Purple Palace Celestial Realm, Central Heaven Realm.
When Yang Huai and the Pure Origin Emperor arrived, Daoist Five-Lotus had already been waiting.
More than a dozen immortals of the Five-Lotus Heavenly Heart Sect stood upon the sea of clouds not far away.
Among them were familiar faces such as the Violet Sun Venerable and the Sword Immortal Bixiao, as well as several immortals Yang Huai did not know well. Most were accomplished Golden Immortals.
On the Pure Origin Sect's side, there were only Yang Huai and the Pure Origin Emperor.
Yang Huai looked toward the Central Heaven Platform at the heart of the Central Heaven Realm.
It was a colossal floating island.
In truth, it was merely one of ten floating islands. These islands were places for immortals to spar, and every floating platform was furnished with special restrictive arts that could weaken the aftershocks produced by immortal combat. Each contained a world of its own.
A female immortal dressed in magnificent robes flew over from afar. She wore a goose-yellow palace gown, and a faint divine mark rested deep between her brows. Seeing them, she spoke coolly.
"You should all understand the rules. As long as you wish it, you may leave the Central Heaven Platform and end the battle at any time. Beyond that, do as you please, so long as you do not violate the Heavenly Laws!"
Daoist Five-Lotus nodded calmly at her, then took the lead, transforming into a streak of firelight and flying onto the floating platform, which spanned several hundred thousand zhang.
Yang Huai flashed and appeared directly atop the floating platform. Looking at the Five-Lotus Emperor, he smiled faintly.
"I heard that Senior Five-Lotus now holds the Fire Mansion Star position among the Twenty-Eight Auxiliary Stars. I wonder how much of this star's