"What is this?"
Jiang Xueyao asked curiously.
Xu Yuan glanced at the golden light and understood what was happening.
"I went through a Heavenly Tribulation in the Upper Realm once. It was far fiercer than anything in our world. I nearly died."
"Every time you advance in cultivation, your Spiritual Power also grows several times faster than it does here."
"This golden light is adjusting the Spiritual Power throughout your body so it can harmonize with the Upper Realm. Then you'll be able to cross over without a hitch."
As he spoke, something clicked for him too.
Back then, the Cube had opened the path, but Lu Feiming still could not cross. He had said Earth rejected him.
It seemed that ascension required the recognition of someone at the level of an immortal, who had to come and guide the traveler across in person.
"I see."
Jiang Xueyao looked perfectly composed, but her hands trembled faintly. Uncertainty, excitement, worry—all kinds of emotions surged through her at once.
She looked at Xu Yuan, his image fixed in her eyes. For a moment, light rippled through them, making her gaze shine.
Then all those emotions fell away.
"Give me some pointers. I still don't know how to handle whatever might happen."
She spoke softly.
"Don't worry." Xu Yuan gave her a reassuring look.
Suddenly—
The golden light blazed.
It became a passage of light and, in an instant, swept the two of them skyward. They vanished without a trace.
The golden light settled.
Xu Yuan and Jiang Xueyao appeared.
Jiang Xueyao looked around. She stood before a palace, surrounded by drifting clouds and nothing else.
The palace radiated an indescribable aura of the Dao, as though countless Laws had gathered within it.
"This is the Upper Realm?"
She asked curiously.
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