Ash stood at the front, floating casually in the air. He took a slow, deliberate breath through his nose, as if savoring the current state of the realm.
A small, amused smile gradually formed on his face.
"Well, Well, Well…" he said, his voice carrying a hint of genuine surprise. "I expected things to be a lot more chaotic by now."
Nia hovered beside him, her black eyes sweeping over the distant cracks splintering across the Prime Expanse.
"So… this is what all our antics led to, huh?" she mused.
"But you're right—it's oddly quiet. I expected to see thresholds collapsing left and right, cultivators running around in chaos."
Elysia cast a thoughtful glance around before speaking.
"It feels like the deterioration is slowing… but it's still not the rulers of these Thresholds causing it."
Even though it was the first time any of them in this group had set foot in the Prime Expanse, it was clear that if Ash was all-knowing, they weren't far behind.
