The entire world dimmed in an instant. A powerful surge of energy erupted from the heart of the Starfall Pavilion like a rushing tide, while gusts of icy wind formed in the air, howling and roaring wildly.
The sudden disturbance threw the entire Starfall Pavilion into an uproar. Everyone fought back the dread in their hearts and turned their gazes toward the Black Tower at its center.
"Th-this is...?"
Naturally, the commotion within the Starfall Pavilion also startled Venerable Feng. Standing in the air before the Black Tower, he felt the aura that set even his heart trembling. Tongue-tied, he swallowed and struggled to speak.
"Hehe, it seems young Changqing has advanced again. What remarkable speed!"
Inside the Storage Ring, Yao Chen sensed the familiar fluctuations and sighed with emotion as he explained them to Venerable Feng.
"Does Venerable Mu cause such a stir even when advancing by a single minor level?"
Venerable Feng felt rather embarrassed at this explanation. He found it hard to believe.
"Young Changqing has a rather unusual constitution. Every breakthrough causes quite a commotion. When he first broke through to Dou Zun, he even took a few lightning strikes. Compared with that, this is fairly mild."
Venerable Feng: ...
Venerable Feng truly could not understand what sort of person got struck by lightning during a breakthrough.
As Venerable Feng and Yao Chen spoke, the immense energy pouring from the Black Tower gradually weakened. The strange phenomena between heaven and earth slowly subsided, and then, beneath everyone's gazes, a figure gradually appeared in the sky.
High above, the young man in white robes stretched lazily. His skin rippled, and the bones within his body seemed to set an intricate mechanism in motion, producing a series of scraping and clicking sounds.
"Phew..."
Savoring the comfort spreading through