605: The news spreads!

An astonishing turn of events had occurred.

The various Source Realms bore the brunt of it; the Dao Source Realm cultivators and Dao Ancestors within them had gone mad, their temperaments changing drastically as they entered a state of frenzied slaughter.

Originally, that peculiar sacrificial ritual had only circulated among the Saint Kings, but somehow, even the Dao Source Realm experts beneath them had come to know of this eerie sacrificial ritual.

Even though no one had told them the specific composition of this sacrificial ritual, these people seemed to know it out of thin air.

They set up the Formation for the sacrificial ritual in every corner of the world, sacrificing mountains of corpses.

Near a mountain of corpses, several figures hid in the shadows, furtively watching the figure in the distance.

"They've gone mad, everyone has gone mad!"

"That is Dao Ancestor Zhu Lin; he has actually killed so many innocent people!"

"Even his own brother... was killed!"

"Why would he do such a thing?"

"I don't know!"

"Also, the Formation in the valley is the sacrificial ritual Formation, the same one used previously to sacrifice the Child of the Great Path! And it is said that the entity accepting the sacrifice is the Dao!"

"Don't joke around, would the Dao accept such a sacrifice? Thousands upon thousands of innocent lives used as offerings to the Dao?"

"Believe it or not, I don't believe it... I find it more likely that the target of the sacrifice is some unknown evil entity!"

"There must be something wrong with that sacrificial ritual!"

These figures hiding in the shadows were spies from various factions, investigating these sudden developments.

"Alright, the situation here is clear; let's head back."

"It's time to go."

"Everyone be careful, don't alert those maddened Dao Ancestors."

"Eh? That... where did Dao Ancestor Zhu Lin go?"

"Wasn't he just there a moment ago?"

The spies were horrified; when they looked back at the valley piled with corpses, Dao Ancestor Zhu Lin, who had been right there... had vanished in the blink of an eye.

Just as the spies were looking around, not knowing what to do, a cold voice suddenly rang out behind them.

"You are not going anywhere..."

At some point, Dao Ancestor Zhu Lin had already appeared behind them.

In the instant before these spies could react, Dao Ancestor Zhu Lin struck ruthlessly, piercing their chests with a single blow.

Soon, a few more souls who died unjustly were added to the mountain of corpses in the valley...

...

"My Lord, something has happened."

"Urgent reports are coming in from all over; many Dao Source Realm cultivators and Dao Ancestors have gone mad and are killing everywhere."

"Not only that, they have also set up Formation rituals and sacrificed the corpses of the victims."

One by one, secret agents rushed in from outside, kneeling before Aurora Dao Ancestor, speaking hurriedly.

Now, the flames of war were rising everywhere, chaos was frequent in various places, and the slaughter was ceaseless.

After many Saint Kings had vanished, apart from Li Qi and Qing Shang... Dao Ancestors were the most powerful existences in All Heavens and Myriad Realms!

They could guard a region and protect its peace.

But now, most of the Dao Ancestors had gone mad.

They killed everyone they saw, even their own closest kin were no exception, and what was even more tragic... the deceased could not even leave behind an intact body.

All the corpses were sacrificed, turning into nothingness, leaving not a trace behind.

Throughout the entire Source Realm, as far as the eye could see... it was a scene of tragedy.

After listening to his subordinate's report, Aurora Dao Ancestor slammed his hand on the table and stood up, his face filled with shock.

He knew that destruction was imminent, but he had never imagined... that things would unfold in such a manner.

Aurora Dao Ancestor also noticed a key point in the information reported by his subordinate: those who were causing chaos everywhere... were all Dao Ancestors and ordinary Dao Source Realm experts!

A bolt of lightning instantly flashed through Aurora Dao Ancestor's mind, and he immediately issued an order.

"You must immediately spread the news everywhere: no Dao Source Realm cultivator or Dao Ancestor is to enter their own Manifestation Space, otherwise they will surely meet with misfortune and become like those people, slaughtering wantonly."

"Especially those existing Dao Source Realm cultivators and Dao Ancestors who haven't gone mad yet; you must ensure the message is delivered to them!"

"Yes."

The subordinates acknowledged the order and left, disappearing from the spot.

Upon learning that everyone who had gone mad was a Dao Source Realm cultivator or a Dao Ancestor, Aurora Dao Ancestor instantly thought of one thing.

Li Qi had told him before not to enter his own Manifestation Space at will, and not to contemplate the manifestations of his own Dao!

Because there was already a problem there!

Even Phoenix Lord had nearly met with disaster!

And now that those who had gone mad were all Dao Source Realm cultivators and Dao Ancestors, it was hard for Aurora Dao Ancestor not to connect these two things.

It was precisely because these people had rashly entered their Manifestation Spaces and encountered terrifying things there that their temperaments had changed drastically, turning them into gods of slaughter, constantly reaping one life after another.

Aurora Dao Ancestor's guess was correct; the facts were indeed so. It was because those people had not received the news in time, had not received the warning... that they had met with disaster.

This was a life-or-death matter, and this important news was spreading outwards at an astonishing speed...