Immersed in the icy pool, Meng Qi felt as if his Dharmakaya and true spirit were rapidly ascending through some mysterious force, looking down upon all things in the palm of his hand. Then his eyes lit up, and he saw a rippling river stretching from some immeasurable distance, its waters murmuring as they flowed toward a place that could never be reached.
The river was divided into countless layers. Some were vast and boundless, with stars blazing with heat and light drifting upon them. In others, golden crows and jade rabbits "swam" through the waters. In yet others, the Great Sun and Night Moon had congealed into divine seats, each star a divine kingdom. There were countless such sights. To see this river was to glimpse the Layers of Universe, each one different!
"The Heavenly River..." The words came straight to Meng Qi's mind.
This was the Heavenly River that linked the myriad worlds, one of the symbols of the Nine Heavens. Compared to the fragment of the South Heaven Gate he had entered before, the Heavenly River flowing here was even more wondrous. It was no longer merely the Milky Way in the starry sky!
No wonder Yaochi was one of the upper three levels!
Meng Qi and Master Lu stood on this side of the "Heavenly River." Its waves stretched wide, and the opposite bank was impossibly far away. All around them lay cold silence, with none of the ambushes they had imagined. A bridge stood directly before them. It was neither formed from white clouds nor conjured from immortal mist, but made of giant magpies linked together. Their feathers were dull and their eyes hollow; who knew how many years they had been dead?
Was this the Magpie Bridge that Cowherd and Weaver Girl had used