In a canyon, runes blazed and immortal light surged as three magical artifacts radiated boundless divine might.
Everyone's heart lurched. That aura was far too chilling. Though deliberately restrained, even the faint light that escaped still tore through the void.
Just then, Hu Ning, the second elder controlling the Ten Realms Diagram, said, "I think I heard Xian'er's voice..."
He was not the only one. Nearby, in another direction, the young man controlling the Golden Cauldron frowned.
"How strange. For an instant just now, the Sage Emperor Cauldron's artifact spirit awakened. It seemed very excited and wanted to fly away on its own..."
The youthful-looking man was puzzled, but he remained focused on controlling the immortal weapon, for they were breaking through the magic array to open the Immortal Mansion.
This was a tremendous opportunity. Every faction watched it closely, unwilling to let it slip away, and the Immortal Families were no exception.
"Everyone, push a little harder! Tear an opening in the outer grand formation and send some people inside to scout first!"
As those words fell, they all poured in their magical power at full force, awakening the immortal artifacts and making them erupt with even more brilliant light.
For a moment, heaven and earth became a boundless expanse of radiance, shaking the world!
Whoosh!
Space warped all around them. Huge fissures spread for untold tens of thousands of miles, creating a scene of extreme danger.
Caught in the shock wave, Lin Fan and Lan Xian both jolted in alarm. Sensing that things had gone terribly wrong, they cursed inwardly.
Under the impact of that immense energy, their passage grew unstable and indistinct.
Crack!
At last, the passage could endure no more and shattered. Boundless darkness spread, filled with a terrifying aura of nothingness.
"This is bad! We've