Rumble!
Suddenly, thunderous heavenly sounds rang out across the firmament, deafening all who heard them.
All living beings were startled and hurriedly looked toward the sound.
Only then did they discover that, at some unknown point, extraordinary phenomena had begun unfolding high above the nine heavens.
Heavenly blossoms fell in wondrous showers, and Golden Lotuses Springing from the Earth manifested!
Vast swathes of golden light flowed and shone upon one another, bathing all heaven and earth in a radiant splendor too wondrous for words.
At that moment, the expressions of all living beings changed dramatically as realization stirred within them.
"Is that... Dao Ancestor Hongjun?!"
A Mighty Expert murmured those words, his face filled with uncertainty and astonishment.
Only Dao Ancestor Hongjun could command such grandeur, surpassing even the Sages of the world.
Besides, ordinary cultivators, or even Mighty Experts, would never dare influence the situation at such a critical juncture.
Sure enough!
It was as though their suspicions were being confirmed.
The next moment, that peerlessly majestic, supremely exalted figure, so familiar to all living beings, manifested between heaven and earth amid a towering flood of sage light.
Hongjun strode upon endless auspicious clouds, with the laws and order surging around him.
Everything in his path was annihilated!
He said not a word, yet his authority and power as the Dao Ancestor were already laid bare.
Once they clearly saw Hongjun's figure, all living beings no longer concealed their shock.
"Hiss... why has Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared now?!"
"Could he have come to back the two Sages, Laozi and Yuanshi?"
"Not necessarily. In my view, he has probably come for the Heaven-Shaking Coffin."
"The Heaven-Shaking Coffin is a baleful treasure of the Heavenly Dao. Naturally, heaven and earth cannot tolerate it."
"Perhaps... Dao Ancestor Hongjun has come to uphold