The Great Luo Hall was within sight, but facing Zhang Fan's warning and the threat of the beast tide, no cultivator dared to approach.
"With our strength, approaching the Dark Plains would be seeking death. It's better to take this opportunity to improve our strength. In three months, we can follow Senior Zhang Fan to venture in."
This was the thought of most cultivators. After all, facing the terrifying beast tide, going alone would be unbearable even for a normal Ninth Tribulation realm cultivator.
Three months was an extremely short period for Nascent Soul cultivators who often went into seclusion for decades or even centuries.
Innumerable Dao rules permeated the heavens and earth, and the spiritual energy of the four directions surged like rivers and seas, pouring towards the gathering cultivators. Dense immortal spiritual energy wafted through the air, and lightning tribulations descended from time to time, indicating that many cultivators had broken through their strength during this period, triggering heavenly tribulations.
Every cultivator was diligently cultivating, wanting to elevate their strength to its peak before entering the Dark Plains. Only then would they have hope of passing through the beast tide and entering the Great Luo Hall.
Because they all knew that the most crucial moment was yet to come. Everything they had experienced before, and all the precious treasures they had obtained, were insignificant compared to the opportunities within the Great Luo Hall.
The flat-topped mountain was peaceful, but outside the Great Luo Realm, the Realm Heart Continent was already in turmoil, with a sense of impending doom.
All the cultivators of the Teng Snake clan who had entered the Great Luo Realm perished. This incident caused quite a stir on the Realm Heart Continent, and even the six top powers were somewhat surprised.
After all, although the Teng Snake clan was not one of the strongest powers on the Realm Heart Continent, they were only second to the six top powers, with peak Ninth Tribulation realm experts guarding them, making them a regional overlord.
Furthermore, the Teng Snake clan members who entered the Great Luo Realm were not weak. To annihilate them all, besides the powerful demonic beasts in the Great Luo Realm, only the six top powers would have had the ability.
However, the Teng Snake clan had a long heritage and deep foundations. Many ancestors had entered the Great Luo Realm in history and had gathered a lot of information about it. They would not foolishly venture into dangerous areas that posed a fatal threat.
Moreover, the Teng Snake clan lived in seclusion, had little interaction with the six top powers, and harbored no grudges. They had no reason to attack the Teng Snake clan.
As information from the Great Luo Realm could not be transmitted out, while various factions were speculating about the identity of the fierce beast, even more shocking news emerged from the Flying Immortal Mansion, Black Sand Cave Heaven, and Sun Shadow Cave Heaven.
The cultivators from the Flying Immortal Mansion, Black Sand Cave Heaven, and Sun Shadow Cave Heaven who had entered the Great Luo Realm all perished on the same day. Even Ninth Tribulation realm cultivators like Shen Feichen, Fu Tianling, and Zhan Feiyang were not spared.
This enraged the three factions immensely, and their hearts were filled with confusion. What kind of great terror had they encountered that resulted in the complete annihilation of the elite cultivators from three top powers, with not a single survivor?
The leaders of the Flying Immortal Mansion, Black Sand Cave Heaven, and Sun Shadow Cave Heaven simultaneously declared that after the Great Luo Realm opened, they would thoroughly investigate the culprit and exterminate their entire clan.
The Six Kings' Mansion was built on Mount Panlong in the center of Six Kings City. Palaces stretched across the mountain range, with odd peaks protruding and immortal cranes soaring between them. A massive spirit gathering array drew spiritual energy from all directions, shrouding the area in mist, making it appear like a fairyland.
The Mansion Master, Ling Xiu, stood on a towering cliff, overlooking the entire Six Kings City, his gaze as calm as a deep sea, lost in thought.
Beside Ling Xiu stood a somewhat gaunt man. His posture was straight, like an unparalleled spear, and his lean body contained terrifying power.
This person was Mo Yan, ranked second in the Six Kings' Mansion, also known as King Yan.
The two stood on the cliff for a long time. King Yan seemed to sense something and spoke, "The Flying Immortal Mansion, Black Sand Cave Heaven, and Sun Shadow Cave Heaven have suffered heavy losses this time. I could hear the roar of anger from that old fellow Bai Mengtian from tens of thousands of miles away. I wonder who made the move to be able to annihilate all the cultivators from these three factions within a single day."
Ling Xiu glanced at Mo Yan, chuckled, and said, "Are you truly unaware of who did it?"
Mo Yan was stunned and seemed to realize something. A look of astonishment appeared in his dark eyes. "Big brother, are you saying that Elder Zhang Fan did it?"
"Besides him, I genuinely can't think of anyone else with that capability."
"Moreover, the Flying Immortal Mansion and Black Sand Cave Heaven already had an irreconcilable enmity with him, and they were destroyed simultaneously. Do you think such a coincidence exists?" Ling Xiu said.
"But, Elder Zhang Fan had just passed his seventh heavenly lightning tribulation before entering the Great Luo Hall. How could he possibly have this strength?" Mo Yan had a suspicion but dared not believe it.
Ling Xiu shook his head and said, "Have you ever seen anyone who could trigger the Heavenly Annihilation Tribulation during their seventh heavenly lightning tribulation?"
"Have you ever seen anyone who could cultivate two different Dao rules simultaneously?"
"Although it sounds incredible, besides him, I truly cannot think of any other possibility."
"Perhaps Bai Mengtian and Fu Beichen also thought the same, but they couldn't confirm their thoughts before the Great Luo Realm ended."
"Or rather, they were unwilling to confirm."
After pondering for a long time, Mo Yan slowly nodded and said, "If it were me, I would probably have the same idea."
"Of course, other possibilities cannot be ruled out. It can only be said that the probability of it being Zhang Fan is very high."
"If it is him, will you take action then?" Mo Yan asked.
"Haha, Elder Zhang Fan is our Six Kings' Mansion's esteemed guest. If I don't take action, wouldn't the reputation of our Six Kings' Mansion over the past tens of thousands of years be ruined by me?"