"Hmm." The youth nodded.
The tense atmosphere in the carriage eased a bit.
But as the carriage continued towards the Qian Learning State Boundary, the bloody sky grew darker, and intense Evil Qi blotted out the sun.
The land turned red for miles, a desolate wasteland, with occasional rotten limbs scattered on the ground.
Seeing the surroundings, the cultivators in the carriage turned pale, realizing the future was uncertain, and their hearts began to race.
True Man Situ, who had been closed-eyed and calm like a mountain all the way, now slowly opened his eyes, looked at the heavenly scene, and softly sighed.
The carriage continued to move forward, heading towards the depths of the blood-red landscape.
In the eyes of everyone, the bloody and magnificent Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation drew nearer, and even the vast formation continued to expand outward, "devouring" everything in the Qian Learning State Boundary, corrupting all life on the surrounding land.
Everyone’s expression was grave.
They had previously calculated that the disaster at Qianxue must be extremely severe; otherwise, dozens of Heaven Void Ancestors couldn’t have jointly sent a letter requesting their Chief Elder from Mystery Valley to intervene.
But now, witnessing the bloody formation firsthand, they realized the situation was worse than they imagined...
Even so, the people from Mystery Valley did not retreat.
When the carriage wheels rolled over a piece of White Bone, crossing the invisible blood river beneath the earth veins.
True Man Situ in the carriage suddenly felt a pang of fear.
As if instantly standing in the depths of winter, an endless chill surged up from his heart.
"Stop the carriage," True Man Situ said.
The carriage stopped, and True Man Situ looked around at everyone, slowly instructing, "Give all the Heavenly Treasure to me."
The group did not understand the reason, but with the Chief Elder speaking, they dared not resist and handed over the precious jade boxes, compasses, Eight Diagrams Mirrors, etc., they carried with them to True Man Situ.
True Man Situ accepted them one by one, stepped off the carriage alone, then turned back and solemnly instructed everyone, "Return to Mystery Valley now, without delay, and never look back!"
"Chief Elder!" Everyone was shocked.
True Man Situ shook his head, "No need to say more."
The youthful disciple from Mystery Valley quickly said, "Chief Elder, I will go with you."
True Man Situ’s aged eyes revealed a trace of comfort but still gently said, "Go back, the heavenly secret cannot be reversed."
Everyone’s face turned pale, their eyes filled with pain.
But they were all from Mystery Valley, having studied the Way of Cause and Effect from a young age, understanding True Man Situ’s meaning and the implications of his words.
The group from Mystery Valley gradually left the carriage, kneeling to the ground, making a solemn bow three times to True Man Situ.
Then they climbed onto the carriage, filled with pain and unwillingness, setting off on the journey back, leaving the Qian Learning State Boundary.
True Man Situ stood in place, watched these elite disciples from Mystery Valley gradually leave until they disappeared into the distance, severing some terrible cause and effect, and only then deeply sighed in relief.
With no burden, True Man Situ turned, heading alone towards the Qian Learning State Boundary, towards the blood-red formation that blotted out the sky.
His deep eyes held a hint of unwillingness, along with a trace of inevitable acceptance:
"Old man’s ’death calamity’ has arrived..."