Beyond the Thirty-Third Heaven, the Heavenly Court.
Clouds and mist coiled around it, Immortal Light hazing the air.
A cyan figure appeared without a sound.
Tongtian stood with his hands clasped behind his back, and his vast, boundless Divine Thought instantly enveloped the entire Heavenly Court.
His Divine Thought swept past one immortal palace after another, and one familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar aura after another surfaced clearly within his perception.
His Divine Thought paused briefly over those auras, then gently slid away.
A warmth rose from the bottom of his heart, only to be pressed down by an indescribable trace of bitterness.
In the end, his Divine Thought locked onto a magnificent imperial residence.
The Great Emperor of the Eastern Pole Residence.
The next moment, Tongtian's figure vanished in an instant and appeared before the residence.
Immortal Qi coiled around the residence. On the plaque, the four large characters "Eastern Pole Qinghua" flew like dragons and danced like phoenixes, containing a faint imperial might, yet also revealing the coldness of the Heavenly Rules' laws and commandments.
Tongtian looked at the plaque and remembered how, back on Jinao Island, Jin Ling had listened to the Dao beneath his seat, utterly unrestrained and free.
In the end, it was not the same anymore.
He did not announce himself. He merely took one quiet step forward, and his entire body passed through layer upon layer of restrictions, walking into the main hall of the residence.
Inside the main hall, Saint Mother Jin Ling was seated upright in the main seat, dressed in imperial robes, majestic and solemn.
She was handling the Heavenly Court's official affairs.
Suddenly, her movements stopped.
She abruptly raised her head and looked toward the center of the hall.
The immortal brush in her hand dropped to the floor with