"Stop."
In an instant, the strange forces rushing towards Nanyang from the east, west, and north all halted in their tracks.
At the edge of the cliff and cloud sea, the Old Celestial Master gazed southward with a hint of surprise in his eyes, then immediately raised three incense sticks above his head and bowed.
"Thank you, Empress."
Although everything was perfectly in order and there was no issue, the fact that she would intervene proactively was indeed exceedingly rare.
He didn't know when Wen Yan caught the attention of Mazu Empress.
The Old Celestial Master didn't know what had intervened, but anything that could garner the Empress's protection must indicate someone strayed from martial integrity, crossed boundaries, and broke the rules.
The Old Celestial Master previously hadn't worried about these issues because Nanyang is foreign.
