Inside the inner hall, Zhang Yu sat cross-legged, silently reciting the Six Rectified Heavenly Words over and over within his heart.
During the battle, the instant he unleashed his divine ability, he had come into contact with that lofty, boundless place. Yet this time, only after a long while was he able to sense it vaguely.
Even so, at the instant he touched that place, a profound and wondrous feeling welled up from the depths of his mind and spirit, then spread outward.
Outside the Guardian of Rectitude Palace, a great sun in the sky passed through this region, but its radiance suddenly flickered and dimmed.
At once, the expressions of the two divine beings on duty at the Guardian of Rectitude Palace changed. They soared into the sky together and intercepted that great sun, sternly demanding, "Zhu Chi, what is the meaning of this? Do you know that this is disrespectful to the Profound Venerable and disrespectful to the Guardian of Rectitude?"
The great sun flickered, and a young divine being emerged from within. His face was somewhat flustered as well. Circulating as the sun and moon was a good post—not subject to others ordering him about—but it allowed no mistakes whatsoever. A disturbance in the heavenly light like the one just now was enough to have him seized and questioned.
Yet he had his grievances too, and argued, "As usual, I transformed into the heavenly sun. But when I reached the front of the Guardian of Rectitude Palace, an aura scattered my divine power, and I was unable to maintain stability. It was not intentional."
The two duty officers of the Guardian of Rectitude Palace did not accept this explanation. One of them said severely, "No matter what, you made an error. We cannot determine your guilt or