There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 211 The sky is falling
the other side.

In the secluded realm, all was silent.

The radiant glow of the restrictions that were everywhere had dimmed.

suddenly!

The ancient cardinal array at the heart of the secret realm lit up!
Two figures emerged from within the halo of light.

The man on the left, dressed in a dark Taoist robe, with an ancient and unsophisticated face, whose eyes flashed with lightning as they opened and closed, and whose aura was as deep as the sea, was none other than the Jade Law Grand Master, one of the Supreme Elders of the Taiyi Dao Palace, who was in charge of criminal law.

The man on the right wore a crimson robe, the flame patterns on it seemingly alive, burning silently. His face was cold and stern, with the gaze of an eagle and the eyes of a wolf. He was none other than the Great Master Yu Lu, the Great Master Mingquan, who was in charge of the "Nether River Water" lineage.

The moment the two appeared, their incomparably powerful divine sense swept out like a storm, engulfing the entire secret realm!
The clouds and mist in all directions were stirred up by divine thought, surging wildly.

"Ok?"

Then, Grand Master Yu Lu's expression suddenly darkened.

The Great Master Mingquan's pupils constricted sharply as he turned abruptly towards Mount Tonglu, exclaiming in shock and anger, "Where is Mount Tonglu?! Where is the Xuanmen?!"

"Insightful!" Grand Master Yu Lu exclaimed angrily!
The sound of shouting spread far and wide, but received no response whatsoever.

He was startled, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes, and then he began to calculate with his fingers.

"Dongming has fallen!" Grand Master Mingquan came to the conclusion almost simultaneously, his face turning ashen.

A sect leader of the same generation as them, only one realm lower in cultivation, yet who had led a lineage and dominated the Taiyi Dao Palace for hundreds of years, had actually perished silently in his own secret realm?!
"This is outrageous!" Grand Master Yu Lu immediately flew into a rage!
Grand Master Mingquan said, "First, we must find out what's going on in the Xuanmen! That's the most important thing!"

Upon hearing this, Grand Master Yu Lu suppressed his anger and nodded.

The two figures blurred and appeared at the edge of the giant pit.

Sensing the emptiness in the pit, where not even a trace of primordial energy remained, the two Great Immortals trembled, their vision went black, and they felt as if the sky had collapsed, almost losing their Dao hearts!
"The Xuanmen... is gone?! Even the nascent spirit of the sect, which we have nurtured with the blood and sweat of thousands of years and the collective wisdom of all people, has vanished!" Mingquan's voice trembled slightly, filled with pain and rage.

"Who is it?! What has happened?!" Grand Master Yu Lu roared. "Even if the thief from the Thief Sect personally descended, it would be impossible to accomplish this in such a short time! Unless..."

Unless the other party's understanding of the Taiyi Xuanmen is superior to theirs!

The thought sent chills down their spines.

"Let's find out what's going on first!"

Suppressing his overwhelming rage, Yu Lu swept his sleeves and pulled the trembling disciple who remained in the core hall of the secret realm closer.

"Speak! What happened here? Where is Dongming? Why was the Xuanmen destroyed?!" His voice carried the force of thunder, causing the disciples to lose their minds and become dizzy and numb!

A disciple, trembling and stammering, replied, "Reporting to the Supreme Elder, this disciple...this disciple knows nothing of the details, much less any Xuanmen! All I know is that there were warnings earlier, saying...saying they discovered the traitor Liu Yin's whereabouts, or perhaps he was impersonated or possessed. Elder Dongming personally led all the senior brothers to surround and suppress him, but...then the heavens and earth collapsed, and no one ever returned..."

"None of them returned?" Mingquan's eyes flashed with crimson light. "You mean, all the disciples who knew about the operation and participated in the encirclement were wiped out?!"

The disciple was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

“With Dongming gone, there must be lingering echoes or last words left behind!” Yu Lu was not giving up. He quickly formed hand seals, activating the remaining marks in the void, trying to capture the last fragments of Dongming Zhenren’s breath.

However, the spell left nothing but emptiness.

"Annihilated so completely?!" Yu Lu's expression finally changed, a huge shadow falling over his heart. "Not even a trace remained? What kind of method is this?!"

