Within the Suspended Heaven Dao Palace, thirteen jade platforms in the hall were bathed in clear rosy spiritual light. The divine beings of every Outer Layer stood solemnly, each holding an implement. Heavenly flowers drifted down through the air, waves of strange fragrance arose, and golden light rippled, carpeting the cloud steps before the palace.
Lin Tingzhi glanced upward, then bowed from his seat toward the chief Daoist seated at the head. "Chief Executive, the barrier wall of Upper Firmament Heaven has come into view. We should have our fellow cultivators jointly urge the Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch to descend upon it, using it to erect a golden bridge between the two realms."
The chief Daoist nodded. "So be it."
Lin Tingzhi turned around and flicked his sleeve, sending down a talismanic command.
As the talismanic command shot down from the Dao Palace, it transformed into streams of golden light and scattered toward the various Profound Venerables. Everyone who received one made a formal salute, then sat down and formed hand seals, chanting silently.
Standing atop the platform, Zhang Yu could see that as the chanting arose, the Clear Vault Aura surged toward that green branch with even greater ferocity than before, driving it to extend farther outward and probe toward Upper Firmament Heaven's protective wall.
He had previously been considering how the two realms might be connected. So this was the most direct method.
It seemed a collision was about to come.
The branch extended slowly, yet as part of a treasure that stabilized the Dao, bolstered by the Clear Vault Aura, it crossed countless layers of realms in an instant. Carrying the force urged forth from behind, it slammed viciously into Upper Firmament Heaven's heavenly domain protective wall!
This collision also provoked a response from Upper Firmament Heaven's