This was a mountain peak of considerable size. It was called a mountain peak because it truly stood atop a lofty mountain, except that its summit had been shaved flat and neatly leveled by human hands. A flat area two or three hundred zhang across spread across the mountaintop, with three grand halls standing there in a triangular formation.
Plaques hung above the doors of the three grand halls, bearing the names: Heavenly Pillar Hall, Heavenly Duty Hall, and Heavenly Hero Hall.
The moment he saw the three grand halls, Qin Fengming's body shook, and he blurted out, "The names of these three grand halls are those of three of the Nine Stars of the Qimen. Could the other six halls be Heavenly Peng, Heavenly Rui, Tian Chong, Heavenly Fu, Heavenly Qin, and Tian Xin?"
Hearing Qin Fengming's words, Fairy Xuan Kun's eyes flashed brightly as she looked at him. A moment later, she slowly said:
"That's right. The nine grand halls in this space were indeed named after the Nine Stars of the Qimen. It's just that the other two groups of halls occupy an extremely vast area and aren't situated on a single mountain peak. Only these three were built together. I never thought you would actually know the names of the Nine Stars of the Qimen. If you know the Qimen Arts, you might even be able to deduce the pattern governing the changes in the restrictions within the three grand halls."
Hearing Fairy Xuan Kun's words, Qin Fengming gently shook his head.
The Nine Stars had their own designations in astrology: the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, together with the two stars Jiu Qi and Yaoguang. But the Nine Stars of the Qimen were known by different names.
The Qimen Arts were a branch of