"An Eternal Heavenly Venerable is not an Immortal Heavenly Venerable. Of course they can fall.” Ji Hongdao shook his head with a light chuckle.

“Besides, the owner of this severed bluestone hand was an ancient Heavenly Venerable, one who reached that realm through the old methodology. In those days, attaining Eternal Heavenly Venerable status was nowhere near as difficult as it is now, where one must defy the principles of heaven and earth. Their strength was naturally a cut below what we see today. Being killed, perishing in a calamity, all of it is entirely possible."

Ji Hongdao spoke as if it were a trivial matter. Not allowing the assembled cultivators to dwell in their shock, he soon shifted to giving orders. 

“This is an urgent mission. There isn’t much time for rest. Today, Huangfu and Shangguan...