A Heart of Iron and Stone

Time flowed on in silence. As turmoil gradually rose across the world, one corner of Yuhuan Continent enjoyed a temporary peace. Be it the Impermanence Sect, the Dark Feather Cult, or the Jellyfish Palace, all had suffered losses in the previous great battle and silently lay low.

In the depths of the void in the Western Region, atop Azure Firmament Mountain, lightning shone like a sea, brilliant and resplendent. Compared with before, ever since the Ancient Thunder Seal had descended, this sea of lightning had become even more terrifying.

At this moment, deep within the lightning sea, a ball of blazing flame burned fiercely, incinerating heaven and purifying the world, turning the wheel of life and death, seeking life through nine deaths. This was a subsidiary flame of the Nirvana Divine Flame.

Moo! At a certain moment, the Nirvana Divine Flame surged, and the shadow of a phoenix faintly emerged within it. A peculiar Dao sound rang out from the flames.

Rumble!

The Dao sound thundered, and the sea of lightning answered. Azure Firmament Mountain shook violently as a result, breaking its originally fragile balance and causing the phenomena of Azure Firmament Mountain to reveal themselves outwardly.

"This is..."

Within the Impermanence Sect, the Nine Heavens Pure Righteous Bell rang out. True Lord Xuan Qiong, linked to Impermanence and Nonexistence Heaven, was the first to sense that something was amiss.

With a hum, his Dharma eyes opened, observing the changes in the void. True Lord Xuan Qiong turned his gaze toward the Western Region.

"The aura of Azure Firmament Mountain..."

His light illuminating all directions, True Lord Xuan Qiong swiftly pinpointed the root of the problem.

At the same time, True Lord Xuanji and True Lord Wuding quickly reacted as well, appearing one after another beside True Lord Xuan Qiong.