Above Jade Spring Mountain.
Beyond the Nine Heavens, a Star Peak shone brilliantly. Intangible, formless starlight descended, enveloping a spot at the foot of the mountain's southeastern slope.
In an instant, the invisible starlight flashed abruptly, clearly visible even in broad daylight.
Yet it lasted for an extraordinarily brief time—less than one ten-thousandth of a thought. Even figures at the True Immortal level would struggle to catch that glimmer of starlight.
As the starlight dimmed, a hint of purple emerged in the firmament and slowly rippled outward, dyeing all the spiritual qi within and beyond the heavens in a regal, resplendent purple. The purple hue spread inch by inch from east to west, swiftly forming the auspicious sign known as purple qi coming from the east!
Yet this phenomenon did not exist in reality. Only those whose cultivation had reached a certain realm could sense it.
The cultivators of Jade Spring Mountain at the Divine Bridge Realm and above were jolted awake from their meditation. They were uncertain and alarmed by the phenomenon they had sensed, unable to tell what had happened.
Streams of divine sense and talisman messages began to spread and circulate as they discussed the matter among themselves...
Some believed that someone with profound blessings had arrived at Jade Spring Mountain. Some believed that among the infants born on Jade Spring Mountain that day, there was a banished immortal. Others believed that the phenomenon had actually been caused by Jade Spring Fairy cultivating some divine art or immortal technique!
This gave rise to an unexpected and peculiar occurrence. Over the following dozen or so years, cultivation factions from every side recruited large numbers of male and female disciples born on that very day.
Compared with those born at ordinary times, a far greater proportion of those born