The Earth Abyss Passage that had originally connected the Divine Clan to Jiwang Valley had been blocked by someone unknown.
That day.
Huan Yun, the Divine Clan's Second Elder, disguised as a middle-aged saber wielder, led four subordinates over mountains and across rivers, finally reaching Jiwang Valley.
Only upon arriving at Sunken Whale's residence did Huan Yun discover that it was terrifyingly quiet inside. He could not sense any sign of life at all.
He waved a hand, and his four subordinates immediately scattered.
Before long, his subordinates returned one after another to report:
"Second Elder, we found no clansmen!"
"Second Elder, this place is empty. Not a single supply remains!"
Huan Yun swayed at their words. Had the Divine Clan's main base in the Spirit Wilderness Realm been raided?
Forcing himself to calm down, Huan Yun ordered, "Go to the four branches and summon each branch's Gold Envoy."
"Yes!" The four subordinates immediately dispersed.
Five days later.
The four subordinates brought back disastrous news: all four branches in the east, west, and Southern Region were likewise completely empty!
Feeling as though the sky had fallen, Huan Yun immediately contacted the God King to report the matter.
The God King's face remained gloomy for a long while before he finally spoke. "I will send word to the Gu Race and wait for them to give us an explanation.
"If we cannot reach an agreement, the Divine Clan's next great undertaking will be to slaughter every last member of the Gu Race!"
The twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month.
The Du residence, Connecting-Heaven City.
Du Shu met with Kang Qihua in an elegant study.
Kang Qihua was already a hundred and fifty years old, a Heaven and Earth Realm expert, and the chief Alchemy Master of Fragrant Splendor Tower