Inside Star Hall was an entire Small World.
The moment one entered, there was a great mountain. The mountain was full of life, with countless plants growing upon it; yet at its foot, life abruptly dwindled, leaving not a blade of grass. Only the occasional small tuft of weeds could be seen sprouting from cracks between the scattered rocks.
Most conspicuous of all was a thatched cottage at the foot of the barren mountain.
A stream wound its way down from the mountaintop, flowing past the thatched cottage. The weeds Zhou Tong had seen growing among the rocks were mostly distributed along both banks of the stream; everywhere else was nothing but desolate heaps of jagged stones.
In the sky hung enormous stars, each radiating dreamlike light that blanketed the land below.
Zhou Tong walked silently through this world alone. When he first entered, he had been walking amid the deathly still piles of rocks at the mountain's foot.
At this moment, Zhou Tong's entire body was withered and desolate, utterly devoid of even a trace of vitality. He looked like a living corpse as he walked. The immense life force he had gained when his Divine Demon Body Refining had reached the realm of rebirth from a drop of blood had completely withdrawn at this moment.
The skin over his body had lost all luster, making him look like a piece of dead wood. His flesh even seemed faintly shriveled, and compared to before, he looked like nothing more than a rag.
The Black Old Ox stared at Zhou Tong in shock, utterly dumbfounded. "He... he actually entered such a profound state of enlightenment right away!? He hasn't even read the Star Scripture, yet he directly triggered the Great Dao within Star Hall."
"This... this kind of comprehension... how