Li Tingyun suddenly vomited blood, startling everyone.
Shui Lianyuan stepped forward solicitously to support him, her jade hand brushing against Li Tingyun's pulse as if by accident. Sensing the turbulent internal energy within him, her heart was slightly alarmed.
Who possessed such power to inflict such serious injuries on Li Tingyun so silently and without a trace?
"Sect Master Li, are you alright?"
"I am fine."
Li Tingyun pushed Shui Lianyuan away, his gaze, usually indifferent and calm, now suppressed a surging rage.
Who was it? Who dared to kill Xiao Rong! She was his meticulously cultivated vessel!
Li Tingyun formed a hand seal, attempting to divine, but then heard Yi'an Daojun exclaim in alarm.
"Not good! The formation is malfunctioning!"
The circular astrolabe placed in the center where everyone was seated did not emit the radiant white starlight as calculated by Xuan Tian Sect. Instead, it was gradually stained with a mist of blood.
Shui Lianyuan rose in consternation, "How could this be?"
She hurriedly sent a message to Rong Bugui, asking, "Did Qinglan Daojun not go to Qunyu Mountain?"
On the other end, Rong Bugui quickly sent back a reply.
"How is that possible? Qunyu Mountain has something Qinglan Daojun desires; why would he not come? Moreover, Qi Fei and I personally witnessed Qinglan Daojun discussing the Dao with the Lord of Qunyu Mountain, and he is still at the banquet on Qunyu Mountain!"
Shui Lianyuan quickly relayed Rong Bugui's words to everyone.
"Could there have been some unforeseen change on the continent of the forsaken gods?" Yi'an Daojun frowned.
Li Tingyun flicked his sleeve, coldly ordering, "Whatever the change, it must be nipped in the bud. Daojun Lianyuan, Daojun Qiyuan, please have Hundred Flowers Sect and Qishan Pavilion send more reinforcements."
Shui Lianyuan and Qiyuan agreed, "Alright."
...
The Sanghai Secret Realm experienced another anomaly.
Hua Ye, who had replaced Wen Jiuyin in guarding the secret realm, emerged from the Liuxian ship, sword in hand. He saw a beam of black light shoot out from the secret realm, soaring towards the azure sky.
The rain seemed to intensify, and dark clouds pressed down from the horizon. A sliver of sunlight illuminated Hua Ye's grim expression, "Is this… a great calamity approaching?"
He sent another message to the Vice Principal, Wen Jiuyin, and Mu Xing, but received no replies. Hua Ye decisively ordered, "Summon someone. Send three teams back to the academy. I must personally enter the secret realm to investigate..."
"Rumble!"
A deafening roar suddenly erupted, drowning out Hua Ye's voice. Amidst the shaking earth and swaying heavens, the disciple before Hua Ye promptly fell to the ground.
However, the disciple had no time to cry out in pain. Pointing at the academy not far away, he exclaimed, "Elder Hua, quickly look!"
In the direction of Shenqi Academy, another beam of black light shot straight into the sky, faintly echoing the black light from the Sanghai Secret Realm!