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The heavens were divided into thirty-six levels, the highest of which was the Great Luo Heaven.
Amid swirling immortal energy and billowing white clouds, celestial islands floated in the air, upon which stood resplendent palaces in gold and jade. If one counted carefully, there were thirty-six Heavenly Palaces and seventy-two Heavenly Halls. Each palace and hall was surrounded by celestial music and white cranes in flight, which wsa very much what mortals imagined the heavens to be, and yet subtly different.
At the center stood a grand palace known as the Chijin Rising Clouds Palace; this was the seat of the Celestial Emperor, the one said to command all gods and buddhas across the heavens. It was also the place mortals yearned for, imagining it to be the ultimate paradise of immortals.
With vermilion pillars and drifting clouds, the entrance of the palace was guarded by two divine generals clad in radiant golden armor. Broad-shouldered and imposing, they exuded an awe-inspiring presence even in stillness.
Inside the hall, voices could be heard speaking.
“Great Emperor, the path to the heavens atop Mount Zunzhe has just been sealed. From now on, only deities may ascend. The Heavenly Palace can no longer confer divinity from above.”
This calm and gentle voice belonged to an elderly man.
“Have you gone to verify it?” Came a deeper, steadier voice. It sounded majestic, and its echoes rolled through the hall.
“I just returned from seeing it.”
“And what did you ...
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