"Even a Great Emperor couldn't open it?"
Fang Chen was astonished by Saint Chenwu's words.
Saint Chenwu nodded. "That's right. Even a Great Emperor couldn't open it!"
Fang Chen had not expected the Swallowing Heaven Tower to be so extraordinary. He could not open it himself, either. The Heaven Mending Goddess had opened it for him with a gentle puff of breath, and its doors had swung open.
Nor had Fang Chen expected the Star Sect to be the Swallowing Heaven Tower's guardian. Yet he had now taken possession of it.
Fang Chen looked at Saint Chenwu and asked, "Senior Chenwu, what should I do now?"
Saint Chenwu smiled at him. "What do you mean? The Star Sect was only the Swallowing Heaven Tower's guardian. It has remained under our protection all this time, waiting for the person destined for it. Now that person has finally appeared. Of course the tower should go with you!"
Fang Chen nodded, then bowed slightly to Saint Chenwu. "Thank you, Senior Chenwu."
Saint Chenwu waved a hand at once. "There's no need to thank me. If anyone should be saying thanks, it's me and the rest of the sect thanking you. Now that you've obtained the Swallowing Heaven Tower, our sect no longer has to guard it so closely. Looked at another way, we're finally free!"
Fang Chen nodded. Seen from that angle, the Star Sect truly had been freed. Its task was finally complete.
Saint Chenwu said to Fang Chen, "Fellow Daoist Fang Chen, I have one more favor to ask."
"What is it?" Fang Chen asked at once.
"I'd like the others in the sect to see the Swallowing Heaven Tower, too," Saint Chenwu said. "While guarding it, they've also spent years studying it. Now that it has accepted you as its