The four great gates of the Heavenly Court, which had been destroyed in the brutal war between humans and demons, had finally regained their former glory after countless vicissitudes.
All of this was thanks to the human race.
It could only be said that the human race far surpassed the Demon Race in the art of creation.
The present four great gates were even more exquisite and luxurious. Whether in solemnity or oppressive might, they far exceeded the four great gates of the past.
The four great gates stood amid the clouds of the Ninth Heaven, each entirely carved from Nine Heavens Profound Jade, their surfaces flowing with seven-colored radiance.
Every gate stood more than hundreds of millions of zhang tall, its pillars coiled with lifelike reliefs of Dragon Phoenix Qilin. Their scales were distinct, and every feather was visible.
Faintly, divine light could even be seen flowing through the eyes of the auspicious beasts carved upon them.
It was as though they might burst free from the walls at any moment.
Above the four great gates floated four golden plaques personally bestowed by Saint Nuwa, bearing the words "East, West, South, and North Heaven Gates." Every stroke contained boundless Dao Rhyme.
Eighty-one strings of ornaments hung from the lintels, all woven from Heavenly River Star Sand. Whenever they swayed in the wind, they produced the clear chime of jade bells, enough to cleanse all evil and malevolence.
Even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal arriving before them could not help but straighten their robes and compose themselves before they could withstand the overbearing majesty rushing toward them.
The Dragon Phoenix Qilin, the three great auspicious beasts, had been engraved upon the gates to thank them for tirelessly supporting the human race during the Kalpa.
Before the South Heaven Gate, human