It expanded at an astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye, it evolved into a huge bronze mirror the size of a portal!

The surface of this bronze mirror is like a calm lake.

Suddenly, a pebble was thrown in, creating ripples.

These ripples spread across the mirror surface.

Like ripples in time, they carry people across the boundaries of time and space.

Just as everyone was marveling at it.

The image in the mirror began to change, and the originally blurry mirror gradually became clear.

Then, some images began to appear in it.

Upon closer inspection, everyone was astonished to find that the scene reflected in the mirror was actually the scene that had once taken place there.

What's even more shocking is that these images are being shown rapidly in reverse.

The once-destroyed gray mist stone forest was now visibly receding... for example, the strange beast Nightmare was resurrected, and the Divine Demon Stone returned to its original position.

Even the pervasive gray mist seemed to have been drawn back by an invisible hand.

All of this happened so fast that it was overwhelming.

Everyone stared wide-eyed as the scene in the mirror kept changing, their hearts filled with shock!

As expected of an innate spiritual treasure, it really can reverse time!

However, an unexpected event suddenly occurred—

Just as the Heavenly Mirror was about to rewind time to reveal the true faces of Gu Xuan and his disciples.

An invisible force, like a sudden, terrifying wave, swept in with unparalleled power—

boom!

The evolution of the Celestial Mirror was forced to a halt!

And that wasn't all; that invisible, terrifying force slammed into the Heavenly Mirror once more.

Click!

The celestial mirror could not withstand the impact, and its light dimmed.

And suddenly it shattered in the middle, and spiderweb-like cracks instantly covered the Heavenly Mirror.

The next second.

Then we saw that the Heavenly Mirror had shrunk to the size of a palm again.

Having lost its support, the entire Heavenly Mirror crashed straight down!

At the same time.

Li Tianming, who possessed the Heavenly Mirror, also underwent a drastic change in expression.

What followed... seemed to be a backlash against him.

He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

His breathing became unsteady, his face turned pale, and he was covered in beads of cold sweat.

"Old Li!"

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man in the purple robe quickly went to support Li Tianming, who was almost unable to stand.

Dugu Xuan, who was standing to the side, sneered when he saw this scene.

"See? I told you so! If you don't have the skills, don't take on the job!"

Hearing these cold words...

Li Tianming was so angry that he coughed up another mouthful of blood!

........

at the same time.

Gu Xuan and his apprentice had already entered the enormous black city that covered a vast area on the plain.

Just as Gu Xuan was looking at the neat, clean, bustling, and lively city environment,

suddenly.

A system notification sounded in his mind!

[Ding-dong!]

[Someone has been detected forcibly deducing celestial secrets and initiating time reversal in an attempt to trace the host. This system has automatically activated its defense mechanism.]

I heard a sudden system notification tone.

Gu Xuan came to his senses slightly and guessed what had happened.

It must be the destruction of the Gray Mist Stone Forest.

The ancient beings on the outskirts of Taixu noticed this and rushed to the Gray Mist Stone Forest immediately.

They used some kind of treasure that could turn back time.

The purpose, well...

All I want to do is figure out who exactly caused all this.

Unexpectedly, the system retaliated!

This feature is great!

This avoided unnecessary trouble.

Gu Xuan smiled to himself, then turned his gaze back to surveying the city's surroundings.

At this moment, Fang Li, the eldest disciple beside him, leaned in and whispered, "Master, I used my divine sense to eavesdrop on the conversation of those cultivators in the restaurant. The city we are in is Blackwater City, the first formidable pass on the border of the Yao Guang Dynasty!"

"About fifty miles from here lies the area that leads into the truly perilous Taixu. It is said that a beast tide erupts here every six months!"

"oh?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xuan smiled and said, "I didn't expect to come to the border of the Yao Guang Dynasty. This is quite interesting."

The Yao Guang Dynasty.

It possesses five peak experts who have transcended the second realm, and one founding ancestor who is at the early stage of the Heavenly Realm.

It ranked first in strength among the three great dynasties.

Its current emperor is a stunningly beautiful empress, whose strength and cultivation level are at the peak of the fifth level of the Dao Realm—the Supreme Dao Realm!

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