This was an island suspended in the air.
Towering trees and lush flowers and grasses covered the island. Rich undying substance permeated the air, and the laws of the Great Dao glittered in the sky.
This was a vital stronghold of the Heavenly Court.
Yet it seemed like a paradise beyond the mortal world.
Divine flowers competed in beauty across the ground, and all manner of divine trees bore fruit that made visitors reluctant to leave. Dazzling radiance flowed over the island.
There was only one courtyard on the island, built deep within this paradise.
Chaos shrouded the entire courtyard. Even the Heavenly Emperor could not freely peer inside without its owner's permission.
Of course, the Heavenly Emperor had the power to break through every veil.
A woman slowly awakened on a Great Dao meditation cushion and opened her cool, clear eyes, like a female emperor above the nine heavens looking down upon the world.
"He actually came back? An unexpected delight?" the Female Emperor murmured softly, her gaze growing distant.
"But since he's come back again, I ought to leave some means for my past self, no matter what! Older Brother, I won't let your wish come to nothing!"
The Female Emperor made her move. She extended a slender finger and hooked it toward the void, tugging on a karmic thread.
She drew a faint, elusive karmic thread out of the formless void before her and lightly plucked it.
Dong~
The karmic thread stretched taut, giving off a pleasant, tinkling note like a musical string.
"Someone helped him evade some of his karma? The Consciousness of the River of Time?" The Female Emperor sensed a resistance that prevented her from leaving certain special measures on Luo Yan.
"But... think this through. If you stop me, don't blame me for