The Shiji Immortal Faction's fame shook the Wasteland Fault, even drawing the attention of ancient sacred lands on the fringes of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Domain. This "wild card," powerful enough to effortlessly obliterate the Real Realm's greatest powers, hung like a sword over the hearts of every major figure. To appease and win over this faction lord who refused to play by the rules, the leaders of those sacred lands entrenched in higher dimensions secretly conferred—and arrived at an unexpected decision: a marriage alliance.
That day, clouds churned above the Nine Dragon Peaks.
An extravagantly decorated flying vessel, exuding the aura of ancient immortals, slowly descended before the gates of the Shiji Immortal Palace. A sacred land envoy clad in red silk vestments stepped out, his features carrying a trace of seductive beauty.
"The Tiancang Sacred Land has come under orders!" The envoy's voice rang like a great bell, echoing across the plaza before the main hall. "Chu Qing, lord of the Shiji Faction, has already reached the pinnacle of the star domain at such a young age. As the saying goes, a hero deserves a beauty! Our sacred land hereby presents three thousand portraits of our current holy maidens, with the [Book of Karmic Marriage] as matchmaker. Through this marriage alliance, we shall jointly establish a Golden Immortal lineage and redefine the laws of the star domain!"
Across the plaza, countless sect representatives fell silent as cicadas in winter. The [Book of Karmic Marriage] hovered in midair, its surface densely engraved with golden-red threads. Those threads writhed like living creatures, each representing an inviolable higher-dimensional contract.
The envoy arrogantly unfurled the scroll, and the sacred land's supreme pressure instantly spread:
``` [Sacred land decree of marriage: Anyone locked onto by a "red thread" of the Book of