The freezing morning wind of the Seventh Heaven swept across the massive, open-air assembly grounds directly outside the Grand Celestial Hall of the World Alchemy Summit. The entire capital district was still caught in a state of absolute, frantic commotion.
The leaked projections of the Tian Crown Prince's secret romantic affair and murder plot had triggered a massive political panic, forcing the elite divine guards to frantically secure the inner palace sectors.
Yet, outside the grand gates, the show had to continue. Thousands of high-tier alchemists, elite inner-peak geniuses, and popular elder-rank masters from every corner of the upper universe stood tightly gathered in neat, orderly rows. The visual-scale of the summit preparation was breathtaking. Floating marble platforms held heavy, silver-enchanted cauldrons that hummed with dense cosmic law energy.
