The vast expanse of the starry sky was eerily silent.
Everyone had been deeply shaken by that bronze sword.
"Wh… whose technique was that?"
Just as the crowd was still marveling, the bronze sword suddenly moved again. Its speed was just as fast, but within the vast starry sky, the others could still track its position.
In the end, it vanished at a spot far from the Gate of the Boundary.
It was an empty expanse — no forces were stationed there.
And that was precisely where the bronze sword had first appeared.
All eyes locked onto that vacant stretch of starry sky, searching for the owner of the bronze sword.
Even Jie Tianran turned to look back, a strange light flickering in his eyes.
He even employed special observation techniques.
But no one could find them.
That included Chu Feng, who was observing from a distance through a formation, as well as Daoist Long Yi and Daoist Long Er.
"Their strength is no less than Jie Tianran's."
"It seems they're most likely an ancient existence."
"They're making a show of power."
"Telling everyone that this era isn't ruled by present-day martial cultivators — the ancient ones are far stronger."
After a round of observation, Daoist Long Er sighed.
Of course he couldn't find the bronze sword's owner either.
"Making a show of power requires capital, and this one has plenty. These ancient existences are truly terrifying. We still don't know their exact level of strength."
Daoist Long Yi also sighed, but there was wariness woven into his words.
Just moments ago, that swarm of bat demon beasts — when they appeared together, even he and Long Er had felt the urge to retreat.
That oppressive pressure was simply too overwhelming. It was like several children under ten arranging a fight, only for a group of fully-grown adults to show up on the other side.
How could you even fight that? There was no way.
They weren't even certain whether Jie Tianran himself could handle it, given the sheer numbers.
Yet the owner of the bronze sword had wiped out every last one of those bat demon beasts with absurd ease, proving that their strength was on an entirely different level.
At least compared to those bat demon beasts, that much was clear.
But the being who had slaughtered those bat demon beasts could very well end up being an opponent they would face in the future.
Facing an opponent like that?
Just thinking about it sent a chill down his spine.
Hummm— At that moment, the bodies of the bat demon beasts began to split apart and disperse.
It wasn't the power of a sealing formation — it was a kind of black gas.
Seeing this, Jie Tianran set up a sealing formation, attempting to contain the black gas.
But the gas transformed from those demon beasts actually pierced through the barrier Jie Tianran had laid down and poured entirely into the Gate of the Boundary.
"They weren't physical bodies? They were conjured techniques?"
"And so realistic — even as they dispersed, there wasn't the slightest flaw to be seen."
"Could it be that within this Age of Gods, there isn't just power, but also powerful beings hidden away?"
Daoist Long Er analyzed.
"A warning shot."
"Tell us that the power inside this Age of Gods won't be so easy to obtain."
After Daoist Long Yi finished speaking, he turned to Chu Feng. "Young friend Chu Feng, what do you think? Do we still go in?"
"Fortune favors the bold. We've come all this way — we can't just turn around and leave now," Chu Feng said.
"Good. In that case, let's go in too."
As Daoist Long Yi spoke, he produced two treasures.
The two treasures looked as though they were forged from gold — one resembled an eyeball, and the other resembled a heart.