Ao Tu was about to detonate himself.
Ao Tu returned to human form and took the Great Formation of Stars of the Celestial Cycle's formation flag in hand, preparing to banish it into the void.
Suddenly, a fair hand caught Ao Tu's wrist.
Ao Tu looked over and saw that a woman had appeared beside him at some unknown moment, draped in a snowy-white Immortal Garment, adorned with white jade pendants, and possessed of peerless beauty.
Watching this, Mahamayuri Bodhisattva lost some of his abandon and grew more serious, choosing not to attack.
Ao Tu asked, "Senior, who are you?"
The woman said, "You're using it incorrectly."
Ao Tu asked in confusion, "What?"
The woman said nothing. She reached out, took the formation flag, and shook it, splitting it into three.
One bore the sun, one bore the moon, and one bore the Stars of the Celestial Cycle.
The woman had Ao Tu put away the flag bearing the Stars of the Celestial Cycle. Holding the moon flag herself, she had Ao Tu hold the sun flag, then said, "Mahamayuri Bodhisattva, let us exchange pointers."
Mahamayuri Bodhisattva said, "Demoness, who are you? How is it that I do not recognize you at all?"
The woman smiled. "I was born early, and you were born late. That is why you do not recognize me!"
Mahamayuri Bodhisattva said, "Utter nonsense! Insolent demoness, you dare defy my Buddha's will? Watch how I capture you!"
With that, Mahamayuri Bodhisattva charged at the two, cloaked in five-colored light.
The woman took Ao Tu by the arm, turned, and stepped beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.
With a wave of the moon flag, the Ancient Moon Star appeared in the void.
Seeing this, Ao Tu copied her and waved the sun flag. After a brief pause, the Ancient