Something happened to Ling City.
An elite had blocked the entrance, and no one was allowed to enter or exit the city.
One that even the Empress couldn't handle?
Indeed she couldn't handle it, because the person who came was a Fourth Tier Heavenly Venerate.
He Liqun.
It was nothing strange for him to appear. He had previously suffered a huge loss at the hands of Ling Han, and coupled with his son's personal grudge, he was definitely not going to spare Ling Han.
Now that the crisis of Hysteria had been lifted, the restraints on the Heavenly Venerates no longer existed. Originally, they were united in stance towards an external enemy. Now that there was no need to confront the "external enemy," the Heavenly Venerates ought to be fighting for their own personal grievances.