Above the Withering and Flourishing Hall.
As the Ancestor Kuming was enraged, a vast and mighty aura of Withering and Flourishing, Life and Death surged into the sky.
A power imbued with a terrifying and Destruction aura spread out.
In an instant, the entire Azure Radiance Palace was alarmed.
Powerful auras burst forth from all directions, echoing the Ancestor Kuming.
At the same time, the high-ranking members of the Azure Radiance Palace quickly assembled and arrived in the Withering and Flourishing Hall.
Boom!!
The palace gates burst open with a roar, Ancestor Kuming, his face shrouded in gloom, stepped out and soared into the sky.
The other elders, protectors, and disciples exchanged glances, their expressions inscrutable, but they still quickly followed.
Before long, they arrived above the Eye of Guixu in the Life and Death Samsara Sea.
At this moment, the once distinct seas of life and death have converged.
The two colors mingled, and the aura of life and death no longer harmonized, but instead collided and surged wildly, generating terrifying waves that turned this area into a forbidden zone.
The vast number of the Azure Radiance Palace disciples who had never reached the Deity Realm perished or were severely injured on the spot under the violently churning sea of life and death, screaming in agony.
The originally well-functioning formation became unstable due to the turbulence of the Life and Death Samsara Sea, with many pieces breaking apart and countless Spirit Pattern flying around, thus triggering an even more turbulent and violent impact of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The scene before them caused the expressions of the high-ranking officials of the Azure Radiance Palace to change drastically.
The expression on the face of the Ancestor Kuming grew increasingly grim.
Azure Radiance Palace has many secret locations.
It can produce a large amount of cultivation resources.
Different cultivation resources correspond to various cultivation classics within the palace.
The life-and-death origin energy produced in the Life and Death Samsara Sea, the Life and Death Origin Crystal, corresponds to the "Withering and Flourishing Myriad Tribulations Scripture".
The "Scripture of Withering and Flourishing Myriad Tribulations Scripture" is the main cultivation method of the lineage of the Ancestor Kuming. After mastering it, one can control the power of life, death, calamity, and destruction. It is extremely difficult to cultivate.
The resources from the Life and Death Samsara Sea were originally a plus, but now...
"Follow me into the Eye of Guixu!"
A cold, hoarse voice rang out, and the other high-ranking members of the Azure Radiance Palace tensed up, quickly following in the footsteps of Ancestor Kuming.
A procession of deities cleared a path, using their divine Divine Power to break through the Berserk, churning waves of life and death, and arrived above the Eye of Guixu.
The Ancestor Kuming reached out, and a wooden seal, alternating between green and yellow, flew out with a bang, opening up a wide passage.
A terrifying power emanated from it.
This caused the group of powerful figures behind him to subtly change color.
"The Palace Master's strength has grown increasingly formidable, almost surpassing the realm of gods. If only he could encompass such a vast realm!"
The two deputy palace masters, Madam Xuanyin and Venerable Jiemie, exchanged a glance, their thoughts mirroring each other.
Upon entering the passage, the completely destroyed Eye of Guixu came into view.
The secret realm located within the Eye of Guixu has vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed in this world.
At this moment, looking around, the space where the Eye of Guixu was located seemed to have been completely hollowed out, with nothing left except for the rampant spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The Ancestor Kuming released his own Spirit Ruins, and nine full divine halos burning with two-colored divine fire appeared behind him, spreading out with immense majesty.
In an instant, it filled this desolate land.
Enveloping everything, examining it carefully.
Not a single clue was overlooked.
However, a full hour passed, and the Ancestor Kuming still hadn't obtained any clues.
The ferocious look on his withered cheeks became more and more intense, frightening some relatively low-status gods to lower their heads or avert their gazes, not daring to look further.
They were terrified of being punished by the angry palace master on some random pretext—how unlucky that would be!
Didn't you see that even the two deputy palace masters were keeping their eyes down, not uttering a single word?
Time passed, and after a while, the expression on the face of the Ancestor Kuming finally calmed down.
However, in those aged eyes, filled with the aura of life and death, there still lingered a fury that seemed capable of tearing everything apart.
"Tell me your thoughts on this matter. What do you think? Which faction was behind it?" Taking a deep breath, Ancestor Kuming asked.
The pale-faced and beautiful Madam Xuanyin, resembling a young married woman, spoke softly, saying, "According to my observation, the numerous arrays set up on the Life and Death Samsara Sea were almost all destroyed from within; they shattered because their foundations weakened."
"In other words, the enemy did not break through the formation by force, but rather used some unknown method to infiltrate the secret realm of the Eye of Guixu to Nothingness and killed Young Palace Master Mo Shang and Elder Linghai with overwhelming power."
"To achieve this level of power, the enemy must possess at least the strength of a peak deity, and most likely more than one, or they must wield extremely powerful treasures, such as Heaven-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure or Dao Artifact."
The soft voice echoed in the air.
After listening to Madam Xuanyin's analysis, the high-ranking members of the Azure Radiance Palace nodded in agreement, their eyes brightening slightly as their chaotic thoughts were sorted out and their confusion dissipated.
Even the Ancestor Kuming's expression softened somewhat. He stood with his hands behind his back, turned his head, and asked, "So, in your opinion, who was the one who made the move?"
Madam Xuanyin smiled slightly, "Originally, the most likely candidate to do this would be our Azure Radiance Palace's mortal enemy Golden Radiance Palace."
"But now, as the end of the era draws near, the Spirit Saint Dao Realm is about to open, and the God-Conferment War is about to begin."
"At this Yuanhui, the Tao is declining while the demons are rising. Our Daoism and Buddhism have just formed Alliance, and the higher-ups have issued orders to cease hostilities, prohibiting lower-level forces from killing each other, and working together to fight against the Demon Sect."
"Azure Radiance Palace and Golden Radiance Palace both belong to the Daoism camp and have each received imperial edicts from the Saint Realm. It is likely that Golden Radiance Palace would not dare to disobey the decree of Great Emperor Gouchen."
"But the Demon Sect doesn't have this restriction."
"Recently, the Yaoguang Divine Realm appears calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging beneath, and a large number of powerful members of the Demon Sect have appeared out of nowhere."
"These demonic bastards are rallying small and medium-sized forces, assassinating Daoism geniuses, and carrying out all sorts of sabotage."
"Perhaps the Demon Sect was behind this incident at the Life and Death Samsara Sea!"
"Only..."
At the end, Madam Xuanyin hesitated.
The Ancestor Kuming snorted coldly, "Speak plainly if you have something to say, but what is it?"
Madam Xuanyin's expression was inscrutable, her eyes shimmering with a strange light. She parted her red lips slightly, and her words caused everyone to palpable. "But I don't understand, if it was truly the Demon Sect Sect's doing, how could they have passed through the formation of the Life and Death Samsara Sea? Unless... someone in the palace was there to meet them!"