This was an incredibly vast temple. However, the majority of it was in ruins. The roof had collapsed, and there were broken walls all around.13

However, even those fallen bricks, broken walls, and shattered tiles were unable to cover up this temple’s sacred air.5

Though now in a state of collapse, the structure retained an aura of divinity and sanctity that instinctively inspired reverence in anyone who saw it. Long Chen couldn't explain it, but a sense of melancholy washed over him as he looked at the fallen temple.2

Within Long Chen’s mind, a vivid image appeared: towering palaces standing majestically amidst a bustling scene of activity. Countless figures streamed in and out of the temple, their voices raised in chanting. Long Chen could almost discern the harsh chiding...1