The Divine Court was merely bewildered and uncertain.
Within the Guixu Alliance, however, the mood was rather grim.
Xuan Ming's original body had gone to Tianfang Domain, while he had left an avatar to travel elsewhere and mislead the Divine Court.
When an avatar and its original body were too far apart, direct communication became difficult, yet a mysterious, ineffable connection still existed between them.
But suddenly, that connection had broken.
At first, he had only frowned slightly, without growing too anxious. Perhaps a formation had obscured the heavenly secrets, or the Dao domain of a Rule Divine Artifact had cut off the spiritual qi.
After all, a severed connection and the death of his original body were two entirely different things.
But as time passed, he gradually sensed something amiss. With the connection severed for so long, his original body might have fallen into a predicament—or worse, been suppressed by the Divine Court.
He could no longer restrain his anxiety. Abandoning the matter before him, he hurried back toward the Myriad God Ruins.
He traveled at full speed, but even so, it took him seven days to return to the Myriad God Ruins.
The moment Xuan Ming entered, Guanxing sensed his arrival, and a gleam of mirror light appeared.
"Daoist Friend Xuan Ming, you've returned at just the right time. Daoist Friend Red Firmament is waiting for you in Guixu Hall."
Inside the great hall of Guixu.
Upon entering, Xuan Ming saw Red Firmament, Dang Shuo, and the others.
With a dark expression, he asked, "Where is my original body?"
Red Firmament's heart sank at his words. "You've lost contact with your original body?"
"I asked you, where is my original body?" Xuan Ming's voice was hoarse and low, his gaze sharp as a blade.
Dang Shuo said, "After