When they first heard of this, the few cultivators who had temporarily gathered together all showed astonishment, clearly never having expected such a turn of events.
The Spiritual Connection cultivator who had taken the lead in rallying them also turned solemn and asked, "Little friend, this is no small matter. Are you certain?"
"Absolutely certain!"
The disciple of a major sect nodded heavily. "Senior, I saw it with my own eyes. Those demonic cultivators hid among the crowd. Once they entered the Secret Realm passageway, their bodies rapidly swelled and burst apart. Then, it was as though a storm had risen within the entire space, scattering every cultivator in all directions."
"We should have been transported to a fixed location, but because of this disturbance, we were scattered across different places instead."
Upon hearing this, the few righteous cultivators present all furrowed their brows.
His account of the entire incident was extremely detailed, clearly not fabricated out of thin air. Moreover, with his cultivation having only just entered the Condensed Origin realm, he truly should not have appeared in this area at this time.
"I never expected something like this to happen. The situation looks rather grim."
Among the crowd, a plain-looking cultivator in crimson robes spoke. "Those demonic cultivators destroyed the Secret Realm passageway, preventing other cultivators from entering the Secret Realm for the time being. By doing this, they mean to isolate us from the outside world. This does not seem like they came merely for the Secret Realm's opportunities. Then their true objective for this trip..."
At this point, he raised his eyes and swept his gaze around the group. "Could it be us?"
Upon hearing this, the other cultivators present understood what he meant, and different expressions appeared on their faces.
A cultivator in a brown