The Eternal Bright Heavenly Pool stood in magnificent grandeur, reaching up to the vast heavens of the Azure Firmament and connecting to the Grotto-Heavens of the Eight Peaks. Second only to Qian Peak, where the sect master resided, it truly deserved its name as the Dao Child's Eastern Palace.
The summit of its tallest main peak was thickly layered with great arrays of magical prohibitions, drawing in boundless, supremely pure true essence that surged like tides. It resembled a vast, shoreless ocean pool, its surface as level as a precious mirror when still, reflecting the stars across the heavens and the rolling, unfurling clouds in a spectacle of utmost grandeur.
Rare grasses and wondrous flowers covered the surrounding peaks, large and small. Ancient pines and venerable trees spread their gnarled boughs like canopies, while spirit cranes danced among them, their cries clear and bright. Auspicious mists rose like white silk hanging in the sky. On closer inspection, palaces and towers stood in layer upon layer, their halls stretching onward in a staggered procession-a truly unrivaled scenic paradise.
True Lord Lu, now his Scripture Master, held a Talisman Edict and broke through the nearly endless arrays of magical prohibitions, bringing Jiang Yi into the main hall of the Eternal Bright Heavenly Pool. Only once he stood firmly in place did she speak softly:
"This is where you will explore the mysteries and comprehend the Dao from now on, Dao Child."
She took a small, exquisite jade Token Talisman from her sleeve and handed it to Jiang Yi.
"This is the 'array-core artifact.' The Eternal Bright Heavenly Pool contains many cave abodes, thousands of secluded residences, and more pavilions, terraces, towers, and galleries than can be counted. You may use this to enter and leave them all. The previous Dao Child disliked