Dragon-Patterned Black Gold!

The Stellar Essence accumulated over a thousand years surged into the embryonic gateway all at once.

Rumble!

Soft yet brilliant Divine Light illuminated the surroundings as brightly as day.

Amid the swirling clouds and mist stood an ancient, towering gateway, majestic and imposing.

That gateway was resplendent and solemn, like the Heavenly Gate of legend—untouchable and impossible to behold directly.

"The Starry Sea Secret Realm has opened. Fellow Daoists, enter the secret realm!" someone called out.

"Once we enter the secret realm, I will take your life." Wang Teng spoke as the Heavenly Emperor Saint Sword in his hand emitted dazzling Divine Light.

"Try it. Slaying you would be no different from butchering a dog." Ji Hao shot back without yielding, then entered the gateway without looking back.

Ji Hao sensed space shifting around him. He crossed the boundless Void and arrived in another world.

This was a strange world filled with Stellar Essence. Streams of Stellar River hung down from the heavens, while the land stretched vast and boundless. Towering mountains pierced the clouds, raging rivers spanned a hundred thousand miles in a single leap, and countless Immortal Earths overflowed with spiritual energy that soared into the skies.

It was magnificent without losing its elegance, grand yet brimming with spiritual energy. Like the dwelling place of gods, it made one's soul tremble.

In the distance, silver waterfalls poured down as though condensed from the essence of a starry sea. Endless mist spread through the air, reflecting radiant light like specks of starlight continuously washing over divine stones, producing faint Dao Sounds. Ji Hao carefully surveyed this world and stood still for a long time atop a boulder. (--) (--)

Unlike the outside world, the stars above seemed truly real, each one pouring down streams of Stellar Essence to nourish