Beyond the sacred fire, Venerable Shu Xi and three cultivators from the Xi Yan Immortal Mansion watched the scene within the flames from afar, their hearts filled with both anticipation and unease.
They did not know Chen Yang's true background, so they could not be certain whether inviting a peak cultivator like him to intervene would truly be enough to shatter the spatial barrier around the Secret Realm.
If it succeeded, it would naturally be great joy for all.
The Five Directions Immortal Mansion would be able to open the Secret Realm together once more, perhaps even restoring the grand phenomenon of Five Elements rotation from the past and gaining a crucial overall increase in strength before the two Paths formally went to war.
But if even Chen Yang could not accomplish this, it would mean that the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm of the Xi Yan Immortal Mansion had become a complete dead end in the present-day Canglan Continent.
Should that truly be the final outcome, the Xi Yan Immortal Mansion would be utterly spent, losing both wealth and land, forced to bid farewell to the name of the Immortal Mansion it had borne for thousands of years.
Thus, to every cultivator of the Xi Yan Immortal Mansion, whether Chen Yang succeeded today would directly determine all their futures and decide the survival or destruction of the Xi Yan Immortal Mansion.
"Heavens bless us... Heavens bless us... It must succeed!"
"We have poured two hundred years of heart and blood into this, only to earn this chance to turn the tide of heaven and earth. Rise or ruin shall be decided in this one stroke!"
"This senior stands at the pinnacle of our Path. With him acting, the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm will surely open once again!"
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