A simple looking royal scepter mysteriously appeared in Ni Huang’s hand. He froze in place and blinked in confusion. Even after trying to get rid of the thing in all sorts of ways, it remained stubbornly stuck to him. He glared back at Marquis Wang in frustration when something suddenly appeared in his memory. The man’s face twisted into an expression of disbelief. "You were the gatemaster of the Rainflower Gate. You’re the one who became Marquis Wang?"

Marquis Wang did not reply as she calmly stared back at the man. The next moment, the royal scepter shone brightly before violently erupting into a beam of light that pierced Ni Huang's body. He heaved violently and spat out a mouthful of blood. He struggled to even remain upright as he clutched at the hole that had opened up in his chest. He was in agony, and his face was pale.

Wang Si and the other Semi-Progenitors were all horrified. They had a good idea of just how strong Ni Huang was. He was at the cusp of becoming a Progenitor, and no Semi-Progenitor in the Perennial World could defeat the man. It was unbelievable for him to have been so badly injured by someone within the same realm.

Lu Yin's hair stood on end. What the hell had just happened?

Arch-Elder Zen also did not understand what had happened. He had been very young during the Daosource Sect’s era, and thus did not have much knowledge of it.

Only Jiu Yao seemed to understand something, and he stared...