Four ascended!
Those remaining atop the western walls of Bianjing City felt both exhilaration and melancholy.
Especially for the Three Truths Lineage—three Grandmasters had departed. As with guests at a banquet, there was no feast under heaven that did not eventually end.
The Great Teacher was the only Grandmaster present.
On the horizon, the golden radiance of the Ascension Platform gradually faded, replaced by a new sun bursting forth.
Golden rays pierced the clouds, pouring warmth across the shattered city walls.
Lu Hua raised her head. The blazing sun slowly rose in the east, and as golden light flowed, the order of heaven and earth returned to clarity.
The two figures in bronze masks stood quietly in midair, watching the Ascension Platform vanish.
They drew a bronze ancient tome from the void and opened it. The writing upon its pages wriggled and gradually took shape.
"This year, the Supreme Emperor Era, year 21,830."
"Kun Void, four have ascended!"
"From this point onward, the spirit tide shall rise again for six thousand years."
"Within Kun Void, inheritances of creation may appear in the world, and Fate Stars may enter the mortal realm!"
The two closed the bronze ancient tome and spoke devoutly.
"It has been witnessed!"
The two vanished without a trace.
Lu Hua and the others carefully pondered the deeper meaning within those words.
Heaven and earth suddenly trembled. Everything remained as it was, yet it seemed that something invisible had silently descended.
The Great Teacher stood with his hands behind his back, gazing up at the sky.
It was clearly the moment when dawn had only just appeared, yet specks of stars flickered across the firmament.
They vied with the daylight in brilliance.
Ban Sheng seemed to sense something. His pupils contracted slightly as he murmured, "The celestial phenomena