Midlane.
Quling Mansion・Tian Ju Pavilion.
A gigantic blood-red eye, supported by numerous fleshly tendrils, perched atop the Tian Ju Pavilion, overlooking the entire city.
The once Quling Mansion had now expanded its area by multiple times.
The surrounding streets were dense and numerous, with countless caravans coming in and out, like flowing blood vessels, transfusing blood into this ancient city that had existed for countless years.
Inside the Tian Ju Pavilion, within the courtyards between pavilions.
Yin Yue Zhenren sat quietly in meditation, a beam of pure white moonlight falling on him. There were no anomalies, no marvels - it seemed almost like a common old Taoist practicing meditation.
Time passed unknowingly until suddenly, his eyes focused as he opened them.
"This presence...!?" he exclaimed in surprise and uncertainty, looking up at the night sky.
There seemed to be a familiar aura rapidly approaching from there.
Sss!
Suddenly, a black light flashed.