A True Alliance

Then, in a single moment, they witnessed it - a small swirling white light hidden within a random chamber, exuding an ethereal sensation that would entrance any Heavenly Venerate.

More crucially, it radiated the same space Dao principles as a Dao Portal - their means of escape! 

Cain's heart raced with a mix of anticipation and trepidation. He knew that stepping through that portal meant plunging into the unknown, but it was a risk they had to take.

"STOP!!" 

The enraged shouts rent the air like thunderclaps, accompanied by a tempest of sword lights that scythed through the once-magnificent palace. 

The genius cultivators from the Grand Celestial Sword and Divine Frost Time sects, their pride grievously wounded by the audacious escape of Cain, Kali, and Luo Na, unleashed a staggering 70% of their Inner World power in a cataclysmic wave of destructive Dao essence.