Great Tang.
The blue sky, fair and bright just moments ago, suddenly darkened.
Countless people stared blankly at the horizon.
Then.
Specks of starlight spread across the sky without warning.
Stars appeared in broad daylight.
Chill light spilled across the lands of Great Tang.
Deputy General Cui Yuan stood atop the city wall, looking up at this terrifying celestial phenomenon. His whole being felt awful.
"Could another Great Demon be descending upon the world?!"
When the Great Demon had previously pressed against their borders, at least Her Highness had stood at the front. Now that Her Highness had traveled afar, what did Chang'an have to block it with?
Anxiety gripping his heart, Cui Yuan could no longer spare a thought for the city wall's defenses. He swung onto his horse and raced straight for the Grand Princess Residence.
Inside the Grand Princess Residence.
A large crowd had already gathered there.
The Emperor of Great Tang, the High Ancestor, and Zhao Zhongliu, Deputy Commander of the Demon Suppression Office, were all circling around a burly Han Dynasty man.
There was no helping it.
After Jiang Yuechu had left, only this demon had returned.
He claimed he had come to watch over Great Tang in Jiang Yuechu's stead.
As for that.
Everyone had long ceased finding it strange.
Across the entire heavens and earth of Great Tang, whether in cultivation or breadth of vision.
This demon named Xuan Yuanming stood at the very peak.
With such an unheard-of celestial upheaval taking place, if they did not ask him, whom else could they ask?
"Is this change in the heavens a blessing or a disaster? Could another Great Demon be coming?"
Under the expectant yet anxious gazes of the crowd, Xuan Yuanming scratched his head, unsure how to answer.
How was he supposed