The Great Yuan Imperial Palace stood at the very center of the Capital.
To the east was a stretch of low buildings. Though these buildings were short, ordinary people would feel stifled and oppressed just from looking at them.
To the west was a stretch of buildings resembling high platforms. Each one stood alone, and the entire area seemed a shade darker than its surroundings, as though light would be swallowed up here.
The buildings to the east and west that guarded the Capital were none other than the Martial Temple and the Directorate of Celestial Observation!
The eastern side was the Martial Temple.
The western side was the Directorate of Celestial Observation.
At the very center of the Directorate of Celestial Observation stood the tallest tower. On its top floor, a gentle-looking man in a clean white robe sat cross-legged, floating in midair.
The entire room was filled with brilliant specks of starlight. Fine threads connected the stars to one another, seeming to weave together into a star map—a beautiful scroll in the darkness, adorned by the touch of immortals.
Suddenly.
The man in the clean white robe opened his eyes.
His gaze shifted to his left, toward a star in the front-left. That star was flickering erratically, while the threads connected to it had also become faint and indistinct, as though they were about to snap.
A thoughtful look appeared on his face. Then he pointed forward with a crooked finger. The flickering star immediately burst into dazzling radiance, and the nearby dimmed threads instantly regained their luster.
After pondering for a moment, the man flicked his finger lightly. A speck of white light shot through the air and vanished outside the room.
Xuanguo Estate.
"This..."
Xuanguo Duke Chen Guang sensed the auras of those Fourth Rank