Five Elements Dongtian, the eastern region of Yuzhou, the Southern Foothills of the Sunset Glow Mountain Range.
At dawn, in a valley ringed by mountains, the ground suddenly shook violently. Countless rocks rolled down from the slopes, rumbling thunderously the whole way, as if an earthquake had struck.
"This... this is an earthquake! Get up, quick!" The dozens of old and young, men and women who lived in the valley all rushed madly out of their homes and came to the open ground outside.
Just as everyone was still reeling in shock, a thunderclap-like boom abruptly came from underground. Immediately afterward, Sunset Glow Peak in the distance collapsed with a crash, and a bright yellow pillar of light shot straight into the sky, sinking into the clouds and illuminating the mountains for thousands of li around.
The pillar of light pierced heaven and earth, so vast it was like a column propping up the sky, making the surrounding mountains seem exceptionally small.
After the bright yellow pillar lasted for several breaths, it collapsed with a roar, turning into light-clouds that blotted out the sky and covered the earth as they swept in every direction.
At that moment, the seven or eight streaks of escaping light that had stopped above the valley all descended back to the ground.
When the radiance faded, seven or eight people were revealed. The one at their head was an old man with a childlike face and crane-white hair, holding a dragon-headed cane. The others were all young men and women who were not very old, and their cultivation was all above Foundation Establishment.
Gazing at the spirit-qi light-clouds swiftly drawing near, these young men and women all showed excitement on their faces.
"Grandfather, first the earth shook and the mountains swayed today, and then there