After Mo Hua vanished, the dream continued to collapse little by little.
In a corner of the great hall, a spot unnoticed by anyone, even Mo Hua, there remained half a dragon bone.
On the dragon bone, there lingered a strand of the power of Divine Thought disintegration.
This disintegration slowly eroded the dragon bone.
The dragon bone's dragon energy resisted this power of destruction.
Suddenly, the dragon bone trembled, revealing an eye that was turbid and ancient—it was Second Elder's eye.
He deeply looked at the spot where Mo Hua dispersed and murmured the name:
"Mo Hua..."
Then the dragon aura dispersed, and the dragon bone completely disintegrated.
Yet before the dragon bone disintegrated, the dreamland had already collapsed first, and the last remaining remnant thought of Second Elder, parasitic in the dragon bone, also left the nightmare, drifting to an unknown destination...
...
Qian Learning State Boundary.
Qian Taoist Sect.
As the Evil Embryo died, a layer of sinister, hazy fog of karmic causality dispersed.
The Old Ancestor of the Shen Family, who was meditating and cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes, clutching his chest, his heart inexplicably filled with anxiety.
"What happened..."
The Old Ancestor of the Shen Family frowned, calculated with his fingers, and his expression changed drastically, calling: "Someone, come!"
An elder from the Shen Family who was a confidant walked in, bowing, "Old Ancestor."
"Quick," the Old Ancestor of Shen Family said with a trembling voice, "go to Solitary Mountain, eliminate the karma..."
The elder from the Shen Family paused, speaking softly, "Old Ancestor, the commotion will be too great, it might alert other families..."
"It doesn't matter, hurry up!" the Old Ancestor of Shen Family scolded, "Send everyone you can, use fire skills, fire talismans, fire formations, burn all those things..."
It was the first time for the elder to see the Old Ancestor so out of control, immediately sending a chill down his spine, realizing that the problem might be more severe than he thought.
"Yes!" The elder bowed and then hurriedly retreated.
The Old Ancestor of Shen Family sat withered on the spot, furrowing his brows, his heart still filled with unease.
"How could it be leaked..."
"Moreover, where did this ancient evil qi come from? Who exactly... could even deceive me..."
...
At the moment the Old Ancestor of Shen Family realized the situation.
Taixu Gate, Elder's Residence.
Elder Master Xun, who was fiddling with a compass and recording something, suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.
He returned the current calculation on the compass to its position, and then made a deduction towards the direction of Solitary Mountain, his expression suddenly changed, sending out a sword talisman.
Before long, Xun Zixian came over, respectfully saying:
"Old Ancestor."
Elder Master Xun solemnly said: "There is no time to delay; take some sect elders and go to Solitary Mountain immediately."
"Solitary Mountain?"
"There... a great karma has emerged," Elder Master Xun said seriously, "Moreover... Mo Hua is also there."
Xun Zixian's heart trembled, immediately nodding in agreement:
"Alright!"
...
Not just the Old Ancestor of Qian Taoist Sect and Taixu Gate, some other great families and great sects also had ancestors gradually noticing the anomaly.
"There's something strange in the northwest..."
"The territory of the Shen Family?"
"Send people over..."
"Don't startle the Shen Family..."
"Gather intel, as much as you can..."
"This old fox, even he slips up sometimes..."
"See if you can catch some evidence..."
"Always walking by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet..."
"...find a way to take a bite of the spoils."
Messages from the upper echelons of families and sects spread, groups of cultivators, whether openly or covertly, whether pretending to be unintentional or intentionally heading towards Solitary Mountain...