「Several days later.」
Groups of Holy Sect Disciples converged from all directions, landing on the outskirts of Da Wu Mountain.
Before them lay rolling mountains and lush forests, no different from any ordinary mountain range.
The Marketplace in the mountains, which should have been bustling with people, was now eerily silent. Not a single person could be seen, and even the sounds of birds, beasts, and insects had completely vanished, leaving only the mournful whisper of the wind through the treetops.
The entire mountain was shrouded in a deathly stillness. Though it appeared normal on the surface, it gave one an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Before the disciples could investigate further, the moment the first several dozen Holy Sect Disciples set foot on the mountain's base—
BOOM!
Heaven and Earth suddenly changed color!
A deep, muffled explosion erupted from beneath the ground.
