At Dharma King Yuanhao's words, everyone froze. An indescribable shudder rose in their hearts, and for no apparent reason, they felt an immense terror.
"We are all cultivators. The mighty power of our divine abilities resides within us. How could something like this affect us?"
"But Great Elder Hong's disciples..."
"That must have been because something went wrong with their cultivation methods!"
"Not necessarily. The foundation of our power does indeed come from the void and the Great Dao. If the Dao has no limits, and all natural things can be developed into supreme power, then wielding the Five Elements is a mighty power, manipulating yin and yang is a mighty power, and controlling karma, fate, time, and space is a mighty power. Why couldn't there be some Dao of Dharma's Decline that could constrain and destroy the cultivation world?"
"This... this is simply..."
Kong Haoyuan ignored the others' arguments. After standing stunned for a long while, he suddenly asked, "Then why did Fellow Daoist Zong's death have no effect?"
The others shared his doubts. "That's right. Fellow Daoist Zong also perished in that mysterious place. If it really possesses the power to constrain mighty powers and bring about Dharma's Decline to extinguish immortals, why couldn't it affect his disciples?"
Dharma King Yuanhao said, "I've been pondering that question too. Why exactly did this happen..."
"This might have something to do with the fact that the power of thunder Fellow Daoist Zong wielded wasn't unique to him."
Lin Xi's expression shifted at that. "Fellow Daoist Zong specialized in Heaven-Seal Three-Yin Thunder, a law-derived Dao Fruit of the Yin Thunder Dao. Throughout history, countless people have mastered laws of this kind. It isn't anything rare in itself."
"If Heaven and Earth inherently possess the mighty power of yin thunder, and living