Mingquan's face twisted in pain, his voice escaping through clenched teeth: "No matter who it is! This enmity is irreconcilable! Our sect has lost three Nascent Soul cultivators in such a short time! The inheritance of four Dao paths is almost severed! This is a calamity that shakes the very foundation of my Taiyi Dao Palace! Since the founding of our sect, except for the Dao Seeking Era, when have we ever suffered such a great loss! If things go wrong, we will all be sinners! If the Ancestor finds out... No! Even if it means overturning the entire Immortal Dynasty and digging three feet into the ground, we will definitely drag that villain out!"

"We must also extract his soul and refine his spirit!" Grand Master Yu Lu's tone was chilling, filled with deep-seated resentment. "Suppress his soul in the deepest part of the Sea of ​​Annihilation, where he will suffer the torment of having his heart devoured for ten thousand years, never to be reborn!"

Boom!

Unable to contain their overwhelming rage any longer, their immense power surged into the sky, causing a change in the secret realm!
Dark clouds loomed over the dome, lightning bolts danced wildly, thunder tore through the sky, pressing down on the remaining mountains and causing them to creak and groan, while the many spiritual veins trembled as if wailing!
"Investigate! Use every means possible! As long as the person did it, there will be traces left! It will just take some time!" Taking a deep breath, Yu Lu regained his composure, but his eyes became even more terrifying. "But the news must be kept under wraps! Especially the matter of the destruction of the Xuanmen, not a single word can be leaked! If those wolves of the Huanglong Sect and the Zhenglu Sect find out that Taiyi has lost its foundational treasure, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Excellent!" Mingquan's crimson eyes flashed with a chilling light. "Activate the Myriad Mile Soul-Chasing Mirror and trace back the fragments of time here! Activate all the spies planted in various factions and gather all information about the recent movements of experts and abnormal fluctuations! I want to see which kind of deity dares to mess with my Taiyi!"

Liu Mansion, Ancestral Hall.

Liu Chongjin stood before the ancestral tablets of past generations, his face refined and scholarly.

He is waiting for news.

A piece of news that could propel the Liu family to another level.

"The Taiyi Secret Realm has actually been found!" A look of eager anticipation filled his eyes. "As long as Elder Xuan Gang and the others can gain something from it, my Liu family will have the confidence to sit down and talk with the Taiyi Dao Palace!"

He seemed to already see the Liu family rise to become one of the top aristocratic families in the capital under his leadership. Just then…

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

A series of cracking sounds came from the top layer of the offering table!
Liu Chongjin suddenly looked up!
At the highest point, the three Nascent Soul Life Soul Jade Tablets, representing the family's highest combat power, all showed cracks. The warm luster on the jade tablets dimmed and disappeared, turning into powder and sliding down in a rustling sound!

Immediately following, the seven jade tablets below, representing the disciples of the Golden Core stage, also exploded one after another, scattering shards of jade everywhere!
"puff!"

Liu Chongjin's eyes were bloodshot, his body trembled violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the ancestral tablets in front of him a bright, scarlet red.

He pointed to the pile of rubble, his face drained of color.

"Xuan Gang, Zheng Duo, all... shattered? How is that possible? A complete annihilation?! What happened in that secret realm?"

With these people gone, the Liu family's world has truly collapsed!
Suddenly everything went black, and the head of the Liu family fell straight backward, crashing onto the cold ground and losing consciousness.

Inside the ancestral hall, chaos erupted instantly!
The news spread quickly.

Yujing, the western part of the city, a secluded courtyard.

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in the courtyard, and several figures stepped out from the teleportation array.

Leading the group was Lu Zhao, whose expression was solemn, followed by Ao Yu, who looked anxious, and Han Jing Zhenren, whose aura was calm and composed.

Behind the three was another person, a woman dressed in a black night robe, her face covered by a black veil, revealing a pair of clear black and white eyes.

Just as the group regained their footing, a communication talisman flew through the air and landed in Lu Zhao's hand.

With a sweep of his divine sense, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "A shocking upheaval has occurred in the Liu family! Liu Chongjin is unconscious, and all the life tablets in the ancestral hall are shattered! Three Nascent Soul cultivators and seven Golden Core cultivators are all dead!"

"What?!" Ao Yu was stunned at first, then slapped his thigh, almost jumping up with excitement. "Hahaha! It must have been Junior Brother Jiming who did it! You said he was plotting against the Liu family, and we rushed here as fast as we could, afraid that he would be too impetuous and suffer a great loss if he stormed into the Liu mansion alone! And what happened? Good heavens! He directly ripped the roof off the Liu family! He wiped out Nascent Soul cultivators and Golden Core cultivators all at once! That's satisfying! Truly satisfying!"

