Everyone froze for only an instant before their expressions changed drastically. Horror filled their faces as they stared fixedly at the turbulent void shrouded in chaos energy.
Even Daoist Qinghuang, who was about to vanish completely, stared at the spot where Lu Chen had disappeared. A myriad of emotions flashed through his eyes. Gazing up at the heavens, he murmured, "Immortals really exist?"
With those words, his Dao Transformation came to an end. An invincible Great Saint passed away, disappearing forever from heaven and earth.
"Could... could immortals truly exist in this world? Did that Human Race Young Supreme speak the truth, revealing a heavenly secret and bringing down heavenly punishment?"
"Others have said that immortals exist too. Why have we never seen them attract Heavenly Island's attention?"
For a time, the ancient domain seethed. Lu Chen had declared that immortals existed and brought down heavenly punishment. The implications were simply too staggering.
"Pfft..."
Just then, Lu Chen burst out of the shattered void, his battle robes torn and his black hair disheveled. He coughed up blood the instant he emerged, clearly badly injured.
"Master, are you all right?" The Three-Legged Golden Crow hurried over and asked anxiously.
He had never expected anything like this either. His master had merely made an offhand remark that immortals existed, yet it had actually brought down heavenly punishment. It made no sense at all.
"Nothing serious!" Lu Chen waved a hand. Still shaken, he glanced into the depths of the heavens and soon understood why he had provoked heavenly punishment.
He remembered that in the future, after Ye Fan brought his Sacred Body to full maturity, he had asked two Spirit Children who cultivated the Heavenly Secret Divine Art to divine matters concerning the Road to Immortality. Their final answer had been that