Li Xizhi had just stepped out of the grand formation when his eyes, infused with Heavenly Glow, saw a completely different world before him.0

Baixiang Valley had once been bathed in a gentle winter sun, its hills lined with maple trees weighed down by snow as soft as white clouds, creating a scene of pure brilliance between heaven and earth. Now, it had turned a dim gray-black, and a hazy gloom stretched as far as the eye could see.0

Black clouds now rolled through the sky, the snow had lost its luster, and dense shadows blanketed the forests. The dharma light surrounding the area was now only barely noticeable. Instead, beams of devilish light shot skyward, leaving one dark tail flame after another.0

Baixiang Valley had been razed to the ground. Several lonely...0