One morning in July of the year 3309 of the Great Tang Calendar, Liu Changxu was meditating in the stone pavilion atop Spirit Crane Peak when he suddenly detected a disturbance in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Something stirred in Liu Changxu's heart. A possibility quickly occurred to him, and he immediately stopped cultivating, rose to his feet, and looked toward the distant sky.
Sure enough, above the steep peak where Qin Yulian had entered seclusion to form her nascent soul, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for hundreds of miles around was gathering in a frenzy.
Liu Changxu instantly understood what was about to happen. He immediately circulated his magic power and soared into the sky.
Several breaths later, Liu Changxu landed atop a steep peak not far from Qin Yulian's place of seclusion. He promptly brought out the grand formation's token and activated the Everlasting Water-Wood Formation.
As the formation's light barrier slowly lit up, the Liu Household members at the Peach Blossom Mountain Ancestral Grounds began asking one another what had happened.
The Liu Household members near the steep peak where Yang Qingxue was in seclusion were the first to discover that a lineage ancestor was about to undergo Tribulation Transcendence.
Soon, elders and stewards of the Liu Lineage stepped forward and immediately organized the evacuation of the nearby members.
Thanks to the arrangements made in advance, the nearby members evacuated swiftly, much to Liu Changxu's relief!
Just then, Yang Qingxue, Li Zhenxin, Wu Yunyue, Lian'er, Chunlan, Qiuyue, and Dongxue also arrived at Liu Changxu's side.
By now, dark clouds had covered the entire sky, and darkness once again shrouded the earth.
Heaven and earth seemed to have fallen still, utterly silent, heralding something terrifying about to occur.
But that moment was fleeting. Suddenly,