At the other end of the universe.
The Heavenly Gate Forbidden Land.
Inside an ancient palace floating deep within the Star Sea.
More than a dozen figures sat on either side.
Judging by the auras they radiated, even the weakest person admitted here was a forbidden land elder in the Dao Master realm.
But at the moment, no one in the hall cared about their usual cultivation affairs.
Everyone was waiting for news from the Changheng Forbidden Ground.
After all, across the entire Primordial Sea.
Their Heavenly Gate Forbidden Land could easily rank first among the powers most closely connected to the Changheng Forbidden Ground.
Not only did the two forbidden lands exchange an astonishing amount of resources, several of their elders also shared deep personal friendships.
Before setting out for Xuanjian Mansion, the Changheng Sect Leader had secretly visited the Heavenly Gate Forbidden Land and discussed matters with the Heavenly Gate Sect Leader for an entire day.
"The Changheng Sect Leader certainly has... courage."
Inside the hall, a white-haired elder could not help remarking:
"Though Xuanjian Mansion no longer has anyone at Transcendence overseeing it, whatever measures Ye Li left behind remain an unknown."
"To think he dared personally bring the elders involved there."
"If Xuanjian Mansion turns on them outright, the consequences could be unpredictable."
At these words, someone immediately nodded in agreement:
"If it were me, I would never test Xuanjian Mansion at a time like this."
"It's true that Ye Li has been missing for months."
"And judging by how he acted in the past."
"If he hadn't actually gone somewhere, there's no way he would have stayed quiet this long."
"But even so, our forbidden lands should keep our heads down."
"We should at least wait a few hundred more years, shouldn't we? Only after