"What's going on?!" Everyone exchanged bewildered looks, and the stone gambling workshop immediately fell into chaos.
"That monkey was too cunning. He had prepared an escape route long ago."
Three Great Powers chased the Fighting Saint Ape toward the outskirts of the Sacred City.
However, the people in the Sacred City had already turned their attention to the tolling bell. Everyone knew that this final assault on Purple Mountain had at last yielded a result.
The lingering chimes seemed to possess a mysterious power, cleansing people's souls. A brief silence fell over the Sacred City and its surroundings, followed by a clamor that soared into the sky.
"Did they succeed or fail?"
"What exactly happened?"
These were the answers everyone desperately wanted at that moment. Great Emperor Wushi's influence shook past and present, and his legacy tugged at everyone's heart.
Such was the influence of Great Emperor Wushi alone. Even though he had passed away many years ago, any news about him would eclipse everything else and become the sole focus of everyone's attention.
Even the astonishing sight they had just witnessed-a member of the Primordial Royal Clan being cut from stone-could not compare to a single piece of news about Great Emperor Wushi.
"Has Purple Mountain been opened?"
"Are the secrets of an Ancient Great Emperor about to surface?"
At that moment, everyone was both nervous and full of anticipation, desperate to learn the final outcome.
The people from the holy lands were the most nervous of all. They dreaded hearing bad news, and in truth, many of them already felt faintly uneasy.
After all, only in a crisis would the Saint Lords use the Stone Tokens unique to the Divine City to flee there. Had they successfully opened Purple Mountain and obtained the legacy, they would not have