The End of Gao Zhang's Ambitions

As Gao Zhang grappled with his confusion, the swirling vortex suspended in the sky above—the gateway to the Cave Heaven Secret Realm—suddenly shook again.

Whoosh!

Almost immediately after the portal trembled, several disheveled figures appeared. Their clothes were torn, their auras weakened, and their previously proud stances were now slouched and exhausted.

A closer look revealed these were the same cultivators who had competed for the mysterious giant egg—what was left of them, at least.

Among the groups vying for the mysterious giant egg, the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain and the Azure Jade Sect were utterly devastated.

In sharp contrast, the Heavenly Blade School, the Beast Emperor Mountain, the Water Cloud Sect, the Bright Sun Sect, and the Divine Wind School, despite mourning the loss of their chief disciples and a few others, managed to come through with a significant number of their members unscathed.