The Heaven-Reaching Statue in the City of Wrongful Death was far more than merely decorative.
This statue was the foundation upon which the Tingyou Sect had been established. Built at the heart of the secret realm and secretly aligned with the Earth Vein of Skull Mountain, it could be called the cornerstone of the Witch Ghost Secret Realm.
Construction on the statue had begun while Patriarch Tingyou was still alive. Cultivators served as laborers, mortals as materials. It was not completed until after Patriarch Tingyou's three-hundred-year reign had ended and he had died of old age. It possessed countless wondrous properties and was tied to one of the Tingyou Sect's trump cards, not to be used unless absolutely necessary.
Yet at this moment, everything changed.
Lu Yang sat cross-legged atop the statue's head. Without making any movement, he twisted the geomancy in an instant, replaced the statue, and became the Pivot of Heaven and Earth for this secret realm!
He had not done this deliberately. It was simply the natural consequence of the difference in their standing.
Just as mortals only paid attention to the Number One Under Heaven peak, while most knew nothing of the second, Heaven and Earth often only paid attention to those of higher standing.
"I have come at your invitation. Where are you, Senior?"
Before Lu Yang's words had faded, a majestic Saint Manifestation rose from the ground behind him. Its lips opened and closed as well, releasing a thunderous roar!
In an instant, Lu Yang's voice echoed throughout the inside and outside of the secret realm.
The countless mortals in the City of Wrongful Death fared relatively well. They merely could not help covering their ears, feeling as though thunder had erupted from the mountains, lost and at a loss for what to do.