The world-shaking upheaval on the Sole True Path soon spread throughout the Heavens and Myriad Realms, and its various "truths" became known to all living beings.
Although Lingxian's actions were difficult to judge within the Cultivation World, her practice of evil arts and blood sacrifice of her followers still drew considerable condemnation. In contrast, Qingyue and the other three were highly acclaimed.
Unfortunately, there had been no word of these four peerless Heaven's Prides. The world could not know their actual circumstances and could only speculate that they had perhaps been gravely injured by the demoness's self-detonation and had sought somewhere to recuperate.
It was precisely this tremendous explosion that temporarily placed a rest in what had been a dazzling age, bringing the contest for the imperial Dao to a temporary halt as well.
After all, there were only a handful of seeds with any hope of attaining the Dao in this lifetime. Leaving aside Lingxian, whose death had been confirmed, and her several followers who had met miserable ends, the four great Heaven's Prides had vanished without a trace. No one remained in the world who could advance further toward the seat of the Extreme Dao. For a time, people began to wonder: could it be that no one would attain the Dao in this lifetime?
Soon, however, as another piece of news spread, no one paid attention to the battle between the Heaven's Prides anymore. The focus of public discussion was drawn entirely elsewhere.
And what could command such attention from the world, even sending people flocking to it like ducks? Naturally, it was the Nine-Colored Immortal Light that a handful of people had once observed.
The moment this news spread, it caught the world's attention, with every side turning its gaze toward it in hopes of uncovering