At the summit of Kunlun Mountain, purple qi condensed into solid form, transforming into a ten-thousand-zhang dragon that coiled around the white jade palace pillars and spiraled upward.
Laozi gently raised the horsetail whisk in his hand, and the final wisp of Primordial Clear Light sank into its mutton-fat jade handle;
The multicolored radiance from the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in Yuanshi Tianzun's palm gradually receded, as though a river of stars were vanishing into the firmament;
Tongtian Jiaozhu lightly flicked the Qingping Sword resting on his knee, and the edge that could sever Heaven and Earth quietly withdrew, like a hidden dragon lurking in an abyss.
When the lingering chime of the copper bells beneath the eaves finally faded into the sea of clouds, only the Chaos Dao Charm left behind when Great Immortal Yang Mei transformed remained, sending ripples through the depths of the three Saints' hearts.
The instant the three sacred processions crossed the threshold of Jade Void Palace, the sea of clouds spanning the nine heavens was suddenly suffused with ten-thousand-zhang rays of sunset light.
Laozi traveled atop the Taiji Diagram's golden bridge, his broad sleeves hanging like clouds from his plain white Daoist robe, while the Yin Yang dual fish revolved endlessly beneath his feet.
Wherever the golden bridge passed, the void rang with the sound of jade. The astral winds of the nine heavens and the baleful energy of the netherworld dissolved into Clear Dew upon contact, and when it fell, hundreds and thousands of Primordial Green Lotuses blossomed among the clouds.
Yuanshi Tianzun's dark robes were as black as night, and the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi lightly tapped the air.
Divine radiance burst from the Ruyi's tip, where the Three Treasures of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity converged. The three thousand stars, thrown into