Winter had arrived. Snow fluttered down, the entire city wrapped in silver, and once again it was the day of the Sacrifice to Heaven.
For the Divine Favor Kingdom, which was founded upon the Divine Communication Technique, this was an event of the utmost importance. Not only did the Son of Heaven have to perform the suburban sacrifice, but the Abbot of the State Protecting Temple also had to attend in person, jointly worshipping Huangtian Houtu and praying for their protection.
With the abbot and some of the temple's most powerful elders absent, the State Protecting Temple had naturally activated its grand formation in full, just in case. After all, Yuanshi Tianzun's favored ones were always coveted. If people could not obtain them, they wanted to destroy them instead. They absolutely could not allow Gan Ruoxu to follow Lin Fengxiao, the Black Emperor's favored one, down the same path.
Clear Light swayed, Seal Script flowed, and countless illusory figures of immortals and gods hovered above the State Protecting Temple, making the place resemble the Heavenly Court. Its defenses were impenetrable, unmoving as a mountain.
Yet no matter how thoroughly the forbidden arts isolated the place, there would always be people going out or returning, especially disciples who wanted to observe the Sacrifice to Heaven and see whether they could win Huangtian's favor and deepen their resonance with the Guardian Immortal God.
Sure enough, a crack split open in the Clear Light shrouding the gate. It quickly expanded into a circular opening, allowing Wu Ju and several other disciples to step out and swagger toward the suburban altar.
The circular opening at the center of the Clear Light rapidly contracted, like ripples in water about to settle. At that moment, a flash of light passed through it. Though it had shrunk