Storming the Mountain

The couple lived in seclusion on Fierce Bird Mountain, wrapped in sweetness and intimacy, their hearts still brimming with ambition.

Beyond Fierce Bird Mountain, winds rose and clouds churned.

In the Ninth Heaven, Dongning Heavenly Venerable had stirred up storms on every side, then vanished without warning. For a time, a rare calm settled over the realm.

In the Immortal Gate Realm, the Tyrant had burst onto the scene, then lain low for four hundred years. Some had expected, and feared, that the Tyrant would appear when the other pieces of the Divine Artifact Holy Angel emerged.

But he had not.

For four hundred years, the Tyrant had made no further move.

The chaos in the Throne World drew to a close. All seven pieces of the Holy Angel had emerged and found owners. At last, the four great Heavenly Courts could turn their attention back to the Ninth Heaven and deal with the trouble Dongning Heavenly Venerable had caused.

Beyond the four Heavenly Courts.

In Great Mo Ridge.

Immortal Venerable Yu Ming, Golden Radiance Immortal Venerable, the Lunar Yin Immortal Venerable, and Immortal Venerable Guangmu had gathered. Their Heavenly Venerables, including Celestial Venerable Shan Hua and Myriad Shadows Heavenly Venerable, were all present.

Four Heavenly Courts, four Immortal Venerables, and ten Heavenly Venerables.

Their combined strength was unprecedented.

The Lunar Yin Immortal Venerable was a veteran Immortal Venerable. He had attained the Dao seven hundred and eighty thousand years ago, making him older than Immortal Venerable Yu Ming and Immortal Venerable Guangmu. Only Golden Radiance Immortal Venerable preceded him, and by a mere ten thousand years.

"Dongning hasn't appeared in two hundred years. Who knows what scheme she's brewing?"

"Since we've all gathered today, let's hold nothing back. Together, we'll divine the workings of heaven and find her."

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