# 1897
Chapter 1890: The Mist Parts
The Eastern Sovereign Bell rang, its sound rising from the Qilian Mountains and echoing across heaven and earth.
The mist.
In an empty ruin, a young girl sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes tightly closed, a veil of dust covering her entire body, as if she hadn't moved in a very long time.
At the instant the bell rang, the girl's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a powerful aura erupted from within her, scattering the dust covering her body in an instant!
Her eyes slowly opened, and she looked down at the back of her hand. Among the remaining two imprints, one was emitting a faint glow.
"The Eastern Sovereign Bell rises, the [Covenant] responds in time, the mist parts, all things revive…"
Chloe's eyes narrowed slightly as she rose from the ground.
"This day has finally come."
The faith power accumulated in her body was rapidly consumed by the glow of the imprint. Her complexion visibly paled, and as a mouthful of crimson blood spurted out, the second imprint faded away.
"The Second Covenant is activated, a great war approaches… It seems this place isn't safe either." Chloe gazed toward the direction of Great Xia. "It's time to go back."
She stepped forward and vanished into the hazy mist.
…
Dong—! Dong—! Dong—!!
The resonant toll swept across the sea. Jinian glanced curiously toward Great Xia, about to ask something, when a blinding radiance burst forth from Lin Qiye's chest beside her!
The imprint of the Second Covenant gradually dissipated, and a terrifying pillar of light erupted from Lin Qiye, shooting straight up into the clouds!
Within that surging pillar of light, Lin Qiye raised both hands, one pointing to the sky, one to the earth.
A low voice, like divine law, echoed beneath the heavens:
"Part."
Dong—!!
In an instant, a visible ripple spread outward from him. The pale gray mist faltered, and the ripple tore a gap through it!
As the ripple expanded in all directions, the mist melted away like snow and ice. Jinian felt a gentle breeze brush her cheek, and the surrounding mist vanished without a trace. She turned her head in astonishment—the originally hazy vision was clearing at an astonishing rate!
"This…" Jinian stared at the scene, unable to believe her eyes.
The sky, the sea, the land, the mountains… One after another, city ruins shrouded in mist were exposed to the sunlight. Desolate wilderness strewn with animal carcasses reappeared in the world.
If one stood in space gazing down at Earth, the gray-white mist would appear as though gently blown away, revealing the azure sea, snow-white glaciers, and light-brown land gradually spreading across the view… Like the cobwebs and dust that had sealed the planet were swept clean, uncovering a gem-like radiance.
"How… how did you do that?" Jinian stood frozen for a full dozen seconds before coming to her senses.
"I borrowed the Covenant's power." Lin Qiye replied calmly. "It's been over a hundred years since the mist descended upon the world. Compared to that disaster that destroyed everything back then, the mist has weakened too much—now it's probably only about 2% of its original concentration. So the cost of dispelling it wasn't actually that tremendous."
"Covenant? What's that? Can I use it?"
"…I'll explain when we get back."
Just as the two were speaking, the ripple had already swept across most of the Earth. The gray-white mist dissolved completely, and the Mist Wall at Great Xia's border was swept away too!
…
Great Xia, the border.
In the city near the Mist Wall, pedestrians walked back and forth across the streets. As the Eastern Sovereign Bell's sound rang across the sky, they all looked around in confusion:
"Bell sounds? Where are those coming from?"
"I don't know… There don't seem to be any temples around here?"
"How strange, it feels like it's right in my ears."
"…"
The Eastern Sovereign Bell's toll puzzled these people for a moment, but they didn't think too much of it and continued hurrying on their way.
A beggar sat at the edge of the street, shaking a stainless steel bowl filled with a few coins, making clinking sounds, and rasped:
"Amitabha… The Buddha has manifested… Give me some money for food, may good people find peace… The Buddha has manifested, give something please… Please…"
Whether it was due to the bell or not, many passersby hesitated for a moment and chose to toss over a few yuan.
The beggar grinned and stuffed the dozen coins from the stainless steel bowl into his clothes, leaving only two, and continued shaking the bowl.
"Blessed be the name of the Heavenly Venerable… The Heavenly Venerable has manifested… Blessed be the name of the Heavenly Venerable… Give me some money… Blessed…"
Before he could finish, the beggar's peripheral vision caught something in the distance, and he froze on the spot.
He stared blankly in that direction. The stainless steel bowl in his hand crashed to the ground with a clatter, drawing the attention of nearby pedestrians.
The beggar stumbled to his feet, his trembling hand pointing toward the distance as he stammered:
"It's manifested… It really manifested!!!"
The crowd looked in the direction he was pointing. Their pupils constricted!
At Great Xia's border, the Mist Wall that had towered to the heavens for over a hundred years was dissolving at an incredible speed. The mist that symbolized death and the unknown was gone entirely. The dun sunlight swept across the barren horizon, spilling into the city, as if gilding everything with a pale gold.
Vehicles on the road clogged the streets. One after another, people stepped out of their cars, standing frozen, watching this scene. The sharp honking of horns erupted behind them.
They gazed at that sunset, something never seen in this city before, as still as statues.
After a brief silence, someone finally came to their senses, murmuring to themselves:
"The mist cleared… The mist cleared?!"
"The mist really cleared!!!"
"Honey! Honey!! Come out here quick!! The mist cleared!"
"Holy shit… It really manifested?? Is it Buddha or the Heavenly Venerable??"
The beggar stood frozen on the spot. Countless pedestrians embraced and cheered around him. Innumerable banknotes fell into the stainless steel bowl before him, as if it weren't his begging tool at all, but an offering tray for some deity.
The same scene played out not only in this border town, but in all of Great Xia's border cities, villages, and even the war fortifications where the Night Watch stood guard—all witnessed the mist clearing.
A gust of wind swept across Great Xia, carrying away the Mist Wall that had oppressed them for over a hundred years, bringing a brand new yet unknown world before them.
Just as everyone was spellbound, a golden streak tore across the sky!
"What's that?!"
"Is that a plane?"
"Hell no, planes can't move that fast!"
"That definitely isn't a plane… I think I saw a human figure in that golden light?"
"I saw it too! It seemed to have six white wings! It just vanished in a flash…"
"That's insane. What person can fly with wings? An angel?"
"It's true! Don't believe me… I was just filming the mist clearing, and I caught a bit on camera. Let me slow it down and show you carefully…"
"I filmed it too! That really did look like a person!!"