Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

"Bai Luan is right." The old man known as Mo Ya nodded, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

"That battle, though it claimed the lives of most of us ten fierce generals, and even sealed the three of us, also severely damaged the 'top combat force' of the Eastern Xuan Continent, leaving its lineage incomplete. Now... hehehe, as long as the three of us can recover even fifty percent of our former strength, no one on this continent will be able to stop us! That thing has finally fallen into our hands!"

"Hahahaha! Mo Ya, you old devil! You've been sealed away for so many years, it seems you still have your eyes on that thing." Hei Tu laughed heartily, clearly in high spirits after waking up.

"Hehehe!! You fatso, don't tell me you don't want it!?" Old Man Moya chuckled sinisterly, his already wrinkled face now even more terrifying.

"Let's go!!" Bai Luan, who only reached Hei Tu's waist, coldly glanced at the crowd, clearly somewhat impatient.

But just as she finished speaking, three beams of light, one in front and two behind, shot out directly from the dilapidated temple.

The tranquility of the Eastern Xuan Continent lasted only three days.

Because three days later, news of what happened within the territory of the Lieyang Dynasty spread throughout the entire Eastern Xuan Continent.

Three days, less than three days.

The Lieyang Dynasty, once one of the hegemons of the Central Region, suffered the destruction of vast swathes of its cities, and more than half of its people vanished.

The former dynasty, Yongning City, has also been reduced to ruins.

Outside Yongning City, amidst a patch of scorched earth, the ground suddenly trembled slightly in one spot.

As the scorched earth covering it slowly slid off, the tarpaulin underneath was slowly pushed open, and two small heads covered in black ash emerged from the ground.

They were a young brother and sister. The boy was about eight or nine years old, and the girl was a little older, but no more than ten years old.

After the two got up, looking at their familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings, their innocent eyes instantly filled with fear.

In their memories, the enormous city of Yongning had simply vanished.

The two panicked immediately, trembling with fear, and instinctively clung tightly to each other.

"Sister, what... what happened?! How could Yongning City, which was so big and so tall, just... suddenly disappear?" the boy asked tremblingly.

"Don't be afraid, little brother, don't be afraid!" The girl was also pale with fright, but she bit her lower lip hard, reached out and hugged her little brother tightly, and forced herself not to cry.

Their home is in a nearby small mountain village. Last night, they went out under the moonlight, hoping to set some snares at the edge of the woods and catch some wild rabbits and pheasants to nourish their mother, who was bedridden and weak from a long illness.

But unexpectedly, just as they finished setting the trap and were preparing to return to the village, a terrifying scene unfolded.

Three figures appeared out of nowhere in the sky above Yongning City, suspended in the dark night like demons seeking death.

A giant hand that obscured the stars and moon appeared out of thin air and landed on the towering city wall of Yongning City!

In an instant, the earth shook violently, and the ground beneath our feet churned and cracked like waves!

They witnessed the sturdy city walls in the distance crumble like paper, and countless figures fell into the suddenly opened cracks in the ground amidst screams and cries!

Then, an even more horrifying scene unfolded: countless streams of blood converged from every corner of the city, forming a nauseating crimson river that surged toward the three figures in the air...

The two sisters were stunned by the terrifying shockwave, and then everything went black before they lost consciousness.

When they woke up again, they were buried under a patch of loose soil. The thick oilcloth they were wearing, originally meant to keep out the rain and moisture, concealed their figures, which was how they managed to survive.

"By the way, Mother, is Mother alright?"

The girl suddenly screamed. If Yongning City was like this, what about their little village with its simple mud walls...? She dared not think any further.

"Brother! Hurry! Let's go back to see Mother!!" The girl's voice suddenly pulled her still dazed younger brother up, and they ran wildly towards the village in their memories.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away from the Lieyang Dynasty, within the territory of the Daqian Dynasty.

Outside Tianyu City, in a secluded mountain villa nestled in the mountains, the atmosphere was equally somber.

Luo Qinghe, dressed in plain clothes, stood by the window, clutching a secret letter she had just received tightly in her hand.

For the first time, an undisguised panic, even a hint of...fear, appeared in those beautiful phoenix eyes.

"Sister, what's wrong?" Luo Qingyao, who was standing nearby, noticed something was wrong and quickly stepped forward, taking the letter and glancing at it rapidly. However, after reading only half of it, her face turned deathly pale, and the fingers holding the letter began to tremble uncontrollably.

"What...what exactly happened in these few days?!" Luo Qingyao's voice was filled with horror.

A few days ago, after learning of the mysterious disappearance of the Emperor of Daqian, the two sisters keenly sensed that a major change was about to occur in the Daqian Dynasty, and decisively evacuated the power center, Tianyu City, and went into hiding there.

As they had predicted, the situation in Tianyu City changed drastically. Royal relatives, noble families, and powerful clans were purged, some arrested and others killed.

What surprised them even more was that the two patriarchs of the Great Qian royal family, who were at the Land Immortal Realm, also left the Great Qian Imperial Palace and have not returned to this day.

So they had no choice but to remain still and observe the situation from the villa.

Unexpectedly, not only did the two ancestors of the Great Qian disappear without a trace, but the neighboring Lieyang Dynasty also suffered a near-devastating blow in just a few days!

The population has been reduced by more than half, and the capital city of Yongning has been reduced to ashes! It should be noted that the Lieyang Dynasty also possesses two powerful ancestors whose strength is in no way inferior to the two terrestrial immortals of the Daqian Dynasty.

Luo Qinghe remained silent for a long time, then seemed to have made up her mind and suddenly turned around to look at her younger sister:

"Qingyao, let's go! We must leave Daqian immediately!"

A hint of doubt flashed in Luo Qingyao's eyes. Although she vaguely sensed that something was wrong, she had no intention of leaving: "Sister, why did you suddenly decide to leave? We are relatively safe here, and if we leave Daqian, wouldn't all our efforts over the years be in vain..."

"Qingyao!!" Luo Qinghe stood up, her gaze fixed on Luo Qingyao, her expression colder than ever before. "Can't you see? Lieyang borders Daqian! What Lieyang is today could very well be what Daqian is tomorrow!"

"Although I don't know exactly why the Blazing Sun Dynasty suffered such a near-annihilation, if even their two terrestrial immortal ancestors couldn't stop it, then surely one or more even more terrifying beings have emerged! Such beings wouldn't be limited by national borders!"

She strode to the map of the Eastern Xuan Continent hanging on the wall and pointed to the easternmost point: "Let's head to the Eastern Region for now! Let's set off immediately!"

"The Eastern Region?" Luo Qingyao frowned.

"Yes, the Eastern Region borders the sea!" A glint of light flashed in Luo Qinghe's eyes. "If there's nowhere to go on land, the vast sea offers a glimmer of hope!"

She glanced one last time at the seemingly peaceful distant mountains outside the window, her eyes filled with deep worry.

"The Eastern Xuan Continent... is probably about to undergo a major upheaval!"