The Cloud-Heaven Realm.
The enormous gray-black body of the Ruins of Zhangshi once again lay across the space near the Cloud-Heaven Realm, just as before. The dark blue flames in its eyes had vanished, and every opening in its body slowly inhaled and exhaled the surrounding Primal Chaos Source Substance.
The presence of the Ruins of Zhangshi soon drew crowds of cultivators and monks from the Cloud-Heaven Realm and the East Lapis Lazuli Buddha Realm.
At the same time, however, even more cultivators were constantly reinforcing formations around the Cloud-Heaven Realm.
Meanwhile, inside a temporary pavilion on the surface of the Ruins of Zhangshi.
Celestial Lord Chao, Bai Liaochan, Kongchanzi, and several other Mahayana cultivators had all gathered there. Every face was solemn, and the atmosphere was unbearably heavy.
Gai True Person, whose oil was nearly spent and whose lamp was about to go out, also sat among them, his eyes slightly closed. He was clearly forcing himself to hold on.
The corners of Madam Hua's eyes were red as she stood beside Gai True Person, working without pause to sustain his condition.
The Mahayana cultivators sat facing one another, with Wang Ba in the principal seat. His gaze swept over the dying Gai True Person and the other solemn-faced Mahayana cultivators before he slowly spoke:
"Buddha Lord Tianshang won't spare us. Once he fully masters the Three Great Dharma Realms after their unification, he will certainly come to seek revenge against the Four Great Realms."
"Of course, it won't just be the Four Great Realms. As perhaps the only existence in the Boundary Sea capable of threatening him, the Ruins of Zhangshi will inevitably come under attack as well."
"And not just us. In the future, even places like the Extreme Azure Abyss and the Heavenly Demon Cave will