Autumn sunlight spilled across the snowy plateau of Jade-Void Peak.
The three-hundred-meter Taichu Sovereign Ark hovered majestically at the edge of the mountain cliff.
Its starlight dragon prow remained firmly clamped between the colossal bronze doors of the Kunlun Immortal Gate, glowing with serene amber authority.
On the summit below, seven high pedestals of white Kunlun jade had been erected in a wide semicircle.
Standing upon each pedestal was a legendary figure of modern Earth.
Each one wore a tailored silk robe embroidered with the Taichu Sanctuary emblem.
On their wrists, their Taichu Citizen Cards flashed radiant green numbers, all certified above ninety Goodness.
Sister Clara stood upon the Alpine pedestal, her kind, wrinkled face radiating serene maternal grace.
