"It's here! At last, we've waited long enough to see this great stroke of fortune!"
In the old sacrificial vine's dwelling within the Heaven Mending Pavilion, many people cheered with delight. They tipped their heads back and spread their arms to welcome this divine rain.
Long ago, many major powers had begun to suspect that the Heaven Mending Pavilion Sacrificial Spirit was nearing the end of his life. With little time left to him, every clan had laid plans to seize a great opportunity.
"Kill!"
The tide had turned on the battlefield outside the Heaven Mending Pavilion. The invaders fled in panic, and the fighting was about to die down. Inside the Pure Land, however, a fresh round of slaughter erupted into fierce combat.
Some had already seized the advantage, while many others wanted to push farther. Conflict naturally broke out as everyone rushed in madly, fighting over the rain of light to receive its baptism.
The place became a war zone, filled with cries of battle. Experts from every clan fought to claim favorable positions for their younger generations, for the divine rain was most effective on the young.
Boom! A blaze of light erupted in the sky, showering down an endless rain of radiance.
"Lord Sacrificial Spirit!"
Everyone in the Heaven Mending Pavilion cried out in grief. Meanwhile, elders led many disciples back into the fray. The great enemy was gone; how could they let everyone else reap all the blessings their Sacrificial Spirit had left behind?
Earlier, circumstances had forced them to reach tacit agreements with certain people, hoping those people would offer the Heaven Mending Pavilion's disciples some protection in their hour of peril.
But now, the situation had changed.
Besides, during the battle, many experts who had once left the Heaven Mending Pavilion had learned