The bronze mirror was guarded by two coiling dragons, its back studded with seven-colored gems, its surface bright as a silver platter.
A hazy white light spilled from the mirror, illuminating Li Qingxian.
At last, Li Qingxian said softly, "Let the bright mirror hang high and survey all ten directions!"
The Heaven-Gazing Mirror gave a slight shudder. The yin-yang fish carpet slowly revolved, the Eight Trigrams lamps overhead flickered, faint light shone from the eyes of the statues in all eight directions, and a wild wind rose within the room. Yet it was sealed off by an invisible force; even the doors and windows could not be blown open.
Li Qingxian's eyes turned white. In the blink of an eye, it was as though his gaze hung above Riverwatch Pavilion. Looking down, he took everyone in at a glance.
None of the Lower Rank or Middle Rank people noticed anything. Only a few Upper Rank experts vaguely sensed something amiss and looked up, but found no problem and continued attending the gathering of literary cultivators.
Li Qingxian did not look at those Upper Rank cultivators, focusing only on the Middle Rank and Lower Rank ones.
Li Qingxian called upon the Heaven's Mandate Instrument in his heart and sent a Fortune Fish into it.
The Heaven's Mandate Instrument rumbled familiarly as Li Qingxian looked toward a Lower Rank literary cultivator near the entrance.
Translucent starlight emerged above the man's head. Unlike the Fate Stars within a Fate Mansion, he could not see their details. He only knew that this Lower Rank old man possessed a Diligent Study, Advancement, and Stability-type Fate Star, "Crowing Rooster Reflecting the Moon." As for the rest of his Fate Stars, none could be seen.
At the same time, Li Qingxian moved his right hand and used