"Ao Yu! Shut up!" Lu Zhao hurriedly shouted, grabbing him and pulling him back. "How can this matter be made public! The Liu family is finished. All the Nascent Soul cultivators are dead, the Golden Core stage is broken, and the family is about to fall apart! But precisely because of this, countless eyes are watching! Are you making such a fuss because you're afraid that others won't find a reason to pin this blood debt on your junior brother?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Ao Yu said nonchalantly, but his voice was still a little lower. "The Liu family was just unlucky. They were wiped out for no reason. Obviously, they did too many bad things and suffered the backlash and retribution! What does this have to do with my junior brother? Who has any evidence? Besides, in this mess, everyone knows to pick on the weak and take a bite out of the remaining fat meat of the Liu family. Who would risk their life to bite into Junior Brother Jiming, who is such a tough nut to crack? Do they have a death wish?"

The previously silent Master Hanjing then spoke up: “Your Highness Ao Yu’s words may be rough, but they are not wrong. Even if the news has been leaked, the Liu family’s top combat power has been wiped out overnight, and their original family power has become a crime of possessing a treasure. However, my junior brother has extraordinary talent and amazing ability. All parties in Yujing will only think about how to divide up the Liu family’s power and resources, rather than provoking a vicious person who can kill three Nascent Soul cultivators for the sake of a family that is no longer worth anything. Even if they have some suspicions, they will pretend not to know.”

Lu Zhao took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart. He had to admit that what the two said made sense. He was just stunned by their thunderous methods and had lost his composure.

Just then, the woman with the black veil spoke softly, her voice like a clear spring, filled with curiosity: "Shouldn't the most important thing now be to find Fellow Daoist Jimingzi? After causing such a commotion, where is he? Is he alright?"

Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement.

Master Han Jing frowned and said, "Several hours ago, his communication with the sect was abruptly cut off, and his divine sense star talisman also failed to respond. Now... his whereabouts are unknown."

The crowd in the courtyard immediately fell silent.

The excitement on Ao Yu's face gradually faded, and he scratched his head.

Lu Zhao frowned, hesitated, and finally said, "The most urgent task is to find Junior Brother Jiming before anyone else!"

At this moment, Chen Qing, whom everyone was talking about, was sitting calmly in the backyard of the Liu family.

Opposite him, the Xuanxuan Master sat cross-legged and laughed, “Fellow Daoist Jiming, once the news of the Xuanmen you obtained spreads, countless people in Yujing, no, throughout the world, will want to find you! The best course of action now is to come with me to the Xuanpin Medicine Sect, where you can study the Xuanmen while avoiding disaster. What do you think? Our sect has been close to Xuanpin since ancient times, and we have many profound insights to learn from!”

"joke!"

Before Chen Qing could speak, Bing Yanmiao sneered, "You old man, you probably covet the Xuanmen just like me, but you speak so grandly! Besides, the whole world has been thrown into chaos by the Immortal Emperor and the Five Sects and Six Religions. Your Xuanpin Medicine Sect is one of the Five Sects, so what good can you be?"

“Miss Bing, what you said is not right.”

Before Canxuan Gong could speak, the twelfth prince Xu Wenji couldn't help but say, "My father has been in seclusion for a long time. The chaos and disorder in the world are all caused by the Five Sects and Six Religions, and have nothing to do with him."

After a pause, he said to Bing Yanmiao, who was taken aback by his words, "When he emerges from seclusion and wakes up, he will surely be cured of his chronic illness and restore order to the world!"

Bingyanmiao retorted sarcastically, "You're quite the filial son!"

"Hahaha!" Upon hearing this, Master Canxuan burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" Bing Yanmiao frowned.

Canxuan Gong said, "It's one thing for others, but how can you, Twelfth Prince, have such limited understanding? You think that all the bad things are done by the people around the Holy Emperor? The Holy Emperor is wise and mighty, but he has been deceived by others. Haven't you ever thought about that..."

He wiped the smile off his face, his expression turning grim: "He wasn't in seclusion at all! The so-called Five Sects and Six Religions were nothing more than pawns he used to divert the world's resentment?"

(End of this chapter)