All was darkness.
A chill deepened in Xu Xuan's heart. The Heavenly Soldiers beside him showed signs of disorder, and he barked at them to stop. Everything so far had felt wrong. With the might of the [Dipper Pivot Supreme Punishment Seal], any Purple Mansion cultivator struck by it could only perish.
Yet this so-called criminal of the Unity Dao remained unharmed. There was only one possibility: from beginning to end, the Great Li Thunder Department had never intended to kill her. Even awakening this master of the blood qi path's great divine abilities had been part of its calculations.
"What exactly is the Great Li Song Clan trying to do?"
Once an ancient fiend like this emerged and gained a moment to catch her breath, the methods of the blood qi path would surely claim countless more lives.
The Five Directional Thunder Envoys could no longer see one another. Darkness filled the Great Void. The incense offerings and thunder that had previously suffused this place had all dispersed, and Xu Xuan and the Heavenly Soldiers beside him seemed to have arrived somewhere else in an instant.
Dense blood-red light rose little by little, illuminating their surroundings.
"My lord? What should we do now?"
Beside the Thunder Chariot, several Heavenly Soldiers stepped forward and asked in low voices.
"The Thunder Department has issued no orders. Hold your positions and await instructions."
Xu Xuan's expression darkened slightly. He was not worried about his life. Most of the Five Directional Thunder Envoys apparently came from the immortal path. The Song Clan must have spent considerable effort gathering them all and would never let anything happen to them lightly.
The [Dipper Pivot Supreme Punishment Seal] had also vanished. Everything before seemed like an illusion, leaving only darkness behind.
The blood-red light ahead parted,