The Great Void.
Incense offerings golden qi stretched on without end, pouring down like a waterfall. Above its countless layers lay boundless heavenly lightning, leaping through the clouds with ceaseless thunder.
Beneath the Dipper Pivot Supreme Punishment Seal, atop a Mysterious Terrace formed from lightning, two men stood in silence. The radiance of their divine abilities pierced the sky, filling the terrace with azure and silver light that barred all prying eyes.
Zhuoxie spoke evenly, as though asking about something inconsequential, but the meaning concealed in his words was far from simple.
Xu Xuan met his gaze openly and activated his divine ability. Tribulation light flickered, and sword intent arose-the swordsmanship of the [Tribulation Law] lineage, an authentic inheritance of the ancient Thunder Palace, vouched for by Peaceful Mountain's Victory Origin Immortal Stele and its records of the Sword Lineage.
"I cut through it with tribulation law sword intent. Greed and Evil cultivated blood qi and belonged to the demonic path to begin with. Naturally, they could not seize my name-manifestation."
At this, the Upper Firmament lightning veiling Zhuoxie's face trembled faintly. He seemed to look over as he said with a smile:
"So that was it. Sword Immortals are rare enough in this world, and you follow the Altar Thunder Path besides. Such wondrous power is only fitting. After all, you bear the Thunder Palace's allotted fortune, belonging to the office of Tribulation Command."
"I came to ask you, Thunder Judge, only to learn how to deal with the Six Desires Demon Manifestation. Our department's [Li Soldier] had his true name stolen by Pleasure and Desire back then, and lost his face."
Zhuoxie paced slowly, his armor clinking with clear, ringing notes.
"The Great Blissful Desire Demon Land employs sinister, uncanny methods, and those Demon Manifestations are even harder