The altar was badly damaged and there was only one small square of it remaining. The High Firmament Academy’s main cultivation paths could be split between god and immortal cultivations, but they didn’t have a singular deity that they worshiped. Hence, the academy’s altars were built to worship heaven and earth.

The meaning was that no matter how far a person went on their cultivation path, they still needed to have gratitude and respect for heaven and earth that had given birth to them.

Every century, the High Firmament Academy would hold an offering ceremony for heaven and earth. And each time, it would be a huge affair. However, they didn’t offer any tributes. This was different from the altars of other sects. For the High Firmament Academy, this ceremony involved everyone within the academy, from the dean to the most ordinary disciples, to bow toward heaven and earth in thanks.

Hence, this altar...