An incomparably heavy, almost suffocating silence descended upon the Eternal Peak, as if the sky had fallen.
Every pair of eyes remained fixed upon Tian Yongheng.
"The Upper Realm is preparing to begin another Cleansing."
Those words continuously echoed within everyone's minds.
For a long while, no one spoke.
For several of them, even breathing seemed to have become unimaginably difficult.
After several breaths of complete stillness, Qing Yunzi slowly took in a deep breath, his aged face revealing an unprecedented solemnity.
"The Cleansing... is it the one from the legends...?"
His voice sounded somewhat hoarse as he asked despite knowing the answer himself.
Seeing Tian Yongheng remain silent, he had no choice but to accept reality.
Although he had never personally witnessed one, how could someone of his age and experience not know what those two words represented?
