The Immortal Realm, it turned out, was indeed so beautiful.
Precisely because Lu Chuan had witnessed the destruction of the Immortal Realm, he cherished the beauty he saw now all the more.
Mist swirled, cranes hovered, and wherever the eye could see, all was immaculate and beautiful.
Empress Wu Zong sacrificed her own power, shattering millennia of time, to send Lu Chuan to the bygone Immortal Realm. Yet, Empress Wu Zong left forever, as she had to bear the backlash from the river of time. Her physical body rapidly disintegrated, and the laws of the Demon Suppression Pagoda were extinguished. The souls of the eight Demon Kings sealed within it scattered to nothing, securing an incredibly precious opportunity for Lu Chuan, a chance for redemption.
Without the Tower Spirit's guidance, without the help of the Dry Corpse, Lu Chuan appeared so bewildered.