Tianshu Peak stood in the middle of Heavenheart Island, its grandest, most majestic, and highest mountain.
After a hazy lapse in consciousness, Xiao Ying awoke on a vast plaza before a solemn, magnificent hall wreathed in clouds and mist. Jade formed its paving stones, and crystal jade its roof tiles. It was as though he had arrived at the legendary Heavenly Court of the Pangu World, except that the plaque on the imposing hall nearby bore the ancient characters "Heavenheart Hall"!
Is this... the plaza before the Heavenly Heart Sect's main hall?
Upon waking, Xiao Ying briefly surveyed his surroundings and immediately frowned in thought. The white-haired Immortal King and the Heavenly Heart disciples he had seen earlier were nowhere in sight. Presumably, he had been transported directly here!
As for the earlier "Heavenheart Three Questions," Xiao Ying had no recollection whatsoever. He did not know what the Heavenly Heart Sect had asked, nor could he remember how he had answered!
Still, he had been transported directly here and sensed no danger, so nothing unexpectedly bad should have happened. Xiao Ying believed he harbored no shameful ill intent toward the Heavenly Heart Sect. Besides, with the Eight Separation Witch King, four Great Witches, and three thousand Demon-Scaled Witch Guards accompanying him, the sect was unlikely to act recklessly!
"High Priest..."
As he pondered in silence, two presences raced toward him like wind and lightning. The Golden-Eyed Great Witch and the Heavenly Wilderness Great Witch flew through the air, and both heaved great sighs of relief upon seeing Xiao Ying unharmed!
Xiao Ying's thoughts shifted. He looked at the two Great Witches and voiced his uncertainty. "What happened to me?"
The Golden-Eyed Great Witch promptly answered, "High Priest, you passed through the Tianyi Heart-Refining Formation and answered the Heavenheart Three Questions,