The Flying Serpent looked surprised . "Eh? Is that an earthquake?"

The ninth heaven was similar to the mundane world . Occasionally, earthquakes happened . However, the damage was not always ma.s.sive . At most, the buildings would be damaged . It could barely do any harm to the immortals, as they were all capable of flying .

Di Fuyi was looking in the direction of the hall .

Meanwhile, the Flying Serpent suddenly remembered that its power was tied . Quickly, it handed its hands over to Bai Ze and demanded, "Please disarm the spell!"

To transform into a young lady, Bai Ze had to suppress most of the Flying Serpent's spiritual power . It needed to act like a lady whose spiritual power was only at the level a Golden Immortal . Bai Ze had to disarm the seal for the Flying Serpent to return to its original form . After all, it had no intention to keep its current appearance .

Unexpectedly, Bai Ze completely ignored its request . Blankly, it stared at the direction of the hall as well and murmured, "Something is not right . "

The Flying Serpent was getting impatient . "Hey, what is wrong? It is merely an earthquake, nothing more . Please disarm the spell . "

"Normally, an earthquake will affect a fairly wide area . As you can see, we are only dozens of miles away from the center of the quake, but the surrounding clouds remain unaffected," Bai Ze expressed its concerns . "From the scale of the destruction, I can tell that the earthquake must have been a ma.s.sive one . Why didn't we feel any of it?"

The Flying Serpent finally realized . "If that is not an earthquake, what else can it be? Is the place under attack? It does not seem like it either . "

Bai Ze had lived long enough to be the most knowledgeable one amongst the Eight Mythological Beasts . "The catastrophe!"

The catastrophe resembled the effects of an earthquake, but they were not entirely the same . Earthquakes happened from time to time, but the catastrophe was a very rare event; probably once in tens of thousands of years . Not many had lived long enough to witness it .

The Divine Lord had once told Bai Ze about the catastrophe . It resembled an earthquake, with a ma.s.sive destructive force enough to damage anything on the surface . Once trapped, one would lose the ability to fly as well . The only way to escape was to run . No one was safe, even the Mighty Immortals .

There were many causes for the catastrophe, according to the Divine Lord . It would most probably be caused by the betrayal of a heavenly secret, which was supposed to be kept confidential at all times .

Di Fuyi had never experienced a catastrophe, but he had read about it from a book given to him by the Divine Lord . He only had a glance on the subject and was not really concerned about it . Bai Ze's explanation served as a reminder to him . It made him realize that something must have gone wrong .  

The one who had betrayed the heavenly secret seemed to be Gu Xijiu . Without thinking of his own safety, he quickly sprung into action . "Let's go and have a look!" He told Bai Ze .

Bai Ze turned and rushed to the hall at full speed . It was the fastest it had ever traveled .

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The catastrophe did not last long, only about half a minute . However, it was extremely disastrous . Most of the buildings were destroyed . The hall, which was filled with fragrance and celestial sagacity in the air, turned into a complete mess .

Cracks randomly crisscrossed the ground . All the immortals were in a fl.u.s.ter . Their hair was in a mess, and their clothes were unkempt and torn . Most of them were injured, some severer than others .

When Di Fuyi arrived, the hall was no longer intact . Dust filled the air, blotting out the sky and the sun .