Violethaven Temple, Western Sacred Lands.
Elder Bing Xin knelt in front of the shrouded statue deep within the temple's violet halls. Her forehead was pressed upon the polished, soul-chilling floor, a gesture of absolute deference and profound failure.
Unlike with the Grand Elder Mu Wuyan, the shrouded statue remained dim. The Violet Deity has yet to send its will.
Instead, a person in deep violet robes stood at its side, the temple's current master. He was a man with a face that seemed ageless and severe, his presence as cold and unyielding as the violet jade throne he rarely left. This was Temple Master Zuo Tianqiong, an Immortal Embryo Stage cultivator who was currently at the pinnacle of cultivators existing within the Western Sacred Lands, barring the ancestors who remained in seclusion as they were nearing the end of their lifespan.
