Violent winds and torrential rain filled all of Heaven's Court.
The silver-white sky was now shrouded in gloom.
Amid the gale, over a dozen Immortal Gu Houses were rushing about in every direction. Nearly all of Heaven's Court's members were here, working to stabilize the situation.
"A large plume of black smoke is leaking from the northeastern corner—it's corroding the land, turning it into sludge!"
"The Immortal Tomb is right there. It must be protected!"
"The Nameplate Palace has sustained severe damage! Requesting reinforcements!"
"Someone help me—I can't patch this massive crack in time!!"
The Gu Immortals communicated ceaselessly. This situation had already persisted for several dozen days, growing worse with each passing moment.
Dangers lurked everywhere in Heaven's Court. The most critical issue was that Heaven's Court's foundation was simply too vast—it was the foremost Heavenly Meridian node under heaven. During the fusion of the two Heavens, Heaven's Court had suffered the greatest impact.
Heaven's Court had originally been fortified with rigorous defenses, but after suffering two invasions, the defensive measures left behind by Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable and the others had either completely collapsed or seen their power plummet, rendering them unusable.
Crack.
Thunder exploded, lightning bolts tearing across more than half of Heaven's Court.
It was ultimately blocked by the Five Spirit Temples, which took a devastating blow, crashing to the ground in an instant and smashing an enormous crater amid rolling clouds of dust.
This celestial phenomenon was the manifestation of Heaven's Court's immense underlying power at work.
Even at the Eighth Transformation level, the Five Spirit Temples struggled to hold their ground.
The situation was utterly precarious.
Amid this turbulent and unstable situation, within the Central Grand Hall, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable slowly opened her eyes.
A pair of starry eyes now gleamed with unfathomable depth. Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's gaze pierced through the walls of the Central Grand Hall, and in an instant, she surveyed the entirety of Heaven's Court.
"From this day forward, this will be your home, Little Star." Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable, guiding the young Star Constellation, introduced her warmly.
"Where is this?"
"Heaven's Court." Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable replied, his voice full of deep emotion.
"Heaven's Court..." Star Constellation murmured, tasting the unfamiliar word.
"You can think of it as your home." Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable gently stroked Star Constellation's head.
"Home?" Star Constellation's eyes lit up.
Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable gazed into the distance, his eyes seeming to survey the Five Regions below, as if piercing through to the future: "This is naturally your home—because it is also the home of all humanity!"
...
A scene from the depths of memory surfaced in Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's mind, then quickly faded away.
"When has Heaven's Court ever been so wretched?"
"Master."
"This is our home. I will protect it to the very end, and then..."
"Await your return!"
In the next instant, brilliant purple light erupted from the Central Grand Hall, spreading outward to saturate every corner of Heaven's Court.
"What is this?!"
"Lady Star Constellation Immortal Venerable is making her move?"
"It's our incompetence that has burdened Lady Star Constellation Immortal Venerable!"
"No—how could Star Constellation Immortal Venerable be so foolish? Clearly, she has fully refined all of the Wisdom Path Dao Marks within Heaven's Court."
The moment Star Constellation Immortal Venerable acted, the situation changed instantly.
Under the glow of purple light, the raging winds and rain dissipated, the bombardment of thunder crumbled apart, and the cracks in heaven and earth rapidly mended themselves.
The hearts and minds of every Gu Immortal in Heaven's Court were shaken with awe.
This was the might of a Dao Lord!
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable had refined all of the Wisdom Path Dao Marks within Heaven's Court. Her power here had now completely surpassed that of Giant Sun Immortal Venerable and Spectral Soul Demon Venerable.
Even now, if Giant Sun Immortal Venerable and Fang Yuan joined forces to assault Heaven's Court, they would gain no advantage before Star Constellation Immortal Venerable!
"Let's go! Let's go pay our respects to Lady Star Constellation together."
Some of the Immortal Gu Houses descended while others hovered in midair. The Gu Immortals filed out one after another, streaming into the Central Grand Hall.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable was already activating her detection methods.
This time, the results of the investigation were entirely different from before.
Bolstered by the vast accumulation of Wisdom Path Dao Marks within Heaven's Court, the power of her detection killer move had surged dramatically!
"It appears the situation is still within my expectations. The two Venerables are still refining the Natural Dao Marks. Fang Yuan is constrained by his shortage of Immortal Essence and has achieved the least progress. Giant Sun Immortal Venerable has achieved the most, leading ahead of me."
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable quickly deactivated her detection methods.
Immortal Essence needed to be conserved.
It was time for the Immortals of Heaven's Court to report the situation one by one.
During the fusion of the two Heavens, Heaven's Court had been shaken, suffering tremendous losses.
"At the time, the Huawen Grotto-Heaven was facing the danger of a star's impact, so Elder Immortal Huayu did not make a move against me. In the end, I was able to successfully recover that batch of stars and bring them all back to the Central Continent."
Jun Shenguang reported a particularly interesting development, which caught Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's attention.
Humanity, the imperial court, poetry, the empire, Fang Yuan, the mermaid female Immortal, the Supreme Immortal Aperture...
In an instant, all manner of intelligence regarding Elder Immortal Huayu and the Huawen Grotto-Heaven flowed through Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's mind.