She held the sword horizontally in front of her, like holding a stick of incense, tapping lightly on the sword's body with her fingers, as if shaking off the ash.
And it seemed as if the ash truly scattered, the light of the sword's edge grew even more intense, and strands of ethereal Sword Qi rose skyward.
Golden light floated in the azure sky, veiled by the heaven's curtain, like a thin layer of gauze.
She silently recited: "All powers, Three Realms officials, Ten Directions Masters and Saints, Ten Directions Saints, Jade Capital Golden Palace Heavenly Emperor's Truth, Three Realms Venerable."
With each word that fell, the golden halo behind the azure sky grew more substantial and intense.
At first, in the midst of the void, countless figures of the supreme heavenly officials appeared faintly.
