The formation patterns isolating the tent from the outside world quietly circulated.
All was peaceful around him, the clamor of the military camp completely shut out beyond the tent flap.
Qin He slowly finished regulating his breath, and the lingering dull pain in his shoulder blade had faded by more than half.
His soul had only just relaxed, not yet sinking into deeper meditation.
A gray, hazy curtain slowly descended. The sharp clack of wooden rods pierced through the dim yellow lamplight. A Shadow Play Performance, half illusion, half reality—this was the life of the deceased.
Qin He's eyes flew open, his heart hammering.
Shadow Play!
The Void Ancient Ape actually had a Shadow Play presented, not completely obscured by Heavenly Secrets.
Within the Shadow Play, Returning Ruins was no longer that bleak, lifeless void ruin. In its place stood a colossal mirror gate stretching across billions of clouds, towering so high that its end could not be seen.
That was the South Heaven Gate of the Ancient Immortal Court!
Thousands upon thousands of immortal soldiers stood upon the city walls, their spiritual light flowing slowly along either side of the gate like a river of stars.
A towering ape silhouette stood quietly atop the highest watchtower of the heavenly gate, clad in gilded border-guard armor and gripping a dark silver halberd.
As the light and shadows shifted, Qin He saw his appearance clearly.
His entire body was covered in a layer of pale golden fur, his eyes sharp as stars in the deep void.
He was the very Ancient Era ape corpse that had just turned to ash within the forbidden zone.
The river of years within the shadow play slowly opened from there.
He was a citizen of the Void Ape Clan, born near the end of the