Clouds and mist swirled, rosy clouds danced, and five-colored divine light shone across the heavens.
In a mysterious place surrounded by mountains stood the Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Land. It understood past and present and divined the Heavenly Dao; yin and yang and the future all lay within its grasp.
Immortal cranes fluttered through the air, and life flourished everywhere. Countless sprites played among the mountain streams, while some young disciples wore hemp robes and lived the most primitive of lives.
They seemed utterly uninterested in the treacherous winds and clouds of the outside world.
Of course, these were only some of the many disciples of the Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Land's Main Lineage. The Great Dao was simplicity itself. Through the most primitive way of life, they sensed and comprehended the Great Dao, ultimately following its course to divine the Heavenly Dao.
Beyond the mountains, all manner of ancient killing formations and runes filled the void. Terrifying enough to make one tremble, they released faint traces of killing intent. Not even a Saint could hope to set half a foot inside.
Even a Divine Dao Domain expert who forced their way in and angered the Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Land would likely have to pay in blood.
Once... a mighty Divine Dao Domain cultivator had been exposed by the Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Land. Believing that it had revealed his hidden reserves and trump cards, placing him in danger, he had come to the sacred land in a fury and slaughtered two Saints with a raise of his hand.
The Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Land had reacted swiftly, activating its ancient killing formations at once. Within moments, that mighty Divine Dao Domain cultivator's blood had sprayed across the sky, and he had perished on the spot.
From then on, the Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Land