Passing through layer upon layer of barrier screens, the group stepped into a boundless expanse of pure white.
This was Tengen's residence, the innermost domain of the Tombs of the Star Corridor.
The students instinctively stopped in their tracks, their faces full of astonishment.
Itadori looked down at his feet. There was clearly nothing beneath them, yet the surface felt solid.
Satoru Gojo led the way with a strawberry lollipop in his mouth, as familiar with the place as his own backyard.
"Stop looking around. They're right up ahead."
The moment he finished speaking, white light gathered ahead.
A toothpaste spirit suddenly appeared.
This was Tengen, who had lived for over a thousand years and supported the very foundations of Jujutsu Society.
The space instantly fell deathly silent.
Itadori's eyes went wide, his mouth forming an O. Only after a long while did he manage a breathy whisper.
"Th-this is Lord Tengen?"
Choso said, "Is this a person?"
Satoru Gojo leaned against empty space, looking as though he had long since grown tired of the sight.
Yuki Tsukumo folded her arms, then waved ahead with a hearty smile, as though greeting an acquaintance she had known for years.
"You're here.
"Six Eyes, Heavenly Motion, children of the Zenin clan, the Cursed Womb: Death Painting Wombs... Sukuna's vessel."
Tengen's voice had no fixed source. It seemed to spill out of the entire white space at once.
It wasted little time on pleasantries and went straight to the point, slowly laying out Kenjaku's scheme.
His ultimate goal was to use the Culling Game to select Sorcerers and catalyze the evolution of cursed energy.
Ultimately, he intended to awaken cursed energy in all humanity and merge them with her.
Qingxiao sighed softly, grumbling inwardly.
*A thousand years of work just to cobble together