Although all sorts of plans flashed through my mind, this place was still under the restriction of forbidden techniques. After collecting the Tendon of Creation, everyone began drawing lots to choose the treasures. Once all twenty-seven treasures had been claimed, we returned to outside the secret chamber. But by then, the scene before our eyes had clearly changed!
The Taiqing Sword-Rehearsal Platform was nowhere to be seen. In its place was an area blanketed in moss. The Taiqing Sword-Rehearsal Platform, which had once looked neat and smooth, had now become a ruin. The circular viewing platform ahead was gone as well, replaced by the remains left behind after its collapse. Verdant plants spread across the wilderness surrounding the ruins, stretching as far as the eye could see.
The sky was as clean as after a fresh rain, so clear and pure that it was soothing to behold. It gave one the feeling of having arrived in an entirely new world, leaving every immortal utterly astonished.
"All the immortals worked together to open all seven formation platforms. This proves your abilities, and so Lord Tasting Sword wishes to meet you as well. Please come to his residence for a chat." Lord Taihua stood smiling on a stone slab amid the ruins.
"Then what happened to the Taiqing Sword-Rehearsal Platform where we were before?" Soft Red Maiden asked in surprise.
"Hehe, that place was merely the entrance to our secret realm. Now that all the formation platforms have been opened, it naturally has no further use. So this old man moved the entrance here instead. Surely none of you dislike this place?" Lord Taihua laughed.
"It's not that I dislike it, but this place doesn't seem to restrict magic power, yet it also doesn't seem to be truly real." Soft Red Maiden