The Heavenly Official was once a God of the Bone Elder Association,
He was part of the Praying Sect of the Bone Elder, and naturally recognized the strength of prayer. To prevent the disciples of the sect from threatening his position, he used the Bone Elder's faith in him to purge the Praying Sect.
The entire Bone Elder Association then became the domain of the Suffering Faction.
Yet, even within the Suffering Faction, the Heavenly Official hid the method of ascension along this path. The Painter and the Music Master trained for years on the seven incense sticks' path, failing to uncover the secret.
"Indeed, that scoundrel Heavenly Official deserved his death," the Music Master agreed and added, "Both of us struggled without direction, all thanks to the teachings of the Heavenly Official's Suffering Faction — blood and flesh stronger than the divine soul."
