East, Huaming City, atop the Star-picking Tower.
The Demon Cultivator Xiao Shan, now the Commander of the Imperial City Department, had long since shed the humility he possessed thirty years ago. His every move now carried the noble air of one accustomed to wielding power.
After all, the Imperial City Department was now the largest division of the Dao Court. And though his personal strength was not formidable, as its head, his status was in no way inferior to the Three Ministers of old. Yet even so, as he ascended the Star-picking Tower, his face was still filled with reverence.
He did not even use his Flying Light to travel directly to the top.
Instead, he climbed the Star-picking Tower step by step, following the spiral staircase all the way up until, at the very end, the world suddenly opened up before him.
What came into view was a high platform.
