"So the heavenly thunder falling outside right now is meant to wipe out those invaders."
Su Jiu nodded. "Yes."
"That world had no Heavenly Dao, but to merge into the Azure Realm, it must obey the Azure Realm's laws. The merfolk there never age or die, existing eternally without perishing. Clearly, all of that violates the Azure Realm's laws, so this world will not accept them.
"Swallowing Heaven's explosion was a disaster for them.
"If my guess is right, fewer than one in ten thousand living beings may survive this heavenly tribulation."
That figure made quite a few people frown slightly. "Someone could actually survive a heavenly tribulation like this?"
"There are plenty of extraordinary treasures inside Swallowing Heaven, including things like the Everlasting Flower and an imitation Heaven-Connecting Tower. With certain special methods, it might not be impossible to hold out until the end."
At this, the eyes of one elder present lit up.
"Rare treasures? That world has a lot of them?" He had not been the Grand Elder several decades ago, after all, so he knew far less about Swallowing Heaven than the other senior figures. As he listened to Su Jiu and Xia Jue's report, he had remained lost in the clouds, as though utterly out of step with their world.
But rare treasures-those he understood...
Su Jiu nodded. "Quite a few, indeed. But after this heavenly thunder, I'm afraid there won't be many left."
Under heavenly thunder like this, even some sentient magic treasures would probably be blasted into scrap metal. After all, not every magic treasure could withstand lightning strikes, and those that could withstand heavenly thunder were far too few.
A trace of regret flashed through the Grand Elder's eyes, but an ambitious gleam still shone in them. One glance was enough for