Turmoil had descended like a shroud in the Heavenly Palace. Clouds of smoke rolled and swirled, thick with the crimson mist of blood. Time itself seemed to halt when suddenly, the majestic Sacred Emperor Barrier fell silent and vanished, as if it had never been.1

Its powers perhaps exhausted or perhaps undermined by other mysterious causes, the grand celestial formation's failure was a boon to the rebelling forces of the Celestial Court—the Free Immortals, Great Dao Celestial Army, and Arbiters—all surged towards the divine land.0

These ordinary Immortals, never before allowed to tread this exalted ground, raised their battle cries to the heavens as they marched through the dense smoke and blood mist into this mythical realm!0

But what awaited them was not a land of flowering beauty and chirping birds, nor enchanting mists or dancing celestial maidens, but a scene of bloodied corpses, ruined structures,...0