"What caused all that commotion just now? Why is there nothing here?"
"What else could it be? Someone must have beaten us to it. But judging by that commotion, this opportunity must have been something extraordinary. A pity we arrived too late."
"Old ghost, I doubt even you believe that. Besides, since when did anything in the Cultivation Realm go to whoever arrived first?"
More and more people gathered on the mountaintop. Without exception, all of them had been drawn by the commotion of the Dragon Gate's appearance.
Although the dragon had already vanished, none of them had any intention of leaving.
As far as they were concerned, it did not matter what had caused that commotion, nor did it matter that the opportunity had disappeared. As long as they could find whoever had obtained it, that opportunity would still be theirs.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Inside the Dragon Gate.
The moment Xue Fuyao opened her eyes, she saw nothing but white all around her. There was no one here besides her.
"What the hell is this place?"
She closed her eyes, and her originally black eyes turned gold. A golden vertical pupil slowly opened on her forehead.
She surveyed her surroundings, and a moment later, her gaze settled in one direction.
"Found it."
The Heavenly Eye on her forehead slowly closed. A golden gleam flashed through Xue Fuyao's eyes before they quickly returned to normal.
She stepped forward. After roughly half an incense stick's worth of time, Xue Fuyao walked out of the illusion realm and into an empty Cave.
There was only one exit in the Cave. Seeing this, she headed outside, only to be stopped by a Barrier as she approached the exit.
At this, Xue Fuyao instinctively used the Heavenly Eye to search for a flaw in the