Midnight was approaching.
Above the sky, countless stars shone brilliantly. Suddenly, nine stars drifted in from all directions, slowly converging at the zenith and linking into a line along an ancient trajectory, like the eye of heaven and earth gazing down upon the world from the void.
The nine stars each radiated one of nine kinds of light: gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, and darkness. As they converged, it resembled the scene of the world's birth. Starlight poured into heaven and earth, causing all things to tremble.
The instant the stars converged, an ancient hum faintly rang across the skies of the entire Dou Qi Continent, as though it had come from a distant sea of stars and awakened something that had been slumbering.
At the same time, deep within the Western Region, the silent gray-white wasteland suddenly trembled. A blurry black shadow rose from beneath the earth, like a sealed demon opening its eyes, while a heart-stirring heat erupted from the depths of the ground!
Starfall Pavilion.
At the top of the Star Tower, Han Feng watched the moment the Nine-star Conjunction formed in the heavens, and a divine gleam condensed between his brows.
"It's here."
He spoke softly. A phantom of his soul unfolded behind him, intertwining with the starlight of the nine stars. Ancient inscriptions emerged in the void, faintly stirring a certain special power.
Within the Star Tower, countless disciples looked up at the sky, their minds shaken as their souls trembled slightly of their own accord.
Yao Chen looked up at the sky, his expression gradually turning solemn. "A celestial phenomenon of this level already involves the workings of the Heavenly Dao... No wonder the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame chose this opportunity to emerge."
Central Plains, Gu Clan.
Gu Yuan stood atop