An altar lay hidden in each of Taiji Hall's eight spaces. These altars were connected to the Essence, Qi, and Spirit of the eight guardian Fierce Beasts. They could only be opened by infusing them with the Essence, Qi, and Spirit of the Eight Spirits. Once opened, the eight beasts would disappear from the world.
Now, however, they had been replaced by Law substitutes containing the Eight Fierce Beasts, conjured by Wang Mang using the Platform of Investiture. Suddenly, a soundless tremor passed through the area, and the Taiji walls ahead abruptly radiated beams of light that seemed to pierce the soul.
The spaces, originally sealed off from one another, began to slowly merge. The eight altars circled one another and coalesced into a single whole. A beam of light shot from each altar, and the beams twisted together, shining straight up toward the ceiling of the pitch-black Taiji Hall. They formed a seven-colored ring of light, which began to ripple rapidly, sending out wave after wave. The ripples shifted ceaselessly before finally gathering into a sea of golden light. Countless golden rays blazed forth and condensed into runes. Then the eight altars on the ground slowly rose into the air, each absorbing countless golden runes. The white altars and golden runes shone together, gradually merging.
The ceiling of the pitch-black hall began to melt, revealing a lake of rippling, crystal-clear water. The eight altars also began to melt, slowly embedding themselves in the ceiling. At last, a profound-looking teleportation array appeared overhead, like a pool of deep-blue water connecting two worlds.
A sharp glint flashed in Lu Bu's eyes. "So there was already a passage here. It was just sealed."
"This was sealed by the power of Heaven and Earth," Wang Mang said. "The passage needs the Essence, Qi,