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Langtian Domain.
The ascension passage in the desert.
With a creak, the door of the passage was pushed open.
Mark Gu stroked his white beard, smiling contentedly as he walked out.
Instantly, he was enveloped in a thick layer of immortal energy.
“As expected of the Immortal Realm, even the spiritual energy here is dozens of times stronger than in the Spirit Dust Realm. Not bad.”
Mark Gu sighed in admiration, already fantasizing about the wonderful life he would lead in the Immortal Realm.
“Hmm? Someone’s come up.”
“Let’s go take a look.”
At that moment, two young men in sect uniforms appeared in front of Mark Gu, startling him. He took a step back, staring at them warily.
As he observed them, his heart pounded. They were strong, too strong to see through!
“Oh? An Earth Immortal of the first rank under a thousand years old?”
The two young men looked at Mark Gu in shock.
Although his current realm was unstable, the fact that he had ascended from the barren lower realm and was under a thousand years old was astonishing.
“Ahem, seniors, I am new here. Please guide me.”
Mark Gu bowed slightly, his nerves tense.
Not understanding the situation, he decided to be polite first.
“Hmm, this ascension passage is now under the jurisdiction of our White Moon Sect. Your aptitude is not bad; come back to the sect with us,” one of the young men said indifferently.
Hearing this, Mark Gu relaxed a bit and quickly smiled, “I’ll follow your lead, senior brothers.”
Seeing Mark Gu’s quick-wittedness in addressing them as senior brothers, the two young men smiled and introduced themselves.
“My name is Wu Che. You can call me Senior Brother Wu.”
“I’m Hai Dong. You can call me Senior Brother Hai.”
“Junior Brother Mark Gu,” Mark Gu said, his eyes darting around before cautiously asking, “Senior Brother Wu, Senior Brother Hai, you mentioned that this ascension passage is now under the White Moon Sect’s jurisdiction. Was it not before?”
Hearing this, Wu Che and Hai Dong fell silent.
Soon,
Wu Che sighed and said, “Junior Brother Mark, you might not know, but over six hundred years ago, this ascension passage was under the jurisdiction of the Tianheng Grand Sect, a one-star sect. However… later, the Tianheng Grand Sect was destroyed by a Senior Cyan Cloth.”
Hai Dong nodded as well. This was no secret; the entire Langtian Domain knew about it.
Even though six hundred years had passed, the day in Sand City when the three great immortal clans were questioned by the Inspection Hall, a Cyan Cloth man appeared out of nowhere and suppressed those Inspectors with a few moves!
This event was still a topic of conversation during idle times.
Hai Dong smiled regretfully, “What a pity, Junior Brother Mark. Originally, you could have joined that one-star sect. But now, you have to join our ungraded White Moon Sect. Junior Brother Mark, Junior Brother Mark?”
“Uh!” Mark Gu snapped back to reality and said solemnly, “How could that be, Senior Brother Hai? You worry too much. I am extremely fortunate. If I had ascended a few hundred years earlier, wouldn’t I have been destroyed along with the Tianheng Grand Sect…”
Wu Che and Hai Dong exchanged glances, surprised by their junior brother’s unique perspective, but it made sense.
Mark Gu took a deep breath and asked casually, “Senior Brothers, do you know anything about the Senior Cyan Cloth who destroyed the Tianheng Grand Sect…?”
“We haven’t seen him, but we know he’s incredibly strong. It’s said he destroyed the Tianheng Grand Sect in a single day and even killed the Inspectors. Junior Brother, you don’t know the exalted status of the Inspection Hall in our Southern Immortal Realm…”
Hai Dong then gave a rough explanation.
Mark Gu listened, his scalp tingling. He had a premonition that the Senior Cyan Cloth might be…!
“Senior Brothers, before returning to the sect, could you take me to the ruins of the Tianheng Grand Sect?” Mark Gu requested.
Wu Che and Hai Dong exchanged puzzled glances but didn’t ask further, assuming Mark Gu wanted to admire the Senior’s grandeur. They nodded in agreement.
“Alright.”
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Above the ruins of the Tianheng Grand Sect.
Three figures appeared: Mark Gu, Wu Che, and Hai Dong.
