In a Heavenly Palace that seemed like a land of immortals, auspicious clouds overflowed the sky. Outside, cranes spread their wings and soared, while celestial music murmured softly.
At the deepest part of the Heavenly Palace lay a forbidden zone, where few people could set foot.
At that moment, a middle-aged man in a white robe, his face tense with urgency, knocked on the gate outside the forbidden zone.
"Come in!"
A deep, powerful voice rang out from within, brimming with vigor.
"Reporting to the family head: the Destiny Hall just reacted, and a clan member awakened the Nine Tribulation Azure Lotus!"
Inside the forbidden zone, profound and intricate runes covered the walls, their radiance flowing. Above them hung a glazed lamp, glowing blue and gold.
Beneath the lamp, a figure was shrouded in the light of the Great Dao, its features impossible to make out.
"The Nine Tribulation Azure Lotus?"
The person sounded somewhat surprised. "Have you found out which branch they belong to, and whose child it is?"
"I've checked the younger generation throughout the Kunxu Realm, but none of them are the one." Sweat beaded on the white-robed man's forehead.
"I suspect it may be a clan member who was lost outside. I've already sent people into the outside world."
The person shook his head, dismissing the idea. "The Nine Tribulation Azure Lotus could not possibly awaken outside."
With that, he swept a hand through the air before him. Time and space seemed to reverse, and images appeared one after another before his eyes.
The images showed the period when the Destiny Hall had reacted.
Amid a thunderous rumble from heaven and earth, an Azure Lotus rose above the Destiny Hall and unfurled a single leaf. Auspicious signs filled the sky, but soon vanished without a trace.