He invited Taiyi into the ancient temple, mysterious since antiquity, which ordinary experts had no right to enter.
The temple was spacious inside.
An ancient, majestic aura flowed through it.
It had none of the imagined gilded splendor, but several statues were enshrined there.
"The Human Emperor Taiyin, the Sun Saint Emperor, Emperor Hengyu..." Taiyi's pupils flickered slightly as he recognized the statues.
Every one of them was someone from the Ziwei Star Domain who had attained the Dao, whose might had once cowed the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and who had stood proud above past and present.
"The original temple was established by the Human Emperor Taiyin. He opened the ancient road and built a Five-Colored Altar capable of crossing the starry sky..."
The old Saint Yuan Qing reverently bowed and kowtowed before the statues of the emperors, full of devotion, as he explained to Taiyi, "Of course, wars broke out, and both the temple and the ancient road were destroyed more than once. The ancient road was severed, and the sages rebuilt upon the ruins, reconnecting the Trial Ancient Road leading into the depths of the starry sky..."
"So that was how it happened..."
Understanding dawned on Taiyi.
According to the old Saint's explanation.
The Sun Saint Emperor, Emperor Hengyu, and others in former days.
Had all set out from the temple onto the Starry Sky Ancient Road to temper themselves, fighting their way along it without an equal and creating all manner of legends.
Ultimately, they had defeated every opponent and returned after attaining the Dao.
Under the old Saint's guidance, Taiyi reached the deepest part of the temple.
An ancient grand formation activated, and he saw a small Five-Colored Altar.
"This is the Five-Colored Altar leading into the starry sky, but there is no telling