Chapter 13: Beyond the First Rank

In front of Juliana Mabbett stood a jade stone wall over ten meters long and three meters high, like a grand mural. The stone wall was engraved with mysterious patterns.
Juliana examined the carvings closely and soon understood the entire scene.
It was a painting—the sky with clouds, mountains, and lakes on the earth below. Beyond the landscape, five figures were depicted. Four of them were floating in mid-air: a thousand-handed jade Buddha, a short-haired Taoist with swords suspended...