High above, the bronze ancient tree vines rooted in Taiyin rapidly withered. Though both were Heavenly Fortune Dao Artifacts, this was merely a single seed of the bronze ancient tree; in the end, it could not stand on equal footing with the Map of Mountains and Rivers.
Once the decline appeared, it was like spilled water—impossible to reclaim.
The scales between destruction and rebirth within Heavenly Human City instantly tipped.
No one could see what was happening high in the sky. They only saw nine savage dragons fly magnificently out of the blazing sun, filled with majesty and an inviolable authority.
Had the imperial court finally acted?
Delight appeared on many faces.
What they did not know was that this method manifested from the nation's fortune was precisely the root of the disaster.
Ying Bing stood alone before Taiyin, the aura representing the three souls of the Primal Phoenix rising and fading between her brows.
The three souls—Blood Phoenix Essence, Rosy Phoenix Qi, and Jade Phoenix God—all shone brilliantly, drawing the incomplete Heavenly Phoenix Domain toward completion. For anyone else, this would have been a matter of life and death, but it had originally not been difficult for her.
Yet at this crucial moment, she still had to contend with an outside enemy.
Moon-in-Mid-Autumn rested in Ying Bing's palm. Its lowered tip lifted, tracing a perfect full moon. Her sword flowed against the current of time, blocking the nine dragon shadows.
Time flowed like water, yet the nation's fortune was endlessly reborn. The tide rose and fell, dissipated, then gathered anew.
The shadows of the nine dragons continued descending.
Crack—
They tugged upon the heavens.
"Heaven and earth unite, all things return to one. Immortals pity the living, and the other shore descends..."
The voice seemed to be uttered by