At an ascension ceremony the Immortal Gate opens, but the Celestial Path intervenes, stopping Aiden and pronouncing, "Your soul will be bound for 10,000 years"; Lord Shaw falls. A Crimson Sect figure tries to coerce Yuna—offering marriage for her sect's spirit vein and threatening annihilation; she refuses. An awakened cultivator sealed for 10,000 years finds Drieso's spiritual energy weakened and senses Celestial Sect's vulnerability. Someone detonates a life‑bound magical treasure to slaughter the sect, but a defensive artifact blocks it; a dying disciple admits failure as a witness recognizes the attacker, cutting off the reveal.