Inside a Heavenly Palace far, far away.
The Heavenly Palace stood amid swirling immortal mist, deep within the clouds, like some colossal beast.
Vast immortal music drifted forth without end.
Upon the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine immortal steps, dragons and phoenixes cried in unison as they spiraled upward.
A crimson flame heavenly qilin lay upon the high platform, scarlet flames burning and coiling around its body.
There was a yinglong whose open eyes made day and closed eyes made night, and seven-colored peacocks spreading their tails in a dazzling display, those tails covered in densely packed eyes.
Countless divine beasts prowled around the outskirts of the palace.
At this moment, inside the palace, a young attendant was wiping the Life-Dot Lamps within the grand hall.
There were several hundred Life-Dot Lamps here, densely packed together, flickering between bright and dim.
Suddenly, when the boy turned around, he saw that one Life-Dot Lamp at the head of the hall had gone dark.
Its flame was withering as well, seeming ready to go out at any moment.
"Sacred Ancestor! Sacred Ancestor!" The boy was startled and hurriedly ran outside.
The boy arrived before a great hall.
The hall had no doors. It was like a sealed secret chamber.
The great hall resembled a jade pavilion, entirely shrouded in immortal mist.
The place was filled with dense immortal mist. Even stepping upon it stirred countless wisps of immortal aura.
"Sacred Ancestor, something terrible has happened! Martial Uncle Shattering Demon's Life-Dot Lamp has dimmed. I fear the odds are against him!" The boy knelt before the hall and shouted.
"Where did Shattering Demon go?" After a moment of silence, a majestic voice rang out.
The voice was ethereal and elusive, seeming to come from the great hall, yet also to surge in