On the eastern side of Kunlun Mountain, in the days after the phantom of the Six-Colored Reincarnation Wheel dissipated, Xuanqing Mountain transformed at an astonishing speed from an ordinary spiritually beautiful peak into a complete Daoist Arena. Veins of the Great Dao of Reincarnation flowed through the mountain, their patterns plunging deep into the earth along its contours like the roots of a World Tree, firmly linking Xuanqing Mountain to the earth-vein origin of the Great Desolation World. At the summit, a Daoist palace built from gray-white dao stone rose from the ground under Xuanqing's guidance of laws. Simplified patterns of the Six Paths of Reincarnation were carved above its gates, which stood open like a hall welcoming its visitors.
Xuanqing stood before the Daoist palace atop the mountain, dressed in a gray-white daoist robe, with lingering traces of the Law of Reincarnation still not fully withdrawn around him. His calm gaze swept across the forming boundaries of the Daoist Arena, confirming the stability of the law patterns before turning and entering the palace.
After the phenomenon of Xuanqing attaining the Dao faded, the news spread through the Great Desolation World at extraordinary speed. Word that a new Daoist Arena had been established east of Kunlun Mountain, and that its master was Xuanqing, disciple of Ancestor Reincarnation, Taiqing's avatar, passed among the great immortal sects, clans, and Daoist Traditions within mere days. Carriages, auspicious clouds, flying vessels, and beast-mounted riders from every faction came streaming toward Xuanqing Mountain from all directions of the Primordial Wilderness like converging rivers.
The first to arrive at Xuanqing Mountain were the Witch Race's great witches. Chi You wore beast-hide battle armor and stood at the front of an auspicious cloud with the Tiger Soul Saber in hand. As he neared the boundary of Xuanqing