Chapter 1659: Sacred Void Resonance Sects Downfall
"What happened to the Sacred Void Resonance Sect in the end? The war ended with the Shadow World greatly crippled. That should have been the best time to end the chaos," Heavenly Emperor Jiang asked.
This was the question that all of the current Heavenly Emperors had pondered over to no end. Since the Legendary Sect Master had managed to escape from the depths of the Shadow World and even retreated with his men, why would the flourishing sect suddenly collapse, causing the divine continents to lose the power that had accumulated over an era?
After that point, the divine continents had fallen into a disadvantageous position, only capable of buying time to survive amidst the massive pressure exerted by the Shadow World.
The Pill Saint calmly replied, "It's not that we didn't want to end the chaos. It was just that the Sect Master was different after he left the depths of the Shadow World."
Her words carried a deep sense of sadness.
"When the Sect Master returned from the Shadow World, he spent long periods of time in seclusion. His personality had changed significantly. No one really minded at first because they deeply respected and blindly trusted the man. Everyone in the sect, including me, assumed that it was just a side effect of the battle with the Origin of Absolute Corruption. But one day, the Kings of the sect started to disappear mysteriously."
Upon hearing this, everyone present felt a chill arising from the soles of the feet, swirling around their limbs, and encasing them in an ominous cold. Even after countless years, they could still feel the suffocating pressure that loomed over the grand sect that once reigned supreme.
"The sect initially only conducted a simple investigation. However, as more Kings disappeared, the entire sect began to panic. The Void Resonance's Six Sons personally launched an investigation to keep everyone at ease. What we discovered was that all of the missing Kings had personally entered the Sect Master's secluded chambers, never to be seen again. Their life lamps had extinguished as well."
The world turned deathly silent. Even Heavenly Emperor Jiang was a little dazed as his expression turned serious.
From what he was told, the Sacred Void Resonance Sect's destruction seemed to have been linked to the Sect Master. With the knowledge that the Sect Master's personality had changed, the only possibility was that he had been corrupted in some form during the battle with the Origin of Absolute Corruption.