The writing on the jade disc ended abruptly there.
One last wisp of sorrow seeped from those strokes, dispersed into the darkness, and vanished.
The light of the entire jade disc began to dim.
Zhou Xuan felt the force gripping his consciousness let go.
The next moment, the platform, stone pillars, and nebula scenes on all four sides reappeared before his eyes.
He was back.
Zhou Xuan stood on the central platform, his back drenched in sweat.
He looked down at his hands and checked several times. His hands were still there, and so was he.
"So that's how it was."
He let out a long breath, his voice a little hoarse.
The jade disc's light faded completely, breaking into a stream of Dark-Gold information. Rather than disappearing, it poured into the Supreme One Token at the center of the platform.
The Supreme One Token shuddered violently.
Zhou Xuan stared at it.
The Command Token floated up, leaving its recess to hover before him.
All the restored law patterns on its surface lit up and began circling.
Then the Supreme One Token projected something.
It was a star map.
It was badly damaged, with more than half missing, as though someone had torn several pieces out of it.
But three points shone on the remaining portions.
Zhou Xuan recognized their locations.
The first corresponded to the collapsed Pill Room he had passed on his way here.
The second was the Martial Arts Arena split in two by a fissure.
The third was the Treasure Vault Hall he had just left.
The last places where the three divine objects had appeared.
Zhou Xuan stared at the star map, silent for a long time.
He had originally come to the Eye of Return to Void only to complete his cultivation method and