Outside Liao Capital, in the Great Void.
Most Purple Mansion cultivators had already withdrawn. The void lay desolate, blanketed in apricot-yellow Li Fire, driving all living creatures to flee Liao Capital at speed and avoid the upheaval.
Only in one place did thunderbolts crisscross and Dharma Methods manifest, rejecting everything around them and keeping out every trace of Li Fire's light.
Xu Xuan stood with his sword held against him, his gaze deep as he watched everything unfolding within Liao Capital.
First Tianwu had fallen while seeking Li Fire's rightful fruition, then the Song Clan's Great True Persons had died one after another attempting to attain Golden Core. Splendid shafts of Li Fire soared skyward, burned out in an instant, and swelled the prevailing manifestations.
"Tian'ou has already fallen. Li Fire... is drawing closer to manifesting in this world!"
Tiantuo's voice carried profound unease. The old monster said awkwardly:
"How about we leave first? Once we find somewhere safe, we can see what fortune or calamity awaits."
"Where would you go? Don't forget, your reincarnated body received the blessings of the various Wood paths to pursue Origin Wood and counter Li Fire!"
Xu Xuan's words immediately silenced Tiantuo.
The old monster had only perfected three Divine Abilities, attaining [Azure Yang Radiance], [Bringing Forth Harmonious Scenery], and [Whitewood Shrine]. He was about to attain [Jade-Tuning Flute], but even at his fastest, that would only give him four Divine Abilities!
Yet he had received the blessings of the Wood Virtue True Lords, and even possessed the [Long Abode Mysterious Imprint] Dharma Method. It was entirely possible for him to attain the fifth art swiftly! All it would take... was to find an Origin Wood Purple Mansion cultivator who had mastered [Distant Authority Entry] and graft them onto Tiantuo!
If matters reached their