Jade Void Palace had reappeared, its grand halls towering beneath an air of ancient mystery.
Within Golden Light Cave on Wudang Mountain, purple, white, gold, and yellow radiance suddenly shot into the sky, illuminating countless auspicious clouds and streaks of rosy light, as if welcoming the return of some great figure.
King Zhuang of Chu's body flickered between illusion and reality. He abruptly opened his eyes, which seemed to contain wondrous sights from myriad worlds.
The instant his eyes opened, his right hand had already seized the Jade Ruyi. His body shot upward, hurtling toward some unknown place.
In the Tang State, the lands of Han, the Qin Realm, and the Ming Domain, figures dressed as emperors sensed subtle changes beyond the River of Time, in the boundless chaos!
Even earlier, Duke Huan of Qi and Meng Qi, who had come prepared, were already wrapped in Golden Lotuses. They pierced through layers of void, their Primordial Spirits and physical bodies undergoing uncanny transformations until they seemed to be everywhere at once, as if ascending to the Nine Heavens.
Their vision cleared, and the familiar ancient Kunlun well and Jade Void Palace appeared before Meng Qi. Without delay, the two rushed toward the main gate.
Suddenly, a figure flashed out beside them. He wore an imperial robe and crown, his face golden, five wisps of black beard hanging from his chin. It was King Zhuang of Chu. He excelled at Great and Small Teleportation, and though he had been a beat behind, he had arrived no later than Meng Qi and the others!
King Zhuang of Chu radiated boundless power, seeming to merge with the void and become a god who ruled this place. He swung the purple, white, gold, and yellow Jade Ruyi in his right hand at Duke Huan