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Soaring Heaven Sword Sovereign took the lead, instantly charging into the doorway.

A swath of murky vapor rushed toward them, accompanied by gusts of cold wind and dense ghostly aura. Before them lay a swamp crawling with insects and snakes, strewn with rotting bones, altars, and gallows.

Behind him, more than a dozen other old gods followed close behind.

The gods quickly realized that they had appeared in midair. The moment they emerged from the doorway, they began falling toward the ground.

There were only faint remnants of the Jade Emperor's divine aura here. Neither the Jade Emperor nor the Night Watcher was in sight.

Soaring Heaven Sword Sovereign sneered.

"Tricks of no consequence."

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a brilliant sword aura that howled toward the swamp below.

Wherever the sword aura passed, the insects, snakes, rats, and ants died on the spot. The swamp split open in an instant, forming a massive ravine dozens of meters wide and over a thousand meters long, exposing clean ground beneath.

On that ground stood another doorway, previously hidden beneath the reeds and mud. It glowed faintly green, and the subtle fragrance of vegetation and cherry blossoms drifted from within.

"Follow me!" Soaring Heaven Sword Sovereign took the lead once more, charging into the doorway first.

The Heavenly Court's righteous gods behind him naturally refused to fall behind. They followed at once, transforming into streaks of light as they poured inside.

From the scent of cherry blossoms and vegetation, they had already identified the place as Takamagahara of Mulberry Country.

Though they were all old gods, as righteous gods of the grand Central Province Heavenly Court, they had always disdained little places like Mulberry Country's Takamagahara. They did not believe there could be any danger there.

Sure enough, once