"Husband, I heard something happened at home. Is everything all right?"
Not long afterward, Wen Qingfei hurried back as well.
When the nine-headed monstrous serpent attacked, she had happened to be out gathering ice prisms, treasures imbued with spirit essence unique to the Heavencrystal Snowfield. Earlier, when Fang Qianyuan studied the Black Moon celestial phenomenon, an unusual manifestation resembling heaven-bestowed merit had appeared, likewise giving rise to some extraordinary treasures imbued with spirit essence.
Unable to help Fang Qianyuan with other matters, she had volunteered to investigate these unusual phenomena.
With nothing else to do, Bai Aoxue had naturally brought Little White along and accompanied her.
They had also caught sight of the nine-headed monstrous serpent. Although it vanished quickly, they could not put their minds at ease and immediately returned.
"The survivors of the Two Sects may be plotting something."
Fang Qianyuan remained calm as he briefly told them what had just happened.
When they heard that even the power of fortune and tribulation Fang Qianyuan had painstakingly cultivated through studying the Heavenly Dao had been severed by the enemy, both Wen Qingfei and Bai Aoxue showed a measure of astonishment.
Wen Qingfei pondered for a moment, then ventured, "Anyone capable of opposing you must also be an opponent in the Heavenly Dao Realm. Could one of the worlds targeted by the expedition be attempting a counterattack?"
Upon hearing Wen Qingfei's conjecture, Bai Aoxue's expression immediately grew noticeably grave.
This was one of the many consequences the members of the Heavenly Realms Alliance had predicted through meticulous deductions.
They certainly did not believe that only they could invade distant otherworlds, while those distant otherworlds could do nothing against them.
Those unfathomably powerful beings-spirits of nature from particularly large minor worlds, deities, demon sages, ancient fiends, and the like-might all