Borrowing Power from the Mortal Realm

Great Luo Heaven, Soaring Cloud Hall.

Amid the immortal mist and clouds, a majestic voice rang out.

"How goes the battle?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Emperor Lord Heavenly Bell and Fulong Temple's current master appear to have reached a stalemate."

"A stalemate? How could they have reached a stalemate? Wasn't it said that Emperor Lord Heavenly Bell's 'Death Bell' was the bane of all living creatures and human-path cultivators, while the 'Four Seasons Bell' specifically countered the Four Seasons Spirit Arts? How could he still end up deadlocked with Fulong Temple's current master?"

"This old god does not know."

The elder god-lord answered with utmost respect. "In order to better suppress Fulong Temple's current master's Four Seasons Spirit Arts, Emperor Lord Heavenly Bell used the Four Seasons Bell to sever heaven and earth shortly after they began fighting. Now, centered on that stone mountain, everything within a hundred li has been sealed off. The divine officials and heavenly generals cannot enter, nor can they see what is happening inside. Yet neither side has determined victory or defeat after so long. Based on the occasional fluctuations of heaven and earth that have leaked out, and the profound spiritual resonance within them, it can be inferred that the two sides have reached a stalemate."

"A stone mountain?"

"It is Borrowed Mountain on the Grain Plain."

"The Grain Plain? Isn't the Grain Plain flat land? Where would a stone mountain come from?" The Heavenly Emperor paused. "Could it be the mountain left behind when Fulong Temple's current master suppressed the Snowfield Demon King all those years ago?"

"..."

The elder god-lord's voice paused as well.

Only after a moment did he speak again.

"Indeed, it is that mountain." The elder god-lord's tone remained deferential. "The commotion Emperor Lord Heavenly Bell has caused has