At the very bottom of the Milk Sea.
The divine altar shone, and several white fish swam leisurely around it.
The seawater at this depth gradually grew clear. Layer upon layer of starlight arose from behind, condensing into a mirror suspended overhead that reflected the various scenes within the Milk Sea.
There was a white elephant in transformed guise, driving a spirit shuttle and studying the words condensed from cosmic clarity mysterious radiance upon it. He was currently in the Great Void near the Flame Cavern.
There was also a scene of Pingxiu leading several Purple Mansion cultivators, riding clouds and hiding in the Gloomy Netherworld. Finally, even an old monk and Peacock appeared.
These images were all blurred and distorted, impossible to see clearly. One could only guess what they were saying.
Dragon Maiden Ashe stood with Xu Xuan before the divine altar. Looking up at the reflected scenes, she smiled and said:
"The sea certainly is lively. Heaven-Covering, Yama, Peacock, and Calamity Remnant—both immortals and Buddhas are here. That white elephant probably still has no idea how much trouble he's stirred up."
Xu Xuan's gaze remained steady, his expression unchanged. He had collected a portion of [essence water of transformed nature], but rather than leave, he watched the scenes in the sea alongside the dragon maiden.
Nothing had seemed unusual at first. But when he saw writing appear on the spirit shuttle in Sheni's hand, his mind shook violently. He could make out only two words, perfectly clear and more familiar than anything.
Celestial virtue.
He had only ever seen this substance within the Dao stele inside his body. It resembled clear qi and had all manner of wondrous uses. Now, however, it had appeared on the Great Cosmic Shuttle in Sheni's hand.
Yet he dared not betray