Northern Mount Yue Royal Court.0

Flames flickered quietly in stone basins within the palace. A thin man with unkempt hair sat on the throne of Northern Mount Yue, gently tracing the inscriptions on a stone tablet in his hands.0

The King of Northern Mount Yue, Xian Du, did not appear particularly imposing. His name was also a common one among the people of Mount Yue. Yet, if he had maintained his grip on the throne amidst a sea of esteemed families, his methods were undoubtedly extraordinary. Yet, he merely sat in silence and examined the stone tablet in his hands.0

The tablet depicted a grand and turbulent scene. It showed a figure adorned in feathers and beast bones standing upon a sacrificial altar. Above the...0