Raging War.

Outside the dome, the Celestial Phoenix hovered calmly.

The cultivators on the ground halted only for a split second before the Elders led them to continue their assault.

The Phoenix stared ahead with a confused Ember behind her.

Kai and Hakuja were still watching from afar. They hadn't made a move, at least not yet. As such, it didn't make sense for her to step in so abruptly.

"Did something happ-" Ember was about to ask; her voice trailed off into silence as she noticed an unusual disturbance in the distance.

Space cracked and split open, revealing a figure that calmly stepped out from it.

From the opposite side, Kai watched with a look of contentment hiding behind his expressionless face. He assumed that Jidu was finally here.

Before the spatial rift could close, another figure stepped out.

They all recognized the second figure. He was none other than the Heavenly Virtue of Patience, Old Gu!