The stars blazed brightly, and light streamed down from the white canopy. After Meng Qi and Liu Luo returned, the Big Dipper Imperial Chariot seemed to sense the lingering aura at the bottom of the Heavenly Prison in the Immortal Realm. It shot skyward once more, trailing a long tail of flames as it flew into the depths of the dark void. No one knew where it would go, where it would stop, or whether it would drift forever through the darkness.
Beneath the pure-white canopy, Meng Qi furrowed his brow slightly and looked back toward the Black Prison Heavenly Prison, as if searching for something.
"Something wrong?" As an Ancient Great God with extensive experience in battle, Liu Luo sensed his unease and asked him quietly.
Meng Qi pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "There's just a vague, indescribable sense of familiarity. I'm probably being so cautious that I'm seeing danger in every shadow..."
All around them was darkness. Apart from space and time, there was nothing else, and not the slightest sign of danger. Liu Luo stayed on guard for a while, then finally believed Meng Qi was merely oversensitive when the Big Dipper Imperial Chariot had carried them so far that the Heavenly Prison in the Immortal Realm was no longer in sight.
Once the ancient constellations' light and the aura of the Heavenly Emperor's remnants had completely faded, the void where the Big Dipper Chariot had halted suddenly rippled. A shadow emerged, taking the shape of a man.
He wore the robes of an ancient immortal and a tall ceremonial crown. His aura stretched on without end, as if it spanned the ages. He was none other than Zhen Yuanzi, chief of the Twelve Divine Envoys under Wusheng Laomu, the Ruler of the World!