618: Chapter 618 Immortal King, is this his true cultivation level?

With everything arranged, Gu Changge slowly rose, his robes fluttering gently amidst the immortal mist of Zizhu Peak.

His gaze swept across the stone table and suddenly paused, landing on the gray egg lying quietly in a stone depression.

He was heading to the Immortal Realm this time and didn't know when he would return. This gray egg had a mysterious Origin and an extraordinary Aura.

If left on Zizhu Peak, no one would be able to restrain it. It would be troublesome if it caused any Chaos.

With a thought, Gu Changge reached out toward the gray egg on the stone table, but the moment his fingertips touched its shell, a sudden change occurred!

The gray egg, which had been dormant, suddenly shot outward like an arrow from a bow. Its posture was clearly one of desperate flight, showing a resolve of "I'd rather die than go to the Immortal Realm."

Yue Liuli, who was currently organizing her Divine Soul Aura, couldn't help but look up, a clear flash of surprise crossing her silver eyes.

She hadn't initially paid much attention to this drab egg, thinking it was just an ordinary item Gu Changge had collected on a whim.

She hadn't expected the egg to possess such a strong independent consciousness, or to burst forth with such startling speed.

Driven by curiosity, she scrutinized the fleeing gray egg, trying to peer into its Origin. Yet, no matter how she probed, the egg appeared like an ordinary stone.

A blurred memory fragment suddenly flashed through her mind. On the eve of the Immortal Realm's catastrophe years ago, she had seen a streak of gray light flashing by at extreme speed.

That light was restrained and unadorned, yet its speed transcended time and space. Seeing this gray egg now inexplicably reminded her of the past.

"Quite a curious object," she thought.

Yue Liuli mused internally, wanting to investigate further, only to see that Gu Changge had already acted.

Gu Changge's eyes narrowed slightly as his Invincible Domain instantly expanded, firmly enveloping the frantically fleeing gray egg. Like an invisible heavenly net, he effortlessly dragged it back into his palm.

Gu Changge had originally only intended to settle the gray egg properly without much thought, but its abnormal behavior raised several doubts in his mind.

Why did this egg react so violently upon hearing about going to the Immortal Realm?

"Interesting."

Gu Changge's fingertips tightened slightly, and he directly sent the still-struggling gray egg into the System space, eliminating any possibility of it escaping again.

Gu Changge set aside his thoughts and the strangeness regarding the gray egg, simply uttering a single word:

"Go."

As soon as he spoke, the four figures vanished from Zizhu Peak. Amidst the shifting immortal light, they crossed the barrier of the Xuanhuang Great World and stood steadily at the edge of the Chaos Void Realm.

The moment they left the protection of the Xuanhuang Great World and truly stepped into the outer Chaos, Gu Changge's Aura flowed naturally like ripples on water.

A vast, majestic Dao Rhyme that stood above all immortals flashed for an instant.

That was the unique pressure belonging to the Immortal King level. Although it lasted only a moment, it caused the Xuanhuang Great World behind them to stall.

Gu Changge's brow twitched imperceptibly as his thoughts raced: "I almost forgot this place is too close to Xuanhuang; it can't withstand it."

This Aura appeared quickly and was retracted even faster.

In almost the next breath, the Immortal King pressure that made the Chaos tremble receded like a tide, being layered, restrained, and transformed.

Ultimately, it stabilized at a more moderate yet sufficiently weighty level—the Immortal Lord realm.

Traveling through the vast Immortal Realm with such a cultivation level would deter petty individuals from causing trouble without being overly ostentatious or attracting unnecessary scrutiny; it was perfectly balanced.

Beside him, Xiao Bai and Jimie had followed Gu Changge for many years and were extremely sensitive to their master's Aura changes.

The Immortal King pressure that appeared and vanished made their hearts shudder, and seeing their master's Aura settle at the Immortal Lord level, they immediately understood.

The two of them also shifted their Auras, likewise stabilizing at the Immortal Lord level. Though their three Immortal Lord pressures were deliberately restrained, they still caused the surrounding Chaos Qi to vibrate slightly.

Ji Qingyi's breathing hitched, shaken by the synchronized release of the three Immortal Lord Auras, and she lowered her eyes with increasing reverence.

That pressure wasn't directed at her, yet it carried the heavy weight of Laws unique to the Immortal Lord level, making her, a Cultivator who had just entered the True Immortal Realm, instantly feel the chasm-like gap between them.

She looked up at Gu Changge's back, her eyes filled with unconcealable shock and awe.

If her benefactor's restrained Aura alone was this powerful, how tyrannical must his true power be?

She took a deep breath, forcing down the agitation in her heart, silently circulating her immortal essence to digest the impact of that pressure while converting her shock into motivation for cultivation.

Not far away, Yue Liuli's silver pupils contracted almost imperceptibly for an instant.

Although that Aura disappeared as fast as lightning, she had once stood at the absolute peak; how could her spiritual senses not be sharp?

That fleeting, vast Dao Rhyme, that majesty that stood above an Immortal Lord and carried the fluctuations of the Law Origin...

"Immortal King?!"

The thought exploded in her heart like a thunderclap, only to be forcibly suppressed, leaving her eyes as calm as a deep pool.

Yet beneath that calm, undercurrents were already surging.

"Immortal King realm... is this his true cultivation level?" she wondered.

"It's not much different from what I expected."

Previously in the Xuanhuang Great World, her Divine Soul was weak, and she couldn't see through Gu Changge's depth, assuming he was intentionally hiding it.

She couldn't help but sense carefully again. Currently, the Immortal Lord Aura Gu Changge displayed was mellow and natural, without a single flaw, identical to a true Immortal Lord.

Had her Divine Soul essence not once been that of an Immortal Emperor, and had she not happened to catch that fleeting fluctuation of the Origin, she likely would have been completely fooled.

"Deliberately restraining it to the Immortal Lord level... how cautious."

Yue Liuli understood, and a faint sense of relief—one she hadn't even noticed herself—quietly emerged.

Gu Changge glanced at the three people beside him and nodded slightly: "Let's go."

As he spoke, he didn't summon the Taicang Warship, but instead looked sideways at Xiao Bai: "The usual way."

Xiao Bai understood, and his black Dragon body suddenly expanded, instantly becoming ten thousand feet long. His scales shimmered with an inky luster under the Chaos light, and his back was as broad as a whetstone, enough for several people to stand on.

He lowered his head, submissively bringing his back toward Gu Changge.

Gu Changge tapped his toes and landed in the center of the Dragon's back. Yue Liuli and Ji Qingyi followed closely behind, while Jimie stood on the left side of the Dragon's head, alertly scanning the surrounding Chaos Void Realm.

"Rise."

With Gu Changge's soft command, Xiao Bai let out a Dragon roar that shook the Chaos.

His wings flapped violently, whipping up a gale as his body turned into a streak of black lightning, charging straight into the churning Chaos currents ahead toward the Immortal Realm.

On the Dragon's back, Gu Changge closed his eyes to rest, but his Divine Sense quietly spread out, covering hundreds of millions of miles of Chaos, staying alert for any potential threats.

Yue Liuli looked at the receding Chaos scenery, a flash of complexity in her eyes—it was nostalgia for her homeland, dread of the catastrophe, and apprehension about the unknown path ahead.

Ji Qingyi curiously observed the sights of the Chaos Void Realm, her heart full of yearning and awe for the Immortal Realm.

Jimie remained as silent as iron, his Jimie Dao Rhyme appearing and disappearing as he remained ready to deal with any sudden situations.