Once the gates were abruptly closed, the lanterns scattered around suddenly flared with flames, lighting up the momentary darkness.
Everyone was thrown out of focus, but the dense lightning around the Sky Spire quickly gathered their attention back. Without any heads up, a figure jumped down from the spire's peak!
Upon meeting the figure's eyes and hearing his voice, no further introduction was needed as everyone could instinctively tell who he was. The Heavenly Demon was finally standing before them! Aside from routine meetings, this rare experience was something that usually happened once in a lifetime!
"Welcome! Members of my Heavenly Strength Society! You did well gathering here."
Once the Heavenly Demon landed on the ground, a large stone rose from the ground. Just like the rest of Mount Heaven, it was entirely pitch-black, complementing the Society Leader's dark robes.
'There they are.'