Sect Master Tongtian sat upright upon the Biyou cloud bed, clouds swirling around him as auspicious qi rose in waves. The glow was warm yet not piercing to the eye. His expression was indifferent, calm as an ancient well; his eyes were slightly closed, as though he had already sunk deep into the Heavenly Dao of eternity.
Suddenly, all the myriad yao descended upon the lower realm, their baleful aura soaring into the heavens and disturbing the flow of qi between heaven and earth. Even a Sage's state of mind was shaken. The Sect Master's brows slightly furrowed as his Dharma eyes flew open, two streaks of clear light tearing straight through the curtain of the Ninth Heaven. With a slight stirring of his thoughts, the cloud mirror before him instantly reflected the scene of the myriad yao tearing through the clouds and trampling the firmament.
He lightly rolled his fingers, and rosy light streamed forth in wisps, auspicious radiance coiling about him. As he calculated with his fingers, a Grand Unity star chart sprang into being in his palm, its fine gleams surging as it traced cause back to source through the unseen void, deducing the secrets of heaven. After a long while, the knot between his brows remained unresolved, doubts piled upon doubts.
His tender mouth parted slightly, and he exhaled a wisp of clear qi. It gathered without dispersing, transforming into blossoming green lotuses that drifted slowly downward. Their halos were hazy, their subtle fragrance seeped into the bones, and the entire hall seemed to bloom into spring.
His expression flickered with surprise, as though perplexed, yet also as though alerted. "The heavenly secrets are in disarray. It actually seems that an Invisible Force has stirred heaven and earth, causing the calamities of the Investiture of the