At first, there were only a few faint cries of phoenixes and trumpets of elephants, intermittent and almost inaudible. But within a few breaths, they rang clearly in the ears, their mighty sound shaking the seas of clouds in all directions, making mountains and rivers tremble!
Cave Lord Huaiwu rose from the Dharma Altar in horror and stumbled two steps back, his face deathly pale, as though he had seen something inconceivable.
Far away in the vault of the heavens, he saw a celestial palace hung with jeweled pendants suddenly appear, some hundred feet tall, radiant with splendor and auspicious mist, exquisitely wrought and dazzling.
"The Sima Clan... the Purple Plain Eight-Directions Palace of the Sima Clan of the Hall of the Courtyard?"
Behind Cave Lord Huaiwu, the Evil Hatred Yin Victory Demon merely glanced up at the sky before recognizing the flying palace from her bloodline memories. She was nearly frightened out of her wits.
"Not the Ai... but the Sima Clan of the Hall of the Courtyard?"
She cried out involuntarily, "Since when did the Ai get mixed up with the Sima Clan? Where is Ai Yuan? Where is she?!"
"This likely has nothing to do with Ai Yuan. Lady Liu, I fear someone has set their sights on us..."
Cave Lord Huaiwu barely steadied himself. He gave Chen Heng a long look before speaking hoarsely:
"We've stepped onto someone's chessboard, fallen into their net. Someone plotted against us and marked us..."
The Golden Light Divine Talisman-
A talisman treasure like this, capable of expelling spirits and scourges, banishing demons and evil.
Even ordinary Primordial Spirit True Persons would cherish it as a rare treasure, keeping it hidden at the bottom of their chests as a final trump card.
Why would such a mighty talisman be used on