The Heavenly Domain.
Hidden deep within the Nine Heavens.
It was a Microcosm created long ago by the Immeasurable Dao Patriarch. Only those who had attained three flowers gathered at the crown could find the Heavenly Domain's gate.
Those not native to the Heavenly Domain could remain for no more than three years.
Recalling what he had learned from the Drunken Great Expert back at the Peaceful Heaven Sect's Dao Sea Palace, Xuanming stood above the Nine Heavens at dusk. Following those instructions, he formed hand seals, chanted incantations, and paced the celestial patterns of the Dipper, while taking a statue of the Dao Patriarch from his Wish-Fulfilling Pouch.
As the ritual reached its conclusion, he lit Heavenly Incense and bowed three times to the statue of the Dao Patriarch. Wisps of fragrance drifted into his nose.
The statue of the Dao Patriarch shone and opened its mouth.
Between the sun and moon, Yin and Yang converged, forming a Heavenly Gate supported by auspicious clouds and crowned with rosy light.
Putting away the statue of the Dao Patriarch, Xuanming approached the Heavenly Gate. Three flowers appeared above his head, swaying as they radiated the power of the Three Powers.
The Three Powers intertwined with the Two Principles, transforming into the power of Unity and successfully opening the Heavenly Gate. Celestial music rang out as the gate opened a crack, and Xuanming turned into light and plunged inside.
The wondrous sight vanished in an instant, and the heavenly gate dissolved into nothingness.
Clouds drifted lightly on a gentle breeze, as though it had never appeared.
Space shifted. When Xuanming reappeared, he stood within a vast world, its dense spirit mechanism washing over him.
It far surpassed Floating Cloud Mountain and was richer even than Phoenix Perch Mountain. Only the Immortal Mountain