At the summit of a mountain.
Flying springs cascaded down, while a sea of clouds churned and billowed.
Three figures stood there.
A monk, a Daoist, and a woman.
A snow-white jade disk hovered in the air, displaying scene after scene from the Pan Tao Meet.
The three held their breath and focused, staring intently at those scenes.
No one spoke.
Their expressions only grew increasingly grave. By the end, their brows and eyes were filled with shock and bewilderment they could not conceal, their faces shifting between light and shadow.
The mountain wind howled.
It whipped their robes until they snapped loudly.
"The key to that heretic reversing his desperate situation lay in that mysterious Dao sword."
The monk was the first to break the silence.
His frame was gaunt, his features resolute, and his skin bronze-colored. He wore grayish-brown monk's robes.
He was none other than Jia Yun, the Dharma Protector Arhat beneath Burning Lamp Buddha!
"I suspect that sword is the strongest divine weapon once wielded by the Spirit Ruins Sword Master, Li Fuyou—a Dao sword the gods called 'taboo.' To this day, no one knows its name."
The Daoist frowned tightly.
He was tall and slender, with handsome, youthful features. His Daoist robes were neat and unadorned. Whenever his eyes moved, countless silver starlights swirled within them, striking terror into souls.
Huo Jianfeng!
One of the Four Great Dao Sons of the Three Purities Dao Court in the God Domain!
"What a pity. Once that sword appeared, every image vanished! Even the God Sky Jade Decree was affected and could no longer reveal what happened afterward."
The woman sighed faintly, somewhat unwilling to accept it.
That snow-white jade disk floating in the air was an Epoch Divine Treasure she had brought with her, named the God