In the starry sky, impossibly far from the Ancestral Martial Star River.
A colossal formation lay hidden there.
Within this formation, numerous figures had gathered — all of them members of the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.
Among them were the Heavenly Dragon Spirit World Master and the Seven Realms Lord himself.
Although they hadn't approached the Ancestral Martial Star River — indeed, they were at a considerable distance from the entire Eastern Region — they had been observing the battle through this grand formation.
But at this moment, every single elder, regardless of realm or standing, had ceased their observation.
All of them were staring at the Seven Realms Lord.
The reason was simple: they could no longer see anything.
They had been able to see before — they had watched events unfold. They had witnessed the six ancient clans launching their assault and the Ancestral Martial Star River's defense. They had seen Chu Feng appear within the Star River and cut down numerous powerful figures and prodigies of the ancient clans.
They had even seen the main city of the Ancestral Martial Realm Sect materialize, and watched the six ancient clan leaders make their entrance. They had also seen the Sleeping Dragon Martial Sect's Sect Master wielding terrifying power, yet being unable to withstand it due to her own insufficient cultivation.
But behind the Sect Master stood a powerful woman in white who could clash with the six ancient clan leaders without giving an inch.
Judging from the shockwaves of their battle, all seven of them had reached the Heavenly God level.
Yet just as those seven were locked in fierce combat, a dense mist suddenly materialized.
The mist spread across a vast area, blanketing the entire Ancestral Martial Star River.
It possessed an extraordinarily potent obstructive effect.
Even their observation formation — painstakingly prepared for the express purpose of monitoring the Ancestral Martial Star River — could not penetrate that mist.
At least, they could see nothing through it.
Now, only their Lord was still attempting to observe through the formation.
But they had no idea whether their Lord could see past the mist either.
"This is no ordinary mist. I've seen something like it in an ancient ruin — it's a mist released by a treasure from the Primordial Era."
"Someone released it deliberately. They must have known that someone was observing from afar using a formation."
"And they are intentionally hiding something."
The Seven Realms Lord withdrew his gaze as well.
Hearing this, the elders understood — even their Lord could no longer see through the observation formation to what was happening outside the Ancestral Martial Star River.
"My Lord." At that moment, an elder spoke up, his face ashen, his tone faintly fearful.
"What is it? Speak," said the Seven Realms Lord.
The elder produced several life tokens as he spoke.
Every single one of them had shattered.
"My Lord — just moments ago, everyone we sent to the Ancestral Martial Star River has died," the elder reported.
"Were their identities discovered?" another elder guessed.
The people they had sent had been disguised as rogue cultivators — they hadn't gone under the identity of the Seven Realms Lord or as Spirit World Masters.
"Regardless of the reason, I must go to the Ancestral Martial Star River myself," the Seven Realms Lord declared.
None of the elders were surprised by this decision.
Originally, they had no particular interest in this affair. They had only sent people to gather intelligence, since the ancient clans had mobilized, and they wanted to assess the clans' strength.
They truly had no intention of getting involved.
But now — the main city of the Ancestral Martial Realm Sect had appeared. That was a genuine treasure trove.
Especially for them, as Spirit World Masters.
By the time the Seven Realms Lord prepared to set out for the Ancestral Martial Star River, the old Daoist had long since finished dealing with every last member of the ancient clans.
He now stood before the impossibly massive city gates of the Ancestral Martial Realm Sect's main city.