Even with his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, Li Yang still felt insignificant as he stood outside this shattered world.
It was a world tempered by the immortal Dao and the passage of ages. Unbound by the Secret Realm's rules, it contained power beyond the Spirit Transformation realm.
"That supreme treasure is inside! Someone saw a mass of blood-colored energy in one of the breaches earlier, playing out scenes of countless living beings being slaughtered. They recorded it with a Recording Stone."
Its aura was terrifying beyond measure. Even a blade of grass steeped in it could cleave stars, while a shake of a treetop sent ten thousand streams of killing intent cascading down.
"So far, only a handful have entered, relying on special secret arts or inherited supreme treasures," a Sword Cultivator reported as he approached Li Yang.
"What about Mu Zangfeng and Holy Son Qianyang?" Those two were all Li Yang cared about.
If either obtained it, their already unfavorable situation would become even more precarious.
"They went in!"
The answer made Li Yang's heart sink.
The shattered world was too dangerous. The other Sword Cultivators certainly could not enter.
This was an unforeseen development. Even the strongest prodigies and Crown Champions could perish.
Li Yang took Ning Xi out of the Myriad Swords Return to the Sect Formation and handed the Formation Flag to Qin Feng.
"If you see that traitor or Holy Son Qianyang, kill them at all costs!"
In truth, Lu Qingqiu's strength was second only to Li Yang's. After all, she was the Xuanyuan Sword Sect's Crown Champion.
But Li Yang did not trust her.
The reason so few women held positions of great power was that they liked to let their emotions rule them.
Mu Zangfeng had killed Lu Qingqiu's senior brother. If she