Outside the Imperial Capital, a river of time and space roared into existence, carrying Qizhi into a certain space and disappearing from sight.

Imperial Palace Forbidden Grounds.

A platform made of stars formed a trapezoidal shape on four sides, and at the top sat a black-robed youth cross-legged. Sensing the presence of an outsider, his vacant eyes slowly opened, and he looked down, saying:

"If you wish to observe the Great Dao of Time and Space, you must enter my inner universe. Do you dare?"