Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
The mountains and forests shook, and the Earth Veins trembled.
A violent shock wave tore up all the soil in its path. From afar, it looked as though a vast wave had suddenly risen across the boundless grasslands!
The great wave of sand and earth spread in every direction.
Most of it surged northward into the depths of the grasslands, but a great deal also rolled toward Dingxiang City!
The five sects' cultivators bore the brunt of it!
They had all been invaded by an Outer Fiend. Once freed, none had dared linger. They had retreated one after another, some into Dingxiang City, others to places not far from the Ruins. Now, as the earth shook and a wave of soil came crashing toward them, an uproar broke out.
At their head, Dianjuezi felt his Dao Heart quake. Unease seized him. He took a step, rose with the wind, and gazed into the distance. Where the Ruins had stood, the ground had caved in and the earth had collapsed. Amid billowing sand and dust, all he saw was destruction!
"This is bad!"
Alarmed, he paid no heed to anything else and flew straight into the wind.
"So the ancient ruins have been buried beneath the sand."
Amid the flying sand and tumbling stones, one patch of ground remained calm, sheltered by Chen Cuo's Divine Ability.
With a wave of his hand, he raised a barrier. A sweep of his sleeve then set Xiang Ran and Xietongzi down to sit cross-legged, calm their minds, and regulate their breathing.
Chen Cuo turned to look at the others behind him.
The first thing that caught his eye was a strange little beast.
As he looked at it, an odd feeling passed through him. There seemed to be some