Zhang Xuan had always thought of the Firmament as a utopia for cultivators. It would be filled with many experts who had reached the top of the world. Its atmosphere would be rich in spiritual energy, allowing any cultivators who had reached the mark to achieve a breakthrough. Even a tree branch that one picked up off the road would be as powerful as a High Immortal-tier artifact.
And he was not completely off the mark about that.
The wild grass on the ground was an invaluable cultivation resource that was on par with Premier Immortal Pills.
But based on what he had just heard from Mo Yuan, it felt as if the Firmament was slowly crumbling apart. The receding of spiritual energy spelled the regression of life. Places that were devoid of spiritual energy would eventually be reduced to ruins.
In case it causes any misunderstanding, the monarch of the Sky of Freedom is a single person, but a gender neutral 'they' is used instead so as to indicate that his/her gender is not known