He still paid Tan Yaozheng no mind.
The Golden Carriage became a streak of escaping light and flew toward Heaven-Reaching City, arriving outside it half an hour later.
On the city wall, the Great Heng Empress, Tan Liang, watched the approaching Golden Carriage with an icy expression.
The Golden Carriage stopped abruptly, and Zhang Yuan pulled Tan Chengcheng along as he leaped onto the city wall.
"Finally willing to come back? Must you force me to come looking for you?" the Great Heng Empress asked coldly.
Ignoring the frost on her face, Zhang Yuan looked into the Great Heng Empress's eyes with his clear, bright gaze and said gravely:
"Empress, leave that aside for now. We have something more important to deal with."
The Great Heng Empress looked puzzled. Before she could ask what it was, she saw Dust-Dyed Realm Celestial Persons emerging from the Great Void one after another. They were precisely those who had rushed out at the news earlier, all returning to Heaven-Reaching City without prior agreement.
Heaven-Reaching City was the Great Heng Capital, guarded by the Great Heng Empress and Great Heng Emperor, both at the peak ascension realm. It was undoubtedly the safest place in all of Great Heng. If the sky fell, the tallest would hold it up, and the Great Heng Empress and Great Heng Emperor were clearly the two tallest.
What was going on?
Zhang Yuan said, "The First God Cult has done something momentous. They resurrected their 'First God' outside the city. Although it hasn't reached the level of a Divine Master yet, it's still stronger than the peak ascension realm or celestial person perfection. If my deductions are correct, this resurrected 'First God' will head toward Heaven-Reaching City."
The [Demon-Summoning Response Incarnation] was currently beyond celestial person perfection. To become