A thunderous roar echoed from deep underground as a nine-layered gear assembly meshed, and the gate of the Celestial Palace Fortress crashed down, transforming into a gangway.
Most shocking of all, the main body of Guniu Mountain was separating from its foundation, revealing sixteen mechanical spider legs, each hundreds of feet tall. Heat vents at the leg joints spewed sulfurous steam, dyeing the night sky crimson for miles around!
The entire Celestial Craft City rose hundreds of feet on its spider legs, fully revealing the steam turbines once buried deep within its foundation. At its base, sixteen sets of annular boilers forged from Profound Steel formed the power core, each connected to Profound Steel transmission chains strong enough to haul a watchtower.
Outside the city walls, the bonfire-lit encampment of the Incense and Candle Sect, long since stationed there, suddenly erupted into a commotion.
