The Altar of Heaven of Great Liang was a round hall in the style of a three-tiered eaved pavilion. Its jeweled roof gleamed with gilt, blue-green glazed tiles covered its crown, and within, the Nine-Dragon caisson ceiling was magnificent and dazzling.
Yet at this moment, a gigantic Bronze Giant Tree had pierced through the blue-green glaze and thrust straight into the sky. Upon the eight ritual platforms surrounding the Altar of Heaven, Daoists wearing bronze masks with two long eyes gazing upward sat cross-legged, awaiting orders from the Director of the Celestial Surveillance.
Farther out, densely packed White Lotus Believers surrounded the Altar of Heaven. Everyone wore white, their expressions solemn, and quite a few trembled with excitement.
A breeze passed by, making the white bands tied around the White Lotus Believers' heads sway gently. The fluttering bands joined into one, forming a white ocean.
And at this moment, all their gazes were fixed upon Bai Lingmiao atop the Altar of Heaven, making her already chaotic heart even more unsettled.
But when she thought of what was about to happen, she forced herself to calm down. This concerned the lives and deaths of all under heaven; there could be no carelessness.
"Don't panic. This time, I invited powerful outside aid. I'm confident."
Hearing Xuanyin say this beside her, Bai Lingmiao silently nodded. Only then did she feel somewhat reassured.
"That's right. With the Celestial Surveillance Division making such a grand display, they must have prepared something. Just do your own part well."
Bai Lingmiao repeated over and over in her heart what she needed to do next.
Although everyone had arrived, no one moved. Time passed bit by bit, and amid the tense atmosphere, everyone present seemed to be waiting for something.
Just as the sun stood firmly at its