Within the realm of the Forty-Nine Heavens, inside the Qingxu Divine Temple:
Emperor Qingxu sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, suspended in mid-air. His body was wreathed in a million rays of multicolored light, radiating a sacred aura that commanded awe without the need for anger. Directly before him sat Chuchu, also cross-legged atop a blooming sacred lotus. Behind her, a massive cluster of lotuses—formed from countless strands of colored light—shimmered with a dazzling, sacred brilliance.
It was the first time in the history of the Qingxu Divine Temple that two such powerful figures had stood in such a standoff, without any outsiders intervening.
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