Thereafter, Shokujo went up to tenkai (world of heaven) and Gyuro followed her, but they were separated by Seiobo, mother of Shokujo, on the east and west side of the Milky Way.
やがて織女は天界に帰り、牛郎は織女を追って天界に昇るものの、織女の母である西王母によって天の川の東西に引き裂かれる。