"The Demon Lord's Great Dao seal has already been broken?" A trace of surprise crossed Gu Yuanqing's face.
The Demon Lord's soul had escaped. As long as he was not sealed away again, he might eventually find an opportunity to revive his own Great Dao, but Gu Yuanqing had never expected it to happen so quickly.
He glanced at the two God Kings opposite him. Indeed, on the surface, they were the most powerful beings in the Fa Yuan Realm, but they were still somewhat lacking. They could not fully control the Fa Yuan Realm, and with the calamity of the Nine Heavens tying their hands, the Demon Lord had found his opportunity.
Heaven-Measuring God King said gravely, "Heavenly Law God King has been a God King for too short a time. He failed to stop it. The Demon Lord has clearly reached an agreement with the Guixu Alliance. Although the Return to the Ruins did not descend through a Heavenly God incarnation, he used a Rule Divine Artifact to restrain the Heaven Measuring Ruler, preventing me from reaching the scene instantly.
"However, the Ancient God hiding behind the scenes was the real key!"
"An Ancient God? Creation God King?" Jun Tian God King asked.
Only now had he learned clearly what had happened at the scene. Earlier, upon receiving Heaven-Measuring God King's message, he had immediately crushed the Command Token to summon Gu Yuanqing for a discussion.
Heaven-Measuring God King's words also made it clear that the Ancient God he referred to was not a Return to the Ruins with nothing left but an obsession, but a genuinely living Ancient God.
Heaven-Measuring God King shook his head. "I cannot be certain. He never showed himself, and he used a lower Rule Divine Artifact to exchange blows with me from