Autumn arrived.
The sky was high, the clouds thin. Looking south across Plainlands, one could see a faint layer of shadowy light covering the vegetation. Hardly any rogue cultivators or mortals traveled through this region anymore; most had fled south to escape the war.
It was noon, and sunlight blazed, yet another star had risen. Its golden-white radiance filled the western sky, vying with the sun for brilliance.
At the Sword-Watching Pavilion on Heavenly Tribulation Mountain, layer upon layer of sharp metallic qi rose and spilled across the ground, resonating with the Geng Metal mineral vein within the mountain. The vein's quality had actually improved again, and another vein of green iron had formed beside the [Martial Might White Stone].
On Five-Element Mountain, the Geng Metal Martial White Peak was now bathed in martial metal qi. Tempered by Wen Guang, it had taken on a golden-white hue saturated with killing intent.
Most cultivators in the sect had received word that the heavens would change today. Yet witnessing the phenomenon for themselves still shook them. This was truly a mighty power capable of changing heaven and earth, almost encompassing the entire firmament.
"Venus traverses the heavens, vying with the sun for brilliance. It portends a reversal of strength and weakness, a change of government and king, and a people driven into exile. Venus of Metal Virtue and Mars of Fire Virtue are both stars of punishment. When either appears, all beneath heaven falls into chaos."
Tiantuo's voice sounded as he quietly explained. Xu Xuan replied just as quietly through his thoughts:
"This is the spiritual omen of a True Lord manifesting in the world. It signifies that the one of Geng Metal has entered worldly affairs, ushering in an age when warfare and punishment flourish. No wonder Great Li's Thunder Department