Clear Sky Great Dao Venerable abruptly rose, his expression grave. His gaze pierced the endless void and fell upon the Brightlight Blessed Land, where streams of dark radiance were slowly spilling from the rift.
"This is... Fuli Heaven."
He murmured the words. The female cultivator in palace robes also looked solemn. Forming a hand seal, she stirred the innate clear qi around her and prepared to step toward the Brightlight Blessed Land.
But just then, heaven shook and the sun swayed.
The Great Sun of Radiant Splendor Heaven, which had hung eternally in the middle of the sky and shone since time immemorial, suddenly plummeted toward the three of them, as though intent on crushing Qingxiao and his companions along with the immortal palace beneath their feet.
Qingxiao's pupils contracted slightly. With a sweep of his hand, a great black cauldron abruptly flew from the crown of his head and forcibly caught the falling Great Sun. Controlling the cauldron with one hand, he looked toward an empty stretch of void and said coldly:
"Sun Venerable, you again!"
"So what if it is?" An arrogant female voice echoed out. "Those who do not follow the Immortal Dao or honor heaven's will deserve punishment!"
As her words ended, another clear, ethereal female voice rang out. "Fellow Daoists, do not be impatient. Why not remain here and watch for now?"
The moment the voice faded, the sky, previously blazing with sunlight, suddenly darkened. Then a bright moon abruptly rose, hanging beside the Great Sun and creating the spectacle of sun and moon shining together.
"Moon Venerable..."
Qingxiao's expression shifted slightly, though he had anticipated the Moon Venerable's arrival. He directed the great cauldron, and boundless clear immortal radiance instantly poured from it. Endless qi enveloped the entire expanse of heaven and earth, dazzling