Half a month passed in the flick of a finger.
Especially while Xuanming was touring the Heavenly Domain.
He sampled the Heavenly Domain's distinctive delicacies, admired its unique scenery, and even sought out Heavenly Official Yueyao to discuss the Dao.
The Heavenly Domain's Dao differed from that of the mortal world. Standing between the Daoist Tradition and the Divine Path, it blazed its own trail. Their discussions deepened his foundation, but most importantly, his God-Sealing Art advanced by leaps and bounds.
His imperial decrees for conferring divinity had now become even more profound.
Half a month later, on the Star-Watching Platform.
The wind howled, his white hair streamed, and his Daoist robe snapped in the breeze.
Built atop the Heavenly Domain's highest peak, this place evoked the feeling of a towering hundred-foot pavilion where one could reach out and pluck the Stars.
He was not the only one entering the starry sky. Xuanming saw other great Spirit Refining cultivators, all natives of the Heavenly Domain.
The sun sank in the west, and the Bright Moon began to rise.
Heavenly Official Yueyao arrived. Raising her hand, she formed a succession of hand seals and recited an obscure incantation, activating the grand formation.
With a rumble, starlight flared across the Star-Watching Platform and gathered overhead, forming a brilliant star chart.
Xuanming watched closely, committing the chart to memory.
Then the stars moved along mysterious trajectories, forming a spatial gateway—a vortex of starry seas.
This was the Starry-Sky Passage.
A great Spirit Refining cultivator who had been here before stepped forward, handed over a Wish-Fulfilling Pouch, and bowed to Heavenly Official Yueyao before striding into the Starry-Sky Passage.
Xuanming followed the others forward, but just as he was about to pay his passage fee, Heavenly Official Yueyao stopped him. "The Heavenly Lord has