Within the Primordial Unity Celestial Palace, the five Origin Saints stood atop their jeweled thrones, their expressions solemn as each revealed his sacred aspect. Rings of precious radiance shone forth from the lotus seats below, instantly spreading throughout the Origin Void and overflowing into places beyond all tracing.
It could be seen that, apart from where the Golden Court stood, nearly everything lay beneath this precious radiance. Yet without prior preparation, even great powers of the upper realm might have had no way to detect it.
As the light continued to shine, countless wisps of deep, Turbid Darkness emerged within it, flickering endlessly as though both existing and not existing.
This had fully revealed the traces Huo Heng had left behind as he traveled through the Origin Void. Yet these traces lay between existence and nonexistence, shifting back and forth. Only once they were truly linked here, seized, and rooted could he be dragged out of the Grand Chaos.
Primordial Simplicity spoke at this time. "The Golden Court has sent word that they are ready. Once we act here, they will proceed as agreed beforehand."
Tai Yi nodded. "Then, fellow Origin Saints, there is no need to wait any longer. Join me in subduing that chaotic image-body."
The Origin Saints all assented. At the same time, they activated the supreme artifact of the Primordial Unity Celestial Palace. The encompassing radiance flashed sharply, whereupon a thread of precious aura emerged from within. At that moment, a point of murky aura could be seen roaming restlessly inside, seeming to transform into countless forms in an instant, while the tail of precious aura pursued close behind.
The five Origin Saints watched these changes expressionlessly. As the two streams of aura-light chased one another, they gradually seemed to form two paths running through both