In the Purple Palace Celestial Realm, above the immortal palaces, auspicious clouds lay in rows over a grand hall. Countless immortals and gods stood within it. At the center, a broad and dignified figure radiated wisdom-light that illuminated the boundless heavens and earth.
The immortals and gods gathered in the hall had all seen the strange phenomenon in the sky, and discussion immediately broke out.
That star continued to change before their eyes. Its starlight steadily grew, gradually surpassing the limits of ordinary stars until it was just about comparable to the radiance of the Twenty-Eight Auxiliary Stars. After reaching that level, its brilliance continued to grow, but the pace gradually slowed.
Such a phenomenon was truly extraordinary!
An ancient immortal holding a lotus could not help but ask.
"Your Majesty, such a disturbance has appeared in the heavens. Could it be that scourge from the Star God Palace is stirring up trouble?!"
All the gods turned their gazes toward this ancient Heavenly Emperor, who wielded authority over the myriad gods.
The Star God Palace had been particularly active of late, so it was only natural that the many immortals and gods of the Azure Sun Hall had grown wary.
The ancient Heavenly Emperor smiled faintly before speaking to them.
"This is the manifestation of a man from the lower realm who has attained the Dao. You need not worry!"
At these words, the immortals and gods looked mildly astonished. For an immortal still in the lower realm to manifest his natal star within the Purple Palace Celestial Realm, he was certainly no ordinary figure.
However, they did not yet know which lower realm this phenomenon had originated from, making it difficult to deduce.
Several Immortal Venerables also discovered that they could not calculate the other party's whereabouts.
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