In an instant, Daoist voices rumbled, golden light burst forth, and a clear proclamation, ringing like a bell, spread through the air: "What brings you here?"
Chi bowed again and again, lowering his head and composing his expression. He reported in full how Jiang Ziya had suffered calamity, how his soul had fallen into the Soul Falling Formation, and how he himself had risked his life several times to investigate.
The Primordial Lord of Heaven's gaze burned brightly, his spirit radiant. His lips parted like a lotus in bloom, and his voice rang out like Spring Thunder: "Though I command the Elucidation Sect, this calamity is a fate destined for Ziya. I shall point you toward an alternative path—hurry to the Supreme Purity Saint and seek his aid. He will have a way to resolve this disaster."
Chi's heart shook violently, and he could not contain his joy. He kowtowed three times, bade farewell to the Heavenly Venerate, then mounted the clouds and rode the mist straight toward the Great Crimson Heaven of the Supreme Purity Realm.
In the blink of an eye, he arrived outside Xuandu Cave. The cave dwelling lay hidden deep within a sea of clouds, while Eight Views Palace towered majestically above it. Immortal energy steamed through the air, and the extraordinary scenery dazzled the eye.
Before him lay a sight of jade-cut peaks piercing the heavens, with sheer cliffs rising ten thousand ren. Jade fungi grew from the precipices, while wondrous herbs sprouted from the earth. Verdant pines and cypresses coiled around the rocks like horned dragons; peach and apricot blossoms competed to herald spring. Purple chrysanthemums glistened with frost, and Fire Jujubes hung from the branches. An immortal elder held a brush and painted a Tai Chi Diagram, while a hermit faced his opponent