They landed on the shore, rushing towards Chen Xun.
"Bull, Little Crane, Little Chi, did you feel it too?"
Chen Xun's eyes were filled with an indescribable seriousness, his fist clenched tightly. "If it were just me feeling it, it might be an accident. But if all of you feel it too, then something major must be happening."
"Moo!" Black Bull's eyes trembled, feeling a void in his heart.
"Big Brother..."
Little Crane clutched Chen Xun's sleeve, her voice soft, "Is it the small boundary? I once devoured the boundary's essence and can faintly sense something amiss."
"Brother Xun, what's going on?!"
Little Chi's eyes scanned the surroundings, his claws gripping the ground fiercely. "This feeling is unbearable, like when we were at the Tian Duan Plains..."
At this point, his pupils contracted sharply, letting out two low growls, his face elongating.
"When we broke through to Elemental Infant in that boundary, we must have left a trace of our aura there."
Chen Xun took a deep breath, as if trying to maintain his composure. "This sudden premonition feels like it's being drawn from there..."
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere around them became oppressively heavy, as if even the sea breeze had frozen.
Little Crane's eyes widened slightly. Big Brother's words suggested that it might not be just someone in trouble, but a catastrophic disaster descending upon the entire boundary!
Black Bull slowly stepped forward, resting his head in Chen Xun's embrace, staring intently at him.
Little Chi, too, looked panicked, instinctively moving closer to Chen Xun, feeling lost and helpless.
They remained silent, gazing at the starry sky, not knowing how to return, let alone sensing what might happen there.
Chen Xun's eyes were filled with deep helplessness. There was nothing he could do now. The entire Mengmu Sea Region was countless times larger than the small boundary. He could only hope that the people in the small boundary were safe.
Little Crane's expression grew increasingly uncomfortable, her delicate brows furrowing tighter, silently clutching Chen Xun's sleeve, seemingly unwilling to let go.
...
Time rewinds to an hour earlier.
Above the sky of Xuanwei Heaven, a magnificent cluster of celestial palaces stood, majestic and awe-inspiring. Terrifying celestial light and aura spread in all directions, as if pressing the entire sky beneath the palace.
If a cultivator were to see this, they would involuntarily feel a sense of reverence, an untouchable sanctity!
They floated above the clouds tens of thousands of feet high, with a vast array dispelling the fierce winds, overlooking the multitude of beings. Even outside the grand celestial palaces, massive spatial passages flowed.
The aura here was enough to oppress Elemental Infant cultivators, making it seem like they had transcended the great world, a place ordinary cultivators could not reach.
The celestial palaces were meticulously arranged, with a strict structure, as if they were themselves a grand celestial formation. The boundless celestial light falling from them added a layer of mystery.
The Xuanwei Celestial Palace!
This palace had been passed down through countless ages, seemingly eternal, standing prominently at the center above the clouds, impossible to ignore at first glance.
Inside the celestial palace, an extremely oppressive atmosphere prevailed. Though only a hundred people stood within, the vast spiritual pressure filled the space, leaving no room for spiritual qi!
A young man, dressed in black with hair as white as snow, sat at the top of the celestial palace.
His calm eyes, at first glance, seemed like a deep, tranquil sea, but upon closer inspection, they were exceptionally sharp and stern.
The man's aura was ethereal yet exuded an imperceptible majesty, as if he ruled the world. Below him, a hundred beings of various races stood, including Great Ascension stage venerables!
But they all bowed their heads, eyes filled with deep respect and awe, their breathing steady, as if afraid of inadvertently angering this person.
The entire grand hall was enveloped in a vast celestial light, devouring the surrounding energy, mysterious and mighty, seemingly pressing the entire Xuanwei Heaven beneath its feet!
One person spoke solemnly, "Heavenly Lord, a small boundary has broken through the boundary wall, approaching our Xuanwei Heaven. It is stealing the essence of the great world, and the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance has issued a Heaven-Slaying Domain-Destruction Order."
Heaven-Slaying Domain-Destruction Order!
At these words, a few people's eyelids lifted slightly, and a vast, profound aura silently emanated from within them.
The blood of billions of creatures would be shed, destroying the boundary, akin to divine punishment for those small boundary creatures, resulting in... a heavenly lament!
The man's gaze slightly narrowed, and above the Xuanwei Celestial Palace, lightning and thunder flashed, his aura capable of casually invoking celestial phenomena, filling the heavens with a sense of oppression.
Though countless new small boundaries were born in the Void Land each year, they would naturally be repelled by the essence of the great world, causing them to close and eventually perish, their coordinates difficult to find.
But once a boundary passage was opened, it would truly connect with the great world, autonomously devouring the essence of the great world to grow, unlike at their birth when their own essence was sufficient.
Typically, a small boundary's closure occurred when its own essence declined to a certain point, and the spiritual qi there began to wane.
If reopened, it would naturally require replenishment, leading to the frenzied theft of the essence of the great world!
However, the small boundary's coordinates would be completely exposed, easily locked onto, within a mere century.
Such situations were absolutely not tolerated in the Three Thousand Great Worlds. Discover one, destroy one; the life and death of ants were of no concern.
They even welcomed the prodigies of those small boundaries to seek revenge, allowing them to experience the despair brought by the strongest myriad races of the great world, which could be quite amusing.
Yet the reality was harsh; no prodigy from a small boundary had ever reached the pinnacle. Those who did only joined, realizing how deep the waters of the Three Thousand Great Worlds truly were.
Momentary hatred seemed insignificant to a prodigy from a small boundary who reached the top, lacking the lifespan and power to oppose.
But the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance's target was not these insignificant beings, but the entire small boundary.
The life and death of boundary creatures were irrelevant to the great world cultivators; they were like destroying an ant nest, not the ants themselves.
"Deal with it."
The man spoke indifferently, as if it were a trivial matter, "Three ships will suffice."
"Yes, Heavenly Lord."
Five Unity True Lords in the hall responded and left, their expressions indifferent. If not dealt with swiftly, it would be a dereliction of duty for the Xuanwei Celestial Palace, and none could escape punishment.
The entire celestial palace fell into silence, hidden within the vast celestial light, unseen by the world.
...
Buzz—
Buzz—
Buzz—
A deep, grand sound echoed through the sky as three colossal ships, tens of thousands of feet long, emerged from somewhere, casting a dark shadow. The fierce winds around them were torn apart, and the void's fluctuations were exceptionally intense.
But the clouds were too thick, and they were far too high above the ground for any cultivator to observe.
These were the most terrifying war artifacts of Xuanwei Heaven, the Annihilation Yuan Cannons!
Space collapsed for a moment, and the three colossal ships instantly vanished from outside the celestial palaces. The elders cultivating there merely glanced briefly before returning to their meditation.
