A jade abacus appeared in Madam Qi’s hand. It was rectangular with multiple vertical rods and a horizontal beam. There were two beads above the beam and five beads below, all of them crystalline and transparent. The difference lay in the beads’ color. The two upper beads were black, while the five lower beads were white. The entire abacus resembled an asymmetrical yin-yang symbol.2

This was a semi-immortal object that had significant origins. The top 12 rods represented the Ten Heavenly Stems, yin, and yang, while the bottom 12 rods represented the Twelve Earthly Branches.1

Each translucent bead was engraved with intricate star patterns, faintly glimmering.0

Madam Qi activated the abacus, and the beads began to move on their own, resonating with the power of the celestial stars. Even under broad daylight, stars appeared, transforming the sky into a starlit expanse.0

A faint starlight descended from the heavens and fragmented into...0