Deep within the chaos.
As Master Tongtian's words fell, the chaotic qi before Zixiao Palace slowly parted.
The palace doors had not yet opened, but the Dao patterns upon them already glimmered with a faint light.
The Antarctic Immortal was pinned before the doors by the Green Duckweed Sword's qi. Sword intent still lingered in his shoulder bones, leaving half his body rigid.
He dared not struggle again.
Back in the East Sea, he could still draw upon the Yuqing Seal and wait for Yuanshi Tianzun to rescue him.
But here, even before raising his head, he had to take heed of those doors.
The Gray-Clothed Man knelt beside him, his face pressed against the ground, his entire body shaking uncontrollably.
The Yuqing Seal hovered in midair, its white light compressed into a thin layer by the Green Duckweed Sword's qi. The Flying Letter, white talisman, talisman pouch, and Northern Border Counterfeit Order all hovered beside it.
Not a single item was missing.
Yuanshi Tianzun stood outside Zixiao Palace, Yuqing Immortal Light flowing slowly behind him.
He glanced at Antarctic.
The Antarctic Immortal's lips twitched. He wanted to speak, but swallowed his words.
Master Tongtian stood firm, holding the Green Duckweed Sword.
Zhao Xuan stood half a step behind him without speaking out of turn.
On an occasion like this, he only needed to deliver the people and the evidence.
Tongtian was the one who ought to speak.
Inside the palace, the resonance of the Dao deepened.
A moment later, Hongjun's voice came from within.
"Come in."
The two words fell.
The Green Duckweed Sword's qi in Tongtian's hand drew back an inch.
The Yuqing Immortal Light behind Yuanshi subsided as well.
Before Zixiao Palace, the chaotic qi retreated to either side, and the doors slowly opened.
Within lay a