The golden pillar of light blazed brilliantly. Wind and clouds churned violently across the heavens, whirling rapidly around the golden beam and forming a vast vortex illuminated crystal-clear by its radiance.
A lofty sound rose from the stone doors of the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault. Amid rumbling booms, the enormous door, originally a single intact slab beneath the sunlight, suddenly split open down the middle and slowly slid apart.
Dazzling golden light burst forth from the gap. Even in broad daylight, it was so resplendent that none could look directly at it. Even the sun rising gradually in the sky seemed to have dimmed in comparison.
Inside the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault, everything was pitch-black.
Yet within the darkness was a place lit by a mysterious glow. As she drew nearer, what lay before her gradually became clear.
A wooden stand stood in the darkness, bearing a small platform roughly a foot across.
At the center of the platform rested an ancient-looking cup filled with a transparent liquid. Floating atop that liquid was a tiny transparent stone that emitted seven-colored radiance.
A strange fragrance drifted faintly through the air, everywhere at once. Merely smelling it invigorated the spirit.
Ahead stood a wall of darkness. Under the illumination of Li Wan'er's Heavenly Book cultivation art, golden light flickered across it, revealing countless rare treasures.
It was precisely Heavenly Book Volume Three. Having obtained Heavenly Book Volume Three, she collected the transparent liquid, and with a flicker of her figure, vanished from the Heavenly Emperor's Treasure Vault.
Above the swamp, she looked down upon the disciples of both the righteous and demonic paths, her expression neither joyful nor sorrowful. Then she headed straight for Great King Village, preparing to return to Qingyun.
To her, the two most precious things within the Heavenly