Within the secret realm where the 'Celestial Star Pivot' was enshrined in Taihao Star Palace.
This time, the one who received Liang Ji and Peng Yue was Star Lord Lou Qianqiu. No one else appeared, whether the Taihao Star Palace Principal, the Ninth Rank Star Lord 'Immortal Lord Tianhao,' or the Star Lord of the Heavens.
Now, the Divine Realm and Spirit Realm had joined forces and declared all-out war on the Star Alliance. Trouble was brewing both within and beyond the Alliance, and many of its higher-ups were preparing for total war.
Ninth Rank Star Lords like 'Immortal Lord Tianhao,' as well as veteran Eighth-Tier Star Lords like Star Lord Zhou An, were all swamped with important affairs. They had no time to oversee Peng Yue's 'Celestial Star Pivot' challenge.
Instead, the task had fallen to Lou Qianqiu, a newly promoted Eighth-Tier Star Lord of Taihao Star Palace.
Liang Ji was already acquainted with him. They had once worked together to expand the 'Celestial Star Array Diagram' around the Star Alliance.
In fact, Liang Ji had practically been his mentor. During that expansion work, Liang Ji had looked after him and shared plenty of experience about the Outer Domain Star Sea.
So Taihao Star Palace had put considerable thought into assigning Star Lord Lou Qianqiu to receive Liang Ji and Peng Yue and oversee Peng Yue's 'Celestial Star Pivot' challenge.
"Greetings, Senior Liang Ji!"
"Greetings, Star Lord Peng Yue!"
"Greetings, Star Lord Lou..."
After the three exchanged greetings, Liang Ji looked at him and asked, "Star Lord Lou, have you stopped expanding the 'Celestial Star Array Diagram' in the Outer Domain?"
Lou Qianqiu nodded helplessly. "Because the Divine Realm and Spirit Realm declared war, the Palace has suspended the expansion of the 'Celestial Star Array Diagram.'"
Liang Ji understood