Azure Firmament Mountain towered majestically, its peaks piercing the clouds.
At its foot, treasures flashed across the Thunder Sea. Cultivators struggled to cross it, most of them at the Purple Mansion Realm.
At first, the Thunder Sea had been exceedingly dangerous. But as one Celestial Phenomenon True Lord after another found weaknesses, widened them, and opened paths forward, its dangers diminished considerably.
That gave many people hope. If they dared to fight for it, even Purple Mansion cultivators stood some chance of crossing the first layer of the Thunder Sea and reaching Azure Firmament Mountain.
At one point, an unusual ripple spread through the Thunder Sea and caught the attention of a nearby Purple Mansion dog demon. The Thunder Sea was especially crowded now. Besides the Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivators, many Purple Mansion cultivators had gathered there—some from the Impermanence Sect, some from the Dark Feather Cult or the Jellyfish Palace, and others from farther afield.
With the great formation no longer sealing the area and news of Azure Firmament Mountain's emergence spreading, the entire Western Region had become a boiling cauldron of chaos.
"Is that a fragment of a ruin left by the Thunder Roc Clan? There seems to be a hidden spiritual glow inside. Perhaps it holds a treasure."
Tracing the disturbance to its source, the Purple Mansion dog demon spotted a fragment of a floating island bobbing in the Thunder Sea. Without hesitation, he used a divine ability to claim it.
Just then, three chilling killing intents erupted. Their owners had seized the moment to strike the dog demon together.
Caught off guard, the Purple Mansion dog demon was grievously wounded in a single clash and could only flee. The other three did not pursue him. Instead, they began fighting one another.
Though the Thunder Sea was