Pavilions and towers stood amid carved balustrades and jade-like steps.
Miraculous phenomena filled the sky, auspicious and sacred.
The Endless Fire Domain stretched for billions of miles. Pure laws and order of the Great Dao of Fire permeated the heavens and earth, yet Dong Wanggong felt no heat. Instead, his Dao heart was calm and his mind crystal clear.
He looked down at the living beings and cultivators across the land, as well as the Ancient Emperor waiting outside the imperial city with the Burning Fire Ancient Court's ministers. Dong Wanggong carried himself with refined, untroubled grace, not a ripple in his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Immortal Emperor, shall we make our appearance?"
"I imagine the Ancient Emperor has everything prepared..."
The Burning Fire Saint Ancestor smiled as he spoke to Dong Wanggong.
Since founding the Burning Fire Ancient Court, nine Ancient Emperors had ruled. He had been the first, the Grand Ancestor Ancient Emperor. After proving the Dao and reaching the Hongmeng Saint Ancestor Realm, he had gradually withdrawn from public life.
In the countless ages that followed, whenever an Ancient Emperor reached the peak of the Hongmeng Saint Emperor Realm, he would pass the Burning Fire Ancient Court's authority and responsibilities to a chosen successor.
Then he would devote himself to cultivation, attempting to prove the Dao and reach the Hongmeng Saint Ancestor Realm, so that he might stand as an equal to their forefather.
But the Burning Fire Saint Ancestor had been disappointed. Not one Ancient Emperor had managed to break through the realm's limits, allowing him to set off for the other four Dao Domains to cultivate and travel with peace of mind...
"Dear, I sense two pure auras flickering faintly atop that immortal mountain. They're probably..."
Fox Xian'er leaned against Dong Wanggong and pointed at the