The Portable Space had merged into his Divine Kingdom, giving Xu Changqing the methods of a late-stage cultivator while he was still in the early stages.
No one had expected that a careless planting of willows in the past would bear fruit at this very moment.
As time passed, he drew the last wisp of overflowing world power back into his Divine Kingdom.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, he soared into the air and departed using Shrinking the Earth to Inches.
But the moment he left this Secret Realm, a voice rang out in his mind.
And it had sounded without any warning whatsoever.
It was as if that voice had always been there, only triggered when the appointed time arrived.
"Changqing~"
"Once you return, come see me on the Celestial Pivot Star!"
It was the voice of the Great Dao Venerable.
Xu Changqing was slightly stunned.
Ever since he had entered the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion, this was the first time his master had taken the initiative to summon him.
Now that he had just passed the Void Refinement Tribulation, this voice transmission had arrived.
This showed that the other party had been watching him all along.
"This disciple obeys."
Xu Changqing replied, then flew toward the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion.
From the Starfall Secret Realm to the Four Mortal Domains, then to the Northern Dipper Star Region, the journey was as calm as still waters.
Liu Qian Cui had had a full seven thousand years of his lifespan shaved away by Eldest Senior Brother across the star region, and had also been warned, "Next time, it won't just be seven thousand years."
Presumably, that fellow would not dare show his face again anytime soon.
As for the other troubles, they amounted to nothing.
The entire journey passed without