Years slipped by like a shuttle, time flowed like water.
In the blink of an eye, who knew how many more years had flowed away like a river.
The autumn wind swept across the land. All things were gilded, shimmering with brilliant light as they displayed the final splendor of their lives, drawing a perfect ending to their time in this world.
The autumn wind swept over mountains and rivers, passed across streams, and blew toward the primitive tribes nestled among the forests. It rolled toward towering cities that had risen from the plains to stand across this vast land. It brought with it a desolate chill, but also countless hopes.
All kinds of living beings dwelled in those great cities. Some were beasts, some were human, and some were half-beast; every kind could be found there.
There were Demon Clan cities, and Witch Clan cities.
On this day, banners snapped in the wind and war drums thundered at the Demon Clan Heavenly Court atop Mount Buzhou. Countless armored demon soldiers, armed with gleaming weapons, split into four forces and poured out through the four Heavenly Gates. They stirred up boundless clouds and mist, then charged down toward the land to the sound of mournful horns.
After endless years, the Demon Clan Heavenly Court had finally taken its first steps toward conquering the Ten Thousand Clans across the land. This also heralded the arrival of the first Three Corpses Severing experts in the world.
The force that emerged from the East Heavenly Gate bore a banner embroidered with a Three-Legged Golden Crow: the Eastern Emperor Banner of the Demon Clan Heavenly Court. At its vanguard was a pale-faced demon general. Behind him flew another banner, embroidered with a Bi Fang Bird wreathed in flames.
The force that emerged from the