Faced with the bewildered looks of the late-stage Core Formation cultivators on his side...
Lu Old Devil had grievances he could not voice, but his stance remained firm: he would wait for Xiao Yunzhi, the sole survivor still inside the secret realm, to emerge.
His actions actually improved the four late-stage Core Formation cultivators of the Defender Alliance's opinion of him considerably.
Gradually, however, Huang Yunzi noticed something amiss.
He spoke hesitantly. "Why do I feel that the Qingyun Secret Realm is showing signs of collapse?"
At his words, everyone else looked deeply alarmed and began carefully sensing its condition.
A moment later, everyone, including Lu Old Devil, wore a grim expression. They had all discovered that the secret realm was about to collapse.
Although Lu Old Devil knew the truth, the darkness on his face was no act. It was a genuine reflection of his feelings.
Of course, he was not upset because the secret realm was collapsing, but because all six cultivators from his sect had fallen, leaving him unable to complete his master's task.
Seeing the secret realm on the verge of collapse, the eight late-stage Core Formation cultivators grew desperately anxious. They employed every means they had to stabilize it, but to little effect.
Qiu Changfeng was particularly anxious. He knew that if the secret realm collapsed, Xiao Yunzhi, who remained inside, would surely die.
All he hoped for now was to delay the collapse long enough for Xiao Yunzhi to escape.
To his disappointment, however, Xiao Yunzhi never appeared, even as the secret realm vanished completely.
Crack!
The crisp sound of a Life Token shattering came from Qiu Changfeng's Storage Bag, drawing varied expressions from the other seven late-stage Core Formation cultivators present.
They all understood that the cultivator with a heavenly spiritual root, in