The sun and moon stood side by side in the sky.
The golden sun and the moon hung together in the firmament, not far apart, their radiance complementing each other.
Where sunlight shone, all things gleamed; where moonlight spilled, silver radiance carpeted the earth.
Countless tiny stars surrounded the sun and moon, arranged like strings of pearls adorning the sky, clearly visible even in daylight.
Those stars gave off light in every color, turning the entire sky into a scene from an immortal realm.
But what Li Bufan found most incredible were the little black dots that occasionally appeared in the sky.
Those dots were only the size of a fist and floated high in the heavens. Had Li Bufan's spiritual sense not become so keen, he would never have noticed them.
The space around those dots twisted slightly, bending any light that passed nearby into faint halos.
Li Bufan could not help asking, "Brother Meng, what are those little black holes?"
Meng Xinghe glanced up and said, "Inside them are places where Academy disciples undergo trials. Of course, some are spaces opened up by experts within the Academy."
Li Bufan nodded, inwardly marveling.
The ability to open so many stable spatial gateways in the sky was already far beyond his understanding.
"And there's something else, Brother Li."
Meng Xinghe suddenly lowered his voice, his tone carrying a hint of solemnity. "The true Heavenly Foothill Academy is no longer in the Central Domain."
Li Bufan abruptly turned toward him. "What?"
"Then where are we?"
Meng Xinghe said, "We're currently in the Academy's outer layer. This is its gateway to the outside world, and where disciples go about their daily lives and cultivate. But the Academy's core..."
He raised a hand, pointing at the earth beneath their feet, then at the