The Constructive Wood Grotto-Heaven.
Green light flickered high overhead, moving like a dragon, revolving like a wheel. The aftershocks of the great ones' battle reached this place from time to time, making this Jia Wood grotto-heaven rock like a lone leaf of a boat.
Cave Azure's golden eyes flashed as he scrutinized the uninvited guest before him, yet all he could see was a ghost mask and a Robe of Law.
Beyond those, there was nothing. The other party seemed purely formless.
A ghost god of "calamity blessing"!
Was he... a Divine Core?
A Divine Core was something ancient cultivators cultivated with the support of all living beings. It connected directly to the Golden Rank, allowing cultivators to wield authority! Those with Greater Yin or Greater Yang Divine Cores could even be called Divine Lords, while those of other Dao Lineages were now called Assistant Deities.
Attendant Envoys connected to True Lords, without establishing a direct connection to the Golden Rank. In essence, they were still Purple Mansion cultivators, worlds apart from Divine Cores! "May I ask your Venerated Deity's name?"
Cave Azure's voice grew increasingly respectful. He dared not slight the being before him.
"[Dark Shaman Shi Xian Ghost God]."
The ghost god's eerie voice sounded, and he began commanding the Formlessness Wind, seemingly sensing this stretch of heaven and earth.
"I am Cave Azure. This place is [Azure Firmament Heaven], built by the great one of our path upon the foundation of azure leaf sky and hidden within Constructive Wood... I never imagined your Venerated Deity could enter."
Cave Azure probed his origins, continuing:
"May I ask... what brings your Venerated Deity here?"
Xu Xuan gave a low laugh. Profound incantation script flickered across the Bronze Ghost Mask.
"That depends on Lord Tianyu's wishes."
Dense azure Jia Wood