This Heavenly Realm resembled a special grotto-heaven, yet it was more closely connected to the world outside. It would gather Star Power and the Power of the Sun, though it was clearly still incomplete, entirely an empty shell within. Fortunately, the part Ji Yuan and the others had wanted to accomplish had already come to pass.
With no other considerations in mind, Ji Yuan and the others had not left behind any so-called "Heavenly Gate," completely cutting off the Heavenly Road. To enter this Heavenly Realm, one either had to go through Ji Yuan, Qin Zizhou, or Huang Xingye, who would cast a spell to send someone into the Heavenly Realm, or gain the recognition of Cloud Mountain Temple and cultivate "Heaven and Earth Transformation" to a sufficiently high realm, sensing the Heavenly Realm's existence.
It was from the autumn of this year onward that the Heavenly River above Bingzhou became more realistic.
Though ordinary people had previously been unable to see anything unusual about the starry river, cultivators of considerable attainment could still discern the special nature of its dazzling starlight. But looking at it now, even those with supreme cultivation could not spot much abnormality. They merely retained memories of the former starry sky and knew this river of stars had appeared later.
At the summit of Misty Peak on Cloud Mountain, everyone else was still watching the starry river overhead when Xiezhi suddenly looked down toward Old Cloud Mountain Temple halfway down the mountain. He could sense that Ji Yuan and the other two had returned.
Without alerting the others, Xiezhi alone descended the summit soundlessly and went to Old Cloud Mountain Temple. When he entered the temple courtyard, he saw Ji Yuan and Qin Zizhou already seated upon the meditation cushions that had once held nothing,