Pan Xuan placed thirteen pieces of Spirit Jade on the stone platform in the main hall.
Within the Spirit Jade were stored hundreds of strands of Star Origin—golden, purple, crimson, deep black, icy white, earthy yellow... Lights of every color intertwined, illuminating the entire Pangu Hall as brightly as day.
Those origin powers circulated slowly within the Spirit Jade, seemingly alive, giving off low hums that resonated with the vast, ancient aura within Pangu Hall.
The Twenty-Four-Grade Creation Green Lotus slowly rotated beneath the vaulted ceiling, shedding a wash of Light of Chaos that enveloped those Star Origins.
The Creation Cauldron in the corner of the hall emanated an aura of Returning to the Origin, which intertwined with the Green Lotus's Light of Chaos to form a mysterious balance.
Five Innate Spiritual Roots grew quietly beside the Blood Pool outside the hall. Their spiritual energy seeped through the walls and blended with the power of the Star Origins, filling all of Pangu Hall with life and vitality.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches sat around the stone platform, their gazes converging on the thirteen pieces of Spirit Jade.
Anticipation shone in everyone's eyes. They had spent nearly a thousand years collecting these Star Origins one by one throughout the sea of stars.
Every strand of origin had been hard-won, and every strand contained the purest power between heaven and earth.
Pan Xuan stood before the stone platform with his hands behind his back. His gaze swept over the thirteen pieces of Spirit Jade, then turned to the Twelve Ancestral Witches as he slowly spoke:
"Elder brothers and sisters, we have finished gathering the Star Origins. Next comes the most important step: deriving the Zhoutian Star Dou Great Array."
Di Jiang said in a deep voice, "Brother Pan Xuan, tell us what to