Within the Valley of the Heavenly Maidens, ever since Qu Qingyao had been escorted away,
all manner of speculation and discussion had spread among the disciples like wildfire, overwhelming the initial shock.
"I heard Senior Sister Qu suffered a crushing defeat in the [Creation Secret Realm]!"
"I heard that too. They say she returned empty-handed and was seriously injured!"
"Sigh, it was probably that Ye Li, the top-ranked genius on the Latent Dragon Ranking, who did it. That man is far too brutal—sooner or later, he'll get what's coming to him!"
"Keep your voice down!"
"I saw it with my own eyes just now. Senior Sister Qu was escorted by the senior sisters from the Law Enforcement Hall to the forbidden grounds behind the mountain!"
"It was probably this failure that enraged the Valley Master and the elders!"
"Being locked up for a while might do her good!"
A disciple covered her mouth and chuckled, her tone filled with chilliness:
"Then she won't spend every day putting on that lofty, untouchable act of hers. It's irritating just looking at her."
Someone immediately chimed in with a low laugh:
"Maybe Ye Li took her virginity in the secret realm and ruined the foundation of our Valley of the Heavenly Maidens' most important trial. That's why the Valley Master flew into such a rage!"
"Hehe, maybe she couldn't bear the loneliness herself and took the initiative to seduce him?"
"Otherwise, how could she fail to bring back even a single golden core or complete the trial? Acting all pure and spotless, while behind the scenes..."
Yet every voice came to an abrupt halt in the next instant!
BOOM!!
Outside the Sect Protection Array's barrier, the heavens were violently torn apart like glazed glass!
Within the enormous spatial rift!
A colossal starship radiating