"Some things are amiss..."
Grand Saint of Nine Spirits furrowed his brows, already shifting from a lying position to standing, his expression solemn as he gazed at the giant bronze door in front of him.
Always grand and majestic, exuding wild characteristics unique to the Demon Clan, the aura of the giant bronze door was now continuously weakening!
Although it was extremely subtle and hard to detect, with Grand Saint of Nine Spirits' observational prowess, he still noticed traces of grey that had started appearing on the door's edges.
This trace of grey was only about the size of a normal human's fingernail. Even compared to the towering giant bronze door, let alone comparing it to old man Chen Hua, it was a trivial spot.
Yet this inconspicuous grey spot was suffused with a choking stillness and the sinister aura of decay and demise, as if under this smudge of grey, everything would start deteriorating and withering away!
Moreover, the grey was spreading over the giant bronze door at an unstoppable speed.
The exotic patterns on the top of the door seemed to sense a threat as well; when the grey traces first appeared, the patterns emitted a faint luminescence. Under the illumination, the patterns on the giant bronze door slowly rotated like blossoming roses, eventually forming countless Demon Clan carvings.
The purpose of these Demon Clan carvings on the bronze door was to repel anyone who tried to destroy the door or those without a mark attempting to forcibly enter the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land.
Although they were just carvings formed from patterns, with the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land as their power source and built with the aid of countless Demon Clan in the beginning, even a Cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Ninth Realm should not be underestimated.
However, Grand Saint of Nine Spirits' gaze sharpened, suddenly spotting something amiss.
At this moment, what should have been imposing statues now resembled sick patients forcibly standing up, staggering and frail.
The light was bright, yet it flickered like a candle in the wind, ready to extinguish at any moment.
Their resistance against those spreading grey traces was feeble and they were continuously being pushed back! In just a short moment, the towering giant door was already speckled with countless grey spots!
"What on earth is this..."
Grand Saint of Nine Spirits attempted to block these grey traces, but his interference was like a clay ox entering the sea, inflicting no harm on the grey traces, let alone stopping their spread.
"It's the Abyss... It's not just this bronze giant door that's affected, it must have directly entered the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land, otherwise the resistance from the bronze door wouldn't be so weak!
Chen Hua also had a grave expression, affirming his conclusion after a careful observation.
"What!"
Grand Saint of Nine Spirits turned his head abruptly, his expression shocked.
The Abyss has reached here already? But why would it target the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land, and why has the Heavenly Dao not responded at all during this time?
Chen Hua was also full of doubts at this moment, and he also had one thing he hadn't mentioned to his adoptive father — that this was not the normal Abyss Power.
Normal Abyss Power on arrival not only would not be this strange but would also alarm the Heavenly Dao immediately, preventing any chances for the Abyss Power to act violently!
But even Chen Hua couldn't understand right now how the Abyss managed this eerie method, escaping the detection of the Heavenly Dao!
This was unprecedented in his memory!
"You go in and rescue them! I will try to see if I can block it!"
Grand Saint of Nine Spirits didn't know whether the target of the Abyss was the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land or the juniors within, but whether it was the ancestral land or the juniors, both were extremely crucial, and any loss could lead to very severe consequences!
With no alternatives, Grand Saint of Nine Spirits could only send an urgent message to Chen Hua and others before urgently instructing Chen Hua by his side.
"Alright! Be careful yourself, don't get contaminated by those grey marks, otherwise, even if you are at the Great Perfection of the Ninth Realm, you won't fare well!"
Chen Hua naturally understood the gravity of the situation and, without any fuss, nodded in agreement.
Because he did not wish to go in earlier, he had transferred his Demon Spirit mark to another talented youth from Demon Clan, so currently, Chen Hua technically had no qualification to enter the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land.
But fortunately, as the current top figure of the Demon Clan, Grand Saint of Nine Spirits still had some privileges within the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land, and it was no problem to forcefully send Chen Hua in.
"I, your father, am not likely to fall victim to this thing, go in gratefully, you young rabbit!" [end of text]