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At this moment, the attic was very quiet. Immortal Venerable Wan Jie's expression was extremely grave as he gazed out the window toward the direction of the Sunset Mountain Range.

The mere thought of those creatures exuding a mysterious power filled Immortal Venerable Wan Jie with a deep sense of fear.

When the calamitous event occurred years ago, he was only in his twenties, just an ordinary Mortal Immortal. He witnessed with his own eyes his own relatives, friends, and fellow sect members perish in that catastrophe.

That disaster began in the Eastern Domain. Although there was a mysterious force causing people to forget those memories, he remembered it clearly in the depths of his heart.

Currently, Immortal Venerable Wan Jie was somewhat puzzled. The news returned by Lingxu Immortal Venerable indicated that the ancestor of the Mysterious Moon Palace was unwilling to help the Heavenly Splendor Hall.

The Mysterious Moon Palace, with its long history, was already the foremost power in the Central Domain when that disaster occurred. It is not surprising that other forces do not know, but the Mysterious Moon Palace surely had someone aware of the horrors of those mysterious creatures. Why would the ancestor of the Mysterious Moon Palace oppose aiding the Heavenly Splendor Hall?

Could there be some hidden truth behind this? Or possibly some conspiracy orchestrated by the Heavenly Splendor Hall?

After a moment of contemplation, Immortal Venerable Wan Jie directly released a wave of Literary Energy, which swept across the entire Qingyun Academy with him at its center.

When the people of Qingyun Academy felt this imposing wave of Literary Energy, they realized their dean had emerged, causing them some concern. What significant event had occurred for their dean to emerge?

Just like the Alliance Hierarch of the Beast Alliance, their dean had existed for countless eras, and it was uncertain when the end might come. Therefore, they wouldn't emerge for anything trivial and mostly remained in a state of self-sealing to minimize the loss of vital energy and delay the end's arrival.

Now, everything at Qingyun Academy was decided by Lingxu Immortal Venerable. Though he was the vice-dean, there was no real difference from the dean. If the end came for Immortal Venerable Wan Jie, Lingxu Immortal Venerable could immediately assume the position of dean.

If Immortal Venerable Wan Jie emerged, there must be a crisis that could threaten the very existence of Qingyun Academy.

You should know, even when the Demon Emperor returned, their dean did not emerge, but now he has, indicating that the threat Qingyun Academy is about to face could be even greater than the Demon Emperor's return.

The Immortal Venerates of Qingyun Academy hesitated not at all, proceeding to the Meeting Hall to await, as Immortal Venerable Wan Jie's release of Literary Energy was a signal to gather for important discussions.

When the Immortal Venerates of Qingyun Academy had all arrived in the Meeting Hall, Immortal Venerable Wan Jie's figure also appeared there, and all the Immortal Venerates simultaneously saluted him, "We greet the Dean!"

After the salutation, an Immortal Venerate urgently asked, "Dean, what has occurred to cause you to emerge?"

Immortal Venerable Wan Jie directly stated, "A great calamity is approaching, which compelled me to emerge."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall exchanged uncertain glances.

A great calamity?

What great calamity?

Is it about the Demon Emperor?

An Immortal Venerate asked, "Does the great calamity you speak of relate to the Demon Emperor?"

Hearing this, Immortal Venerable Wan Jie swept his gaze over the assembled in the Meeting Hall. These Immortal Venerates were born far after the era of the arrival of mysterious creatures, so they were largely unaware of their existence. Additionally, the Tianyan Immortal Domain had a force erasing traces of the past, leaving few aware of the mysterious creatures.

Immortal Venerable Wan Jie directly stated, "When this self was just a Mortal Immortal, the world experienced a catastrophe."

"Initially, a mysterious black force appeared in the sky. People did not know what this black force was. Many Immortal Venerates and Immortal Emperors personally investigated, but found nothing."

"Though mysterious, since this force did not impact the Heavenly Dao of the Tianyan Immortal Domain, at first people didn't pay much heed, thinking it might be a prelude to the evolution of a new Cultivation Path within the Tianyan Immortal Domain."

"Until one day, countless cracks appeared in the sky, and creatures exuding that black force emerged from them. After descending into this world, they began slaughtering all living beings."

"The calamity began in the Eastern Domain, and the Immortal Sect where this self belonged at that time was destroyed during it."

"After the arrival of those mysterious creatures, the major powers of the Tianyan Immortal Domain quickly united to crusade against them. Fortunately, though strong, their numbers weren't many initially, so they were quickly besieged in the Eastern Domain."

"Unexpectedly, suddenly, disciples from certain Immortal Sects began being stained by this black mysterious power, and once corrupted by it, they would become part of the mysterious army."

"Under the corrosion of this mysterious power, the defense lines established by various Immortal Sects were quickly broken. In just a few years, the mysterious army invaded other Realms..."

Here, Immortal Venerable Wan Jie paused, seemingly reluctant to continue recalling that calamity.

After hearing Immortal Venerable Wan Jie's words, the Immortal Venerates in the hall fell silent, entirely unaware that such a calamity had occurred in the Tianyan Immortal Domain.

However, listening to the dean's narration, they found the method of spreading of that mysterious army quite similar to the Heavenly Demon Army, where many in the Northern Domain were converted into Heavenly Demons by the Demon Emperor, multiplying their ranks.

Could it be that the mysterious creatures and Heavenly Demons were of the same species?

After a long while, an Immortal Venerate finally asked, "Dean, are the Heavenly Demons and mysterious creatures the same species?"

Upon hearing this, Immortal Venerable Wan Jie shook his head, saying, "There was no Demon Emperor back then, and the power of the Heavenly Demon was nothing compared to the mysterious power."

"Heavenly Demon Power relates to humans' negative emotions and desires. Even though the Heavenly Demon Path is not a Cultivation Path of the Tianyan Immortal Domain, the source of Heavenly Demon Power is still the people of the Tianyan Immortal Domain, whereas the mysterious power is a life-devouring destructive force and doesn't belong to this world."

When Xuan Qingyun rose to power, Immortal Venerable Wan Jie also thought that the Demon Emperor was an Immortal Emperor backed by mysterious creatures, but soon realized there were significant differences between Heavenly Demon Power and mysterious power.

Xuan Qingyun cultivated Heavenly Demon Power, relying on the negative emotions and desires of the people from the Tianyan Immortal Domain, while the mysterious power couldn't be obtained through cultivation. As for its origin, Immortal Venerable Wan Jie did not know. Not only him, but even the Immortal Emperors who resolved the calamity back then were unaware.

After Xuan Qingyun converted people into Heavenly Demons, they were considered alive, but after the mysterious power transformed people into mysterious creatures, there was no vital energy in those creatures whatsoever. Despite appearing alive, they were no different from the dead.

Most importantly, after Xuan Qingyun became an Immortal Emperor, like other Immortal Emperors, he merely ruled over this world and never considered its destruction.