“Young Master Chen?”
His voice trembled as he stepped forward in disbelief, scrutinizing the person before him. After confirming it wasn’t a hallucination, tears streamed down his face. “Youyou’re back? You’re finally back!”
“Xiao Qi, has something happened in Wandao City? Do you know where the Wanfa Heavenly Palace is?”
David asked.
Luo Xiaoqi paused for a moment, then looked around a few times before slowly opening her mouth.
“Young Master Chen the Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace is gone.”
boom!
Those few words were like a thunderclap in David’s ears.
The last vestige of relaxation in his eyes vanished completely, his body stiffened almost imperceptibly, and for the first time, his usually calm and composed mind was stirred by intense turmoil.
“What did you say?”
His voice was slightly deep, carrying a hint of disbelief and solemnity.
The Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace has a profound foundation and has stood for thousands of years in the Twenty-Seven Heavens. How could it be gone?
Luo Xiaoqi recounted the earth-shattering events that had occurred during this period.
“Ever since you left the Twenty-Seventh Heaven, the entire Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace has become a thorn in the side of all the top powers.”
“Everyone knows that the Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace brought out a wisp of the supreme true Dao essence from the ancient Dao Ruins.”
That is the most supreme primordial treasure of all the heavens, powerful enough to defy the heavens, alter the course of destiny, and reshape one’s foundation. All the top sects of the twenty-seven heavens covet it with madness.
“The Dry Bone Sect secretly lobbied and rallied dozens of top sects and countless vassal forces, forming a secret alliance and gathering most of the top combat power of the Twenty-Seventh Heaven. They accused the Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace of hoarding the Heavenly Dao Origin and joined forces to attack the sect!”
“That battle lasted for three days and three nights.”
Luo Xiaoqi’s body trembled violently as she recalled the horrific scene of that day, still filled with fear.
“The protective array of the Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace was shattered by force, and all the sect’s halls and pavilions collapsed. Elders and protectors fought desperately, one after another, leaving corpses strewn across the field and rivers of blood flowing”
“The foundation of a thousand-year-old sect was destroyed in one day. The disciples who stayed behind suffered heavy casualties, and those who were lucky enough to survive all fled in all directions, hiding their identities and daring not to show their faces.”
“The vast Wanfa Heavenly Palace was completely destroyed and was thus completely erased from the lineage of sects in the Twenty-Seven Heavens.”
The wind howled through the streets, chilling everyone to the bone.
David stood rooted to the spot, his mind reeling. The gentle and peaceful Daoist aura around him subtly shifted, replaced by a chilling coldness.
He finally understood completely.
What everyone covets is not the Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace, but that wisp of the true essence of the Heavenly Dao.
That wisp of Daoist charm had already completely merged into his origin, helping him to reshape the twenty-six heavenly Daos and achieve an unparalleled Dao foundation.
The Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace gained nothing, but because it had once possessed this opportunity, it bore the brunt of the entire catastrophe.
He snatched away the only opportunity, leaving the sect that sheltered and protected him with the horrific consequence of annihilation and eternal destruction.
This debt should be entirely attributed to David from beginning to end.
Where is Su Qingyuan?
David’s voice was soft, yet chillingly cold, each word laced with surging emotions, “After the great battle, where did she go? Is she alive or dead?”
Luo Xiaoqi shook her head. “I don’t know I really don’t know.”
“Finally, the main peak of the Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace completely collapsed, and the Dao Fire overwhelmed the sky. Everyone was scattered by the chaotic battlefield.”
“Some say she died in battle at the foot of the main peak, her body never to be found; some say she was captured alive by a coalition of major powers, her whereabouts unknown; others say she managed to escape and hid in the void of the heavens”
“Anyway, there’s been no news. Nobody knows where that young lady from the Myriad Laws Heavenly Palace went.”
“Neither alive nor dead could they be found.”
They were nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead.
Those eight short words weighed heavily on David’s chest, and an unprecedented sense of guilt and anger swept over him.
“Take me to the former site of the Palace of Ten Thousand Laws.”
David suppressed his turbulent emotions, his tone eerily calm.
Luo Xiaoqi didn’t dare to hesitate, nodded quickly, and turned to lead the way.
The three followed closely behind, passing through the once bustling and devastated outer city, heading towards the main peak of the sacred mountain that was once the Palace of Ten Thousand Laws.
The closer you get to the core area, the more desolate and tragic the scene becomes.
The once ethereal and magnificent Taoist temple, with its myriad palaces and graceful steps, has now been reduced to a charred ruin.