The bronze Main Hall.
Ochre-yellow Wu Earth Mysterious Radiance spread outward from Chen Weiyuan, like an unbroken range of towering mountains, emanating an immensely deep and weighty aura.
"Truly worthy of first place among the Five Earths. Its wonders far surpass Gen Accumulation."
Xu Xuan felt his usually unstoppable thunder meet resistance, unable to pierce this immensely dense Wu Earth Mysterious Radiance. Chen Weiyuan raised an Apricot-Yellow Treasure Banner, roughly two feet long and covered in golden lotuses. The twin radiances of Wu and Ji surged across it, shrouding the entire Main Hall.
"There. At least for now, a Purple Mansion cultivator will have to expend some effort to see us."
Chen Weiyuan raised his hand and placed the little apricot-yellow banner atop the hall. His entire bearing changed, becoming supremely majestic as he spoke:
"Since you entered Yaokong True Person's residence, you must have seen quite a few things from the Shu Kingdom?"
Xu Xuan's gaze darkened. Understanding what he meant, he recounted everything he had seen and heard there in detail, though naturally he said nothing about Yaokong True Person.
"Great Shu laid its foundations in the preceding age and was founded in Middle Antiquity. Its mandate endured eight hundred years, spanning three reigns before it fell under Emperor Wang. I imagine you've heard all this?"
"Of course."
Chen Weiyuan nodded slightly at his answer and continued:
"Seeing you cultivate Shock Thunder first, then turn to Altar Thunder, inevitably brought some old matters of the Shu Kingdom to mind. Would you care to hear them?"
Xu Xuan's heart sank a little. It actually had ties to the thunder path? He could not help recalling a teaching he had heard years before: [Wu Earth harbors Divine Shock]. Thus, when the Shu Kingdom's allotted fortune approached its end, [Surging Tribulation