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Although it did not immediately attract outside attention, for those in the inner field who knew what this anomaly signified, their hearts were lifted to their throats.
In the venue, there were dozens of black lotus platforms forged from rare and exotic treasures, each a portal connected to the Netherworld. Standing on these platforms, the chosen could receive the immense power of the nether, gaining insight into the true meaning between life and death, and searching for that rare opportunity to break through and ascend.
For most people, such an opportunity was extremely perilous, a slight misstep could result in either possession by wild spirits or, worse, one's cultivation and soul being siphoned into someone else, becoming part of the nourishment in the ritual.