While several cultivators chose to leave in pursuit of their own fortunes or out of fear of the unknown, the overwhelming majority decided to remain inside Riley's Void Sanctuary.
The atmosphere within the sanctuary had changed—becoming less of a temporary refuge and more of a budding stronghold, a place where legends might one day be born.
And the primary reason for this unusual unity could be traced back to one man: Daoist Third Eye.
"To leave now is to walk blindly into calamity. But those who remain under the shadow of Senior Riley shall prosper beyond imagination," the enigmatic seer had declared, his voice calm yet filled with a mysterious weight that settled into the hearts of all who listened.
His prophecies, often cryptic but eerily accurate, had earned him a reputation bordering on reverence.
Many had once scoffed at his words, but now they clung to them as though they were divine scripture.
