across the palaces.
Hongyuan had just reached the foot of Broken Mountain. She gazed at the ruined palace in the distance and stopped.
Then she saw divine light flash from almost every palace, blocking the falling weapons.
Divine light flared everywhere, one burst after another!
"Senior Brother made quite a grand move, but those cold gleams were most formidable when gathered together. They even held the power of Longevity, where nature and life were joined. Even an ordinary Longevity cultivator caught unprepared would be wounded! But once they scattered..."
As Hongyuan spoke, explosions erupted from palace after palace!
Then clouds of gray Mist Aura spread out.
Hongyuan's pupils contracted!
She recognized that Gray Mist. It was an extraordinarily powerful Divine Ability Master Soaring had cultivated!
"Earlier, within the Gray Mist, Senior Brother seemed able to make his wishes come true and turn the unreal into reality. Such a method clearly belonged to the Return to Truth realm. He was a true immortal in his previous life, so his soul should hold Peach Paradise; it made sense that he could achieve this early. But for his creations to leave him and persist independently—even a True Person newly entered into that realm might not manage it. And..."
The puzzlement in Hongyuan's eyes deepened.
"These so-called Twelve Yuanchen can all manifest Dharma Forms! That means each of them is half a step into Return to Truth! They must be borrowing the advantage of this place. Ever since I entered the Divine Treasury, I've felt uncomfortable. This Red Lotus Body feels a little rusty, which means the entire place is filled with some power that aids the gods of the Sacred Hall."
"Not only that."
Chang Wuyou's voice suddenly sounded in Hongyuan's ear again. "No