Inside Biyou Palace.
Sect Master Tongtian sat upright on the Cloud Bed. His eyes, which had been slightly closed, snapped open at that moment.
Two dazzling beams of divine light shot from his abyss-deep eyes, piercing the walls of Biyou Palace and Golden Ao Island's protective Great Array to land directly in the roiling sea of fortune clouds high above.
He saw it.
Gu Changqing stood outside his cave abode, swaying crookedly, his eyes hazy with drink, yet softly reciting the unfathomably profound Sacred Court Method.
The light of fortune blooming from countless Interception Sect disciples gathered like sparks into a prairie fire.
Boundless heavenly light descended from the Nine Heavens, enveloping all of Golden Ao Island like an immortal sacred realm.
The Interception Sect's fortune was rising, condensing, and ascending at an inconceivable speed!
"Heh, heh..."
Sect Master Tongtian chuckled softly, his laughter filled with gratification and emotion.
He shook his head. A rare, gentle smile appeared on his usually stern face.
"Good... good..."
He murmured very, very softly, yet his voice carried heartfelt admiration.
"It seems our Interception Sect's fortune is about to ascend once more."
"This boy... he truly is..."
Sect Master Tongtian paused, seemingly weighing his words, before finally chiding him with a laugh:
"He truly leaves even me speechless."
Those words were Tongtian's heartfelt exclamation.
After all, by now, Gu Changqing's many methods had long since left even Sages trailing in his dust, marveling in awe.
Meanwhile.
Above Golden Ao Island, the extraordinary phenomena intensified to an inconceivable degree.
The heavenly light descending from the Nine Heavens no longer fell in individual beams. It became a vast curtain of light, like the celestial river pouring down from the Nine Heavens, enveloping all of Golden Ao Island.
Within that curtain of light, countless runes flowed,