The Undying White Jade Capital

In that instant, Hu Ma felt as if he were trapped in a cage, while outside, a colossal primeval beast fought desperately to get inside.

But the cage kept it out, so it could only thrust its tentacles through. Even then, the things inside the cage blocked them. The tentacles could affect what was within, but they could never truly harm or devour the self inside the cage.

At last, it grew furious. Through the grand sacrifice of a hundred and seventy years ago, it descended in a rain of endless light.

In that moment, the cage seemed half-destroyed, riddled with holes, while the things inside were rapidly devoured by that colossal being, slowly withering away...

Hu Ma had heard of nearly everything and learned about it all.

But back in the mortal world, he had never been able to see this mysterious, immense thing clearly, nor understand its subtle changes. Now, with the incense burner of the Great Luo Dharma Sect, he saw how broken the world was and glimpsed the endless hardships it faced.

He saw that the world stood one step from total collapse, from which it would be impossible to recover.

After a long while, he finally asked in a low voice, "What is that?"

"Of course, it is the Great Year."

The National Teacher let out a quiet sigh. "Ever since Duyi sacrificed to the Great Year, this grand sacrifice has been impossible to stop."

"The whole world is an offering, and the Great Year has been consuming it all along."

"Heaven and earth are a cage. A fiendish god descends, seeking to lay claim to the mortal world. But whether it was the former Palace Gods, the Thirty-Six Ghost Caves, or the Eight Views of the Underworld, they have all done everything