The Celestial Palace was a palace suspended above the clouds. It had existed since ancient times and was said to have once been the residence of the Heavenly Emperor.
At that moment, Ning Xiaochuan was ascending the Celestial Palace step by step, treading up the white jade Ascending Heaven Ladder until he arrived outside the magnificent palace.
The Heaven Bell floated outside the Celestial Palace. Cast from golden bronze, its surface was covered in tadpole-like characters.
The wind from afar blew out of the Celestial Palace, carrying an ancient, weathered aura.
To the east of the Heaven Bell floated a massive bell hammer, resembling a god's War Halberd. Strange and mysterious patterns covered it, and under the sunlight, those patterns burst into flames, turning the hammer into a pillar of fire.
A Great Sage of the academy had deciphered part of the ancient text on the Heaven Bell. According to the records, only a talent seen once in eight hundred years could use insight to trace the Heaven Bell's trajectory and make it ring.
Of course, the Heaven Bell had rung by itself before. The last time it had sounded on its own was eight hundred years ago, causing the entire realm to change dynasties and leading to the establishment of the Yulan Empire.
Thus, no one could say whether the Heaven Bell's ringing was a blessing or a calamity. Countless students had already gathered below the Celestial Palace, all gazing upward, wanting to see whether Ning Xiaochuan could make the Heaven Bell ring.
It was truly the focus of everyone's attention.
Ning Xiaochuan wrapped his palm in purple Primordial Profound Qi and pressed his finger toward the bell hammer. His fingertip touched the patterns on the hammer!
"Crack!"
The entire sky erupted with lightning and thunder. Bolts of lightning