“Junior Brother, this is the ruins of the Tianheng Grand Sect. Don’t be fooled by its current state of desolation. The Tianheng Grand Sect was once the dominant sect of our Langtian Domain!”
Wu Che sighed.
He and Hai Dong’s pupils contracted as they looked down. Even though it wasn’t their first time here, they were always deeply shocked.
Mark Gu remained silent, staring blankly below.
Even though the area was a wasteland for thousands of miles, he could see how grand the Tianheng Grand Sect once was.
Mark Gu couldn’t help but close his eyes, imagining the awe-inspiring scene.
A Cyan Cloth man stood in the sky, his robes fluttering, and with a single palm, turned thousands of miles to dust.
“That man is truly formidable.”
Even without hearing Ambrose Lu’s name, it was already awe-inspiring.
“Senior Brothers, I’ve seen enough. Let’s return to the sect.”
“Alright.”
“By the way, Junior Brother, according to the rules, you’ll have to mine for three years after joining the sect.”
Mark Gu: “…”
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Imperial Martial Immortal Continent, Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion.
In the Dao courtyard,
Ambrose Lu opened his eyes, yawned lightly, and called out, “Old Turtle.”
On the ground outside the courtyard, a swaying turtle shell suddenly extended a turtle head and four limbs, then quickly crawled towards the courtyard. As it crawled, it transformed into a human shape and hurriedly bowed before Ambrose Lu, “Master, what can I do for you?”
“How long have I been asleep?” Ambrose Lu asked.
“Probably a few hundred years,” Old Turtle replied groggily.
Old Turtle wasn’t too sure either. Since that day they returned from the Immortal Emperor’s Palace, he hadn’t left.
Ambrose Lu nodded, stood up, and said, “Let’s go to the Soul Realm for a stroll.”
Uh, the Soul Realm?
Old Turtle was momentarily stunned, then delighted, “Alright.”
Indeed, it had been a long time since they had seen Mason Hun.
In the next moment, the two disappeared from the Dao courtyard!
At the same time,
Southern Immortal Realm, Immortal Emperor’s Palace.
Gu Yinyang had returned.
Li Hua and the other two were in tears. Six hundred years, tied up with red ropes for six hundred years! They had endured countless strange looks and suffered immense psychological blows. What a humiliation!
Now, the Immortal Emperor had finally returned!
In a palace of the Immortal Emperor’s Palace, Li Hua and the other two, dressed in long-lost attire, knelt on the ground, their eyes slightly red.
In front of them stood a middle-aged man in a white robe, his posture upright. A faint “Emperor” character was engraved on his forehead, his features stern, and his indifferent face exuded an aura of authority.
He was the highest ruler of the Southern Immortal Realm, Immortal Emperor Yin Yang, Gu Yinyang!
“You three just went to the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion, yet you caused such a mess and disgraced the Immortal Emperor’s Palace.”
Gu Yinyang said indifferently.
“Immortal Emperor, it wasn’t the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion. We were harmed by a hunched old man on the way back,” Li Hua said, trembling with his head lowered.
A hunched old man?
Gu Yinyang’s eyes flickered. With a wave of his sleeve, he clearly didn’t want to waste time on this. He still had to visit the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion. So he asked, “Did you find any clues about the Inspection Hall’s main hall during your visit to the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion?”
Li Hua’s heart trembled, and he quickly replied respectfully, “Immortal Emperor, you may not know, but the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion had the audacity to say that the person behind the Inspection Hall’s main hall is someone even you have to respect…”
Soon, Li Hua recounted what had happened in the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion six hundred years ago, adding some embellishments. They had to regain their honor!
Although they couldn’t deal with Nangong Jing, as long as the Immortal Emperor sent an Immortal Venerable or took action himself, the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion would be finished!
And as they kept their heads down, they didn’t notice the burst of joy in Gu Yinyang’s usually calm eyes!!
Gu Yinyang kicked Li Hua and the other two, sending them flying. He looked at the bewildered and terrified trio and said sternly, “You three are the ones who have the audacity! Go to the punishment hall and receive your punishment!”
After speaking, he suddenly remembered the hunched old man they mentioned earlier. Connecting the dots, his eyes showed a trace of excitement and nervousness. He took a step and disappeared.
The direction he headed was the Imperial Martial Immortal Continent.
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