While Riley was silently chuckling to himself, savoring the triumph of sealing away the infinite wealth chest within his void sanctuary, the rest of the cultivators stood frozen in disbelief.
The abrupt closure of the secret realm had blindsided them.
Cries of frustration and disappointment echoed in the air, but Riley was already tuning them out.
His plan had gone perfectly.
Among those affected by this sudden turn of events were Diana and Riley's clone.
The two had remained calm throughout, their expressions unreadable as they hovered silently above the confused crowd.
"It's a pity," Diana finally said, breaking the silence as she cast one last glance at the now-vanished entrance to the secret realm.
"But I suppose all good things must come to an end."
Her voice held no regret, only a cool acceptance.
With a slow shake of her head, she began her descent from the sky.
