"When you chant the scripture, all of you must be synchronized. I recite one line, and you will immediately follow with the next."
As Jing Deng chanted, an unexpected second voice emerged from within her, reminding everyone to maintain perfect rhythm in their recitation.
Zhou Xuan wanted to figure out what Jing Deng was up to. He followed along with the chanting while staying ready to sever his connection to the assembly at any moment.
As the scripture was chanted with closed eyes, Zhou Xuan suddenly found his mind immersed in a vast night sky.
In the night sky, there were a handful of stars. Each star shone faintly at first, but as the assembly chanted the scripture in synchrony, one particular star grew increasingly radiant.
At its brightest, the light of this star overwhelmed the others nearby, as if that vast expanse only contained this solitary star, shining all on its own.
"I see the star, an extraordinarily bright star."
"Shut up, I see it too."
