Yue Qianmen's gaze fell on the sky, his expression growing slightly grave.
If that was neither a Flying Sword nor a Law Treasure, what could it be?
Why could that thing fly so fast, even faster than him?
Although he had not cultivated the Heaven and Earth Escape Method to its highest level, he was, after all, a Void Refinement Realm elder who ranked among the Zhongzhou Sect's ten strongest in cultivation.
As he considered these things, he was preparing to deploy a Law Treasure and give chase when the ground suddenly shook violently. Dozens of fissures split open, and countless streams of water surged out. The strange spectacle of water springing from the earth had barely formed before a violent gale erupting from underground swept it into the air, turning it into a downpour that fell upon the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
Rain soaked the court's black eaves, making them gleam even darker.
That aura grew increasingly violent. All the surrounding woods were destroyed, and dust and smoke churned wildly.
Amid countless thunderous cracks, the entire Court of Imperial Sacrifices rose off the ground. Broken windows and snapped beams fell to the earth with a continuous series of dull crashes.
The gale howled. Everyone, including the two imperial Attendants and Yue Qianmen, was blasted away.
The Pure Heaven Bureau officials and Divine Guard Army soldiers fared even worse. They tumbled onto the streets, some losing consciousness outright. Those who remained awake were pale and terrified.
The downpour turned the airborne dust into flecks of mud that pattered down, and the upturned corners of the court's eaves appeared and vanished amid them.
The surroundings grew extraordinarily dark, as though night had returned.
A bolt of lightning fell from the sky, striking an eave's corner squarely and wreathing it in electric