The cave walls looked freshly washed, bright light shimmering across them.
The Daoist had been seated upright on a jade dais with his eyes closed, his body bound by four Dragon-Shuo Nine-Colored Chains from the east, west, south, and north, cut off from heaven and earth, a scene unto himself.
His aura was empty and ethereal as nothingness, unstained by a speck of dust.
But as he raised his sleeve-
In an instant, the mountains stirred together, and the clouds swept apart.
A sword light, twisting like a divine dragon, flashed from his sleeve, cleaved through myriad stretches of space, and soared into the heavens!
For a moment-
Only after the sword light had flown thousands of li did its whistling roar belatedly resound across the sky, unending as waves crashing against the shore, its might terrifying beyond measure.
This sight startled the countless servants and maids in Golden Drum Cave. First stunned, they swiftly understood, turned toward the cave dwelling where Qiao Yubi was in seclusion, and fell to the ground in jubilant worship, joy on their faces.
And it was not only Golden Drum Cave.
The instant the sword light pierced the sky, sweeping over heaven and earth-
Everywhere it passed-
Exalted adepts of the Immortal Dao opened their eyes in secluded cultivation.
Demons, ghosts, and Yin Spirits trembled in terror, sweat pouring like rain, their hearts pounding as though they would die.
The others who possessed Divine Abilities and magical power all raised their heads in stunned amazement. They could only dimly see a streak of Rainbow Radiance flash and vanish through the atmosphere, gone in an instant, without discerning its true form.
Several breaths later, they lowered their heads.
Only then did they feel their eyes sting as though pierced by needles. Everything before them was