"The decaying aura in the center of Saint Seat Plaza has dissipated..." someone in the crowd suddenly shouted excitedly.
At this moment, all cultivators gathered outside the Vast Chaos saw that the decaying aura lingering in the center of Saint Seat Plaza had completely vanished.
Previously, some powerful cultivators had been teleported away through the center of Saint Seat Plaza, while those with weaker cultivation would be annihilated without a trace if they approached the decaying aura.
As the decaying aura continued to spread, anyone touched by it would instantly become nothingness. All cultivators gathered outside the Vast Chaos were on edge. Just as they wondered where to escape, the decaying aura unexpectedly vanished.
Some cultivators were already rushing toward the center of Saint Seat Plaza, hoping to be teleported away like those powerful ones before.
"The Vast Chaos has also dissipated..." another person cried out.
Only now did the cultivators drawn to the center of Saint Seat Plaza realize that the boundless Vast Chaos behind them had also vanished without a trace.
Some cultivators who had intended to rush into the center of Saint Seat Plaza immediately turned and charged toward where the Vast Chaos used to be.
No one knew how many years the Vast Chaos had existed. Once inside, the chance of coming out was extremely slim, which was why so few dared to enter. Any cultivator who managed to return from the Vast Chaos was an unparalleled powerhouse.
Now that the Vast Chaos had disappeared, who knew how many treasures it had nurtured over the years? If you don't seize them now, when will you?
"Sister Ji, Sister Qi, let's go search the Vast Chaos too. Maybe..." Ye Yimo said excitedly to Yan Ji and Nong Xiuqi, already preparing to rush to the front as she spoke.
She stopped mid-sentence, her excitement shifting as she stared at a massive boulder in the distance—on top of it were nine people and two spirit beasts. The key was, she recognized all of them...
"It's Susu, Bingyu, Qingsnow, Jingwen, Wanqing, Xiaoyun, Luofei, and also Yuqing and Lanshu..." Yan Ji's voice trembled with excitement. She knew Ye Mo and Ning Cheng had been searching for them, but never expected they'd all been trapped in the Vast Chaos.
"A Creation Treasure..." someone recognized the massive boulder beneath Luo Susu and the others—it was definitely a Creation Treasure.
Now that they knew it was a Creation Treasure, how could anyone hold back? The crowd surged madly toward the boulder where Luo Susu and her group stood.
Luo Susu and the others awakened from their secluded cultivation all at once, stunned as they watched the throng of powerful cultivators rushing toward them.
"Are... are they all Creation Realm cultivators?" Zhen Bingyu murmured, her throat feeling a bit dry.
They had entered the Vast Chaos together and found a giant boulder to shelter themselves. The boulder itself was a supreme treasure, and after cultivating atop it for so many years, the highest among them was Yuqing. Even so, Yuqing was only at the Boundary Fusion Realm.
"The aura of Vast Chaos outside has disappeared." Ji Luofei's voice trembled slightly.
The reason they had been able to hide in the Vast Chaos for so long without being found was precisely because of the Vast Chaos outside. Now that it was gone, it was as if their hiding place had been blasted open, exposing them to countless gazes.
"Brother Chasing Ox, we're doomed! Why are there so many powerful cultivators..." The speaker looked like a horse, but oddly enough, it had a pair of purple-gold wings.
"Don't worry, Brother Wuying, your Ox bro's got this." The nearby black ox immediately replied, even stamping his hoof on his chest for emphasis. But everyone could see his legs were trembling.
Boom! A deafening explosion rang out as the first artifact attack struck the protective array outside their boulder.
The protective array was never of high grade to begin with, and the cultivator attacking it was a Creation Realm expert. With just one strike, a crack appeared in the array.
"Stop right now, or there will be serious consequences..." Wuying shouted anxiously. After all these years guarding the array with Chasing Ox, he knew its limits—one or two more hits and it would shatter for sure.
Before the second attack could land, a massive palm print descended from the void.
The attacking cultivator hastily summoned a defensive artifact, but his cultivation was weaker than the one targeting him, and he'd just focused his efforts on breaking the boulder's array. His defense artifact couldn't withstand the massive palm print and was blasted away. He spat a mouthful of blood and was sent tumbling through the air.
"Dao Lord Zane, what is the meaning of this?" The cultivator who was struck down swallowed a pill and demanded angrily.
Without waiting for Zane Jin's response, he raised his voice and said, "Fellow Daoists from all universes, a Creation Treasure has appeared here. Naturally, whoever claims it keeps it. But Zane Jin wants it all for himself—does he think he's the second Fourth Step cultivator?"
Though the cultivator tried to stir trouble with his words, no one stepped forward to challenge Zane Jin.
It was one thing for Zane Jin to be a Dao Lord of his own universe, but the real issue was the people standing behind him.
Joe Di—he's strong enough to drive off Chi Yao, and has easily slain several top-tier Dao Lords. He even claimed several Dao Seats at Saint Seat Plaza, and no one dares to trouble Joe Di.
Emperor Ye and Nick Ning are just as powerful as Joe Di. And besides those three, there's also Zachary Zephyr, another formidable ally behind Zane Jin.
With such backing, only a fool would be the first to respond to the provocations and stand against Zane Jin.
As for the Creation Treasure, when the crowd finally surges forward, everyone will just scramble for it.
Zane Jin sneered, "No matter what kind of treasure this boulder is, it already has an owner. And the people atop it are the families of Dao Lord Ye, Dao Lord Ning, and Dao Lord Di. Does anyone here really think their heads are harder than Chi Yao's?"
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"That's right! If my master finds out, hehe, hehe, hehe..." Chasing Ox, now emboldened by the support and mention of his master, stopped trembling and stood at the front, pointing his hoof at the cultivator Zane Jin had blasted away.
Wuying shot Chasing Ox a look of disdain. After teaching him all these years, he still couldn't even deliver a proper threat—what a disgrace to oxen.
Zane Jin wasn't sure if those people were truly Joe Di's family, but he'd been standing not far from Ye Yimo and the others, and had heard them mention those names.