Boom!
As heaven and earth shook, towering Dao manifestations emerged from the many great powers of Langyu Qingming Heaven.
Nearly thirty Mahayana Sages from Six-Celestial City, the Many Treasures Pavilion, the Heaven-Hearing Pavilion, Dao Inquiry, Yellow Springs, the Worry-Free Three Immortals Sect, the Ten Thousand Demons Grotto, the Myriad Demons Sea, and the Four Seas Commerce Association all emerged at that moment.
Dharma bodies condensed from origin sage intent stood in the void, their mere presence making heaven and earth tremble.
Their gazes converged, seeming to pierce billions of layers of space and see through the cause of the drastic changes on the World-Passing Ancient Road.
"Hmph!"
"Frogs at the bottom of a well, yet you dream of prying into sacred ground!"
A cold snort like the furious roar of an ancient beast rang out between heaven and earth, shaking all of Langyu Qingming Heaven.
Countless tiny stars shattered and vanished beneath that sound. Even under the protection of Langyu Qingming Heaven's origin, trillions upon trillions of cultivators had their souls shaken by that furious rebuke. Those with unstable foundations even fell in cultivation.
The nascent sword heart within Bai Yi's soul also rang out of its own accord to protect its master beneath that furious rebuke.
It severed the sound with formless sword intent.
As his sword heart quivered, Bai Yi was distracted for only a moment before looking up in inward shock at the expanse of the Desolate Realm overhead.
Across that boundless expanse, which covered an area even greater than the entirety of Langyu Qingming Heaven, a figure stepped forward. He had black hair, golden eyes with fierce, dragonlike pupils, and golden dragon scales covering his body. His surging blood energy was as vast as a sea of mist.
His icy golden slit pupils looked down upon