A row of corridors enclosed the famed Golden Altar Huayang Heaven. It did not look particularly unusual.
In fact, the Eighth Heavenly Grotto had never been a precipitous place. Azure Mountain stood only a little over three hundred meters above sea level.
Yet as the saying went, the strength of mountains and rivers lay in virtue, not peril. The same was true of a Heavenly Grotto. Only with immortals and spiritual energy could it be called one.
There were even lower mountains within the Heavenly Grottos than Azure Mountain. For example, Mount Weiyu, where the Great You Empty-Bright Heaven was located, stood less than a hundred meters above sea level, yet it was home to the second-ranked Weiyu Grotto Abode.
Simply put, Azure Mountain had reopened the Juqu Grotto Abode, and everyone could sense the spiritual energy within. But a mere corridor was probably not enough to separate a Heavenly Grotto from the mundane world.
Still, the Ten Great Heavenly Grottos had reputations that preceded them. Azure Mountain also possessed an ancient inheritance that had never been severed. No one knew what powerful trump cards they might still have in hand.
Thus, the thousand-odd distinguished guests merely wandered outside the corridors. Some gathered to chat, some sat in meditation to sense the changes in spiritual energy, and quite a few took out cameras to take pictures.
Azure Mountain prohibited photography and had prepared equipment to interfere with cameras. To avoid provoking too much resistance, disciples stepped forward and organized everyone into groups to tour the interior of the corridors.
Even after entering the corridors, however, they could not go too deep. It was enough to let the visitors know that this Heavenly Grotto truly held mysteries and was not merely Azure Mountain boasting about itself.
Among these people, there were