The night was deep and silent over the Heavenly Thunder Sect. The moon hung high, casting its pale glow over the sect's massive courtyards and towering halls. Xuan moved like a shadow through the maze of corridors, his presence concealed by the mastery of space laws he had retained from his past life.
The disciples and elders were all asleep.
Xuan paused at a secluded part of the sect, a narrow valley surrounded by ancient trees and rocky outcroppings. This place had been abandoned for decades, considered unimportant and overlooked by the sect's higher-ups. Xuan's eyes glimmered with satisfaction—this was the perfect place.
He raised his hands, and the air around him shimmered, bending to his will. His fingers moved with a strange, almost hypnotic precision, tracing ancient symbols in the air. A faint hum began to resonate, growing louder as the space around him distorted, folding and expanding in ways that defied the natural laws.
Xuan: "Let the world's boundaries bend to my command… Open!"
The ground beneath him pulsed with power, and a crack appeared in the air—a thin line of shimmering energy that widened and twisted, forming a portal into the hidden space he was creating. The energy rippled and churned, and for a moment, it felt as if reality itself was being rewritten.
With a final gesture, Xuan solidified the entrance. A shimmering barrier formed, invisible to the naked eye, yet tangible to those who knew how to sense the flow of space. He stepped through, entering a space completely cut off from the outside world—a sanctuary that existed beyond the boundaries of reality itself.
Xuan voice filled with satisfaction as he gazed at the empty void around him: "It's done… my own domain within the sect. A place where no can find it.
Xuan stood in the center of the newly formed space, feeling the immense power coursing through his veins. It had been so long since he had used the true extent of his space laws, and now he had a sanctuary where he could reclaim what had been lost. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, sinking deep into his mind.
His consciousness dove into his Sea of Soul, a vast expanse of swirling energy that represented his innermost self. The familiar depths welcomed him, and at the center, suspended in the dark, churning waters, was a small, crystalline object—a shard of light that pulsed with ancient power.
Xuan reached out and grasped the object, feeling the cold, smooth surface under his fingers. This was the Key to the Space Emperor Palace, a remnant of his past life as the Void Emperor. As he pulled it from his Sea of Soul, the object began to glow, growing brighter until it was almost blinding.
Xuan his voice barely a whisper, filled with anticipation: "Awaken… Space Emperor Palace."
The shard pulsed, and the world around him trembled. The empty space he had created reacted to the surge of power, expanding and warping as the object began to transform. It stretched and grew, the light twisting and coiling until it solidified into the shape of a towering palace