Lotus Lantern Finale Prelude (4000 words)

Mortal realm.

Heaven and earth were vast and boundless, the clear blue sky spotless, devoid of a single patch of white cloud at a glance.

Countless towering mountains stood tall across the land below, peaks rolling and overlapping in rings.

Among the mountain range stood one very peculiar peak.

It was peculiar because an inverted bowl floated right above its summit.

That was a golden metallic bowl, carved with extremely exquisite relief patterns. These patterns were no simple decorations, but rather profound and complex Dao runes.

A golden light poured forth from the metal bowl, enveloping the entire Mount Hua within it.

The yellow radiance formed a light barrier, sealing Mount Hua away so that no one could enter it at will.

This was precisely the magical treasure of the Queen Mother, the Cosmos Bowl.

In order to prevent Chen Xiang from rescuing the Third Holy Mother Yang Chan and thereby undermining the authority of the Heavenly Code, the Queen Mother used this powerful magical treasure to seal Mount Hua.

The Queen Mother was confident that even if Buddha Tathagata came, he would be unable to break the seal here.

Yet at this moment the Queen Mother was no longer confident.

He had come!

Liu Chenxiang had come.

He had come with the Axe of Creation.

At the same time, he achieved human-and-lantern unity with the Lotus Lantern left behind by Nüwa, possessing cultivation sufficient to rival a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

He came to rescue his mother from Mount Hua.

Liu Chenxiang's expression was stern, his mood at this moment extraordinarily complex. He had waited far too long for this day, and had paid far too much for it as well.

One hand gripping the divine axe increased its pressure slightly, while the other hand brushed against his own