The starlight Divine Ability Wang Quan had become flew over their heads, merely making the many monsters look up, all sorts of thoughts rising in their hearts.
At that moment, the medicinal spirit born from the potent medicinal herb leaped onto a great tree whose canopy spread like a ceremonial parasol. Pointing at the smoky stellar trail, it shouted, "Look! Today, as I ascend the throne and proclaim myself emperor, Heaven sends an auspicious omen!"
"This is proof enough that the mandate of Heaven rests with me!"
"Everyone, wave your banners and shout, beat your drums in support! Follow me into battle against the mountain peaks in every direction, and become kings of the mountains!"
The monsters cheered, "Long live the mountain king! Ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years!"
The medicinal spirit laughed heartily. Carrying a damaged bronze demon-subduing pestle, it raised its arm and shouted, "Follow me into battle!"
"Into battle!"
"Into battle!"
"Into battle!"
The many monsters shouted, then surged toward the other mountain peaks in a mighty throng, whipping up a bloody wind and a rain of gore.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After flying for another tea's worth of time, Wang Quan finally reached his destination.
From far away, he saw an enormous valley.
Ruined walls surrounded the valley, and some collapsed palaces hung in the air.
Even in their badly damaged state, those collapsed palaces were magnificent.
The smaller ones spanned hundreds of li.
The larger ones were fully a thousand li across, or even three to five thousand li.
Pillars hundreds of zhang or dozens of li thick rose from the ground, supporting some of the ruined palaces.
The pillars bore reliefs of all manner of strange animals and plants: wolves, insects, tigers, leopards, Kunpeng, great dragons, phoenixes, vines, and more.
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