The heavenly path solidified, connecting the Dao Platform directly to the Celestial Palace.
Xu Xuan had brought Tiantuo this time, and he felt somewhat nervous. The Immortal Register bearing [Venerable Seat of Profound Unity's Successive Union] returned to him, but his clothing remained as usual, unchanged.
Tiantuo seemed somewhat hesitant as well. Following Xu Xuan onto the heavenly path, he gradually became wreathed in golden-white magical light. Xu Xuan had seen him use this light before; it carried the sense of something newly born, yet to unfold. Now, Dao tones spread from it, shielding him.
The man and the demon slowly ascended into the heavens, gradually entering the Celestial Palace. Inside, it stretched as far as the eye could see, without any visible boundary.
Ahead stood the same heavenly gate. Its dark-black plaque shone brightly, lightning and fire coursing across it with tremendous might.
"This place is no longer within your Qi Sea."
Tiantuo looked at the plaque. Seeing the name [Supreme Clarity Dao Realm], he appeared puzzled and said quietly:
"It is probably the cultivation sanctuary of some great figure from ancient times, though I have never heard of it."
"What are that lightning and fire?"
Xu Xuan looked at the crimson lightning and blue-violet Dao fire upon the plaque. They were certainly Purple Mansion-level phenomena. Unlike the other toppled, collapsed buildings, which retained only their shapes, this lightning and fire truly existed.
"I do not recognize them either."
Xu Xuan frowned and stirred his magical power, attempting to collect them. The lightning and fire reacted, showing signs of descending. An utterly terrifying pressure swept over them. Tiantuo swiftly intervened, sweeping his golden-white magical light across the heavenly gate to stabilize it.
"Stop trying. This is an ancient cultivator's sanctuary. You ought to approach it with respect."
Tiantuo looked