At last, the corridor seemed to have reached its end.
Li Qing saw another pond.
But this time, a stone bridge stretched above the pond; it was not a sea of bitterness like the one outside.
Countless lotus leaves grew in the pond, along with blooming lotuses.
The pink-and-white lotuses were delicate and alluring, giving off a faint fragrance.
Li Qing looked around. This seemed to be a wondrous independent spacetime.
Beyond the sky lay a hazy expanse of gray, where something seemed to flicker faintly.
Looking behind him, he saw an unbroken stretch of palaces spreading down the mountainside.
The passage he had emerged from was merely one part of those palaces.
At the end of the lotus pond stood a divine mountain of white jade, several dozen zhang tall. At its summit, a palace seemed to shimmer with light.
The faint scent of lotus filled his nostrils. Catching the fragrance, Li Qing instinctively took a breath.
The Divine Body perfectly simulated the human body, which was why it could fully withstand its user's power.
As the fragrance entered him, Li Qing's consciousness suddenly grew hazy.
He slowly raised a foot and walked beyond the stone bridge.
The bridge was not wide, only about five chi across.
In just a few steps, he reached the edge of the bridge. There were no railings on it, only a bare bridge deck.
Li Qing stood at the bridge's edge, his gaze naturally falling upon the water.
Beneath the surface, ripples of light seemed to flicker. Li Qing seemed to see something flashing there.
He seemed to see the Earth of his past, familiar people. Instinctively, he was about to step forward, as though he wanted to walk over and see what was going on.
At that very instant, the Heavens Civilization