Jamesʼ main self of Path transformed into a ball of purplish-gold sword light.

He sliced through the space underneath the Nothingness Formation and entered the Gate of Delmuna.

There were sounds of fire crackling as the Nothingness Formation went up in flames.

At some point, the formation exploded. Millions of shattered glass from the empty bottles that once held the Chaos Absinthe were sent flying away.

A few minutes later, as if nothing had happened, it was peaceful again inside the vast Gate of Mystery.

…

With Xanthakosʼ help, James and the others arrived somewhere near the Qadeer Temple in the Forty-Ninth Heaven.

“How long has it been since I last felt natural light on my skin?” Harper mused as she gazed at the Qadeer Temple, which floated in mid-air.

Xanthakos beamed at her. “Harper and Yianni, you are both living beings who have succeeded in becoming skilled, exceptional cultivators.

“I hope you wonʼt blame me for what I did in the past. To be honest, it was too