The White Jade Skull showed no signs of movement, then suddenly transformed into a beam of white light and stepped onto the White Cloud Sky Stairs.
It seemed to merge into one with them.
As it walked,
the surrounding scenery changed wildly—the Immortal Court's palaces lay scattered among the mountains, immortal cranes flew in flocks, and beasts frolicked, creating the illusion of a paradisiacal realm impossible to leave without regret.
Mysterious melodies whispered in the ears,
lulling those listening into drowsiness.
Looking back, the White Jade Skull saw no one following. On the vast White Cloud Sky Stairs, it stood alone.
"A barrier?"
It's ghostly eyes flickered.
Only then did it notice the crowded path where hundreds, thousands of cultivators and non-cultivators jostled together, ceaselessly ascending the heavenly stairs. Some were lulled to sleep by the enchanting Xuan Music, tumbling down from the stairs to an unknown fate.
Higher up,
the crowds thinned.
