619: Chapter 619 The Giant City Heavenly Palace

Xiao Bai shuttled through the Chaos Qi currents; ahead, the tattered world outline of the Chengyun Immortal Domain was faintly visible.

At that moment, Xiao Bai's low voice resonated in Gu Changge's mind:

"Master, in the dark shadows of the Chaos to the front left, three little mice are hiding and staring in the direction of Chengyun. Shall I crush them?"

Gu Changge's gaze turned toward the three True Immortals dressed in Hundred Immortals Alliance attire, who were using a concealment Immortal Artifact.

Hiding in the shadows of a Chaos vortex, they were observing the Chengyun Immortal Domain.

His gaze did not linger; instead, it followed the invisible Karma lines between those three and the Hundred Immortals Alliance, crossing the endless Void Realm.

It swept past the Immortal King Hall where troops were being deployed and looked directly into a grotto-heaven deep within the Hundred Immortals Alliance, sealed by layers of immortal formations.

Inside the grotto-heaven, a person's aura fluctuated wildly as the violent pressure of a Peak Immortal Lord constantly struck the barrier leading to the Immortal King realm.

"How can becoming an Immortal King be so easy?"

Gu Changge withdrew his gaze, his tone flat and emotionless, as if commenting on a trivial matter that had nothing to do with him.

"Ignore them. Keep going."

Hearing this, Xiao Bai's dragon body did not pause for a moment, kicking up an astral wind.

He whistled past ten thousand miles above the heads of the three focused Hundred Immortals Alliance scouts, who failed to notice even the slightest anomaly.

Xiao Bai's dragon roar shook the Chaos, his wings cutting through layers of air currents at an unimaginable speed.

As they ventured deeper, the scenery became increasingly magnificent.

The scattered fragments of the Immortal