He gazed at the energy twisting savagely behind Yuqing beneath the Starry Sky Domain, and at her haggard, beautiful face.
Gu Chenfeng's pupils contracted, and his astonishment deepened.
Several days earlier, the four Deputy Alliance Leaders had brought orders that Yuqing was stepping down as Alliance Leader and that he was to formally assume the position.
Gu Chenfeng had already felt a vague foreboding.
When he arrived today, his powerful divine sense had detected something amiss the moment he saw Yuqing.
Even now, everything revealed through the Starry Sky Domain still left Gu Chenfeng somewhat shocked.
"Why has it come to this? Can you tell me the truth now?"
Gu Chenfeng stared fixedly into Yuqing's eyes.
Her gaze flickered, and she finally gave a helpless sigh.
"Alas... since you've already seen through it, I won't hide it anymore. I might as well take this opportunity to explain everything to you."
Then the two sat facing each other in the void.
"How much do you know about the Saint-Seizing Land?"
Before answering his question, Yuqing first asked Gu Chenfeng a question of her own.
"All I know is that the Saint-Seizing Land is a powerful seal jointly established by the Ancient Four Great Experts. I don't know much else," Gu Chenfeng answered honestly.
Yuqing nodded slightly, then explained.
"The Saint-Seizing Land is indeed a seal, but it's even more complicated than you imagine.
Long ago, to seal away their powerful enemies, my master and the other three supreme ancient experts used an ancient secret treasure as the core to build a 'Plane Prison.'
This prison exists outside both the Seven Star Continent and the Upper Realm, operating according to its own special set of rules. That was the original form of the Saint-Seizing Land."
"A Plane Prison?" Gu Chenfeng looked puzzled.