Three days later.
At the Jiang Family estate.
Holy Lords from every faction came to pay their respects to God King Jiang Taixu.
The Holy Lord of Jade Pool spoke first. "God King, could you tell us what you saw on that heavenly road?"
The Holy Lords of the Great Evolution Sacred Land, the Purple Mansion Holy Land, and the Profound Void Sacred Land were equally curious, all turning toward Jiang Taixu seated above them.
Jiang Taixu shook his head and spoke in an unfathomable tone. "I saw death on that heavenly road. It is an ill-omened road. Any cultivator who sets foot on it will die there."
"Surely not! According to legend, that heavenly road is a divine road manifested by an immortal being, filled with immortal Dao laws and suffused with immortal qi," one Holy Lord said with a frown, recalling the records of that road in ancient texts.
Jiang Taixu's voice was low. "That is precisely what happened. Some extraordinary change has overtaken that road, turning it into a road of blood that devours cultivators. The body of our family's Great Emperor... I fear we cannot bring it back! We descendants have failed in our filial duty. We cannot retrieve your remains!"
The Holy Lords exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes full of confusion.
For a moment, they could not tell how much of Jiang Taixu's account was true and how much was false.
Yet Jiang Taixu was one of only two people who could approach that heavenly road. The Ji Family's Emperor's Son had not appeared again since returning, leaving God King Jiang Taixu as their only opening.
"Is that heavenly road truly as you describe, God King?" the Holy Lord of the Yaoguang Sacred Land asked, unwilling to give up.
Jiang Taixu nodded firmly. "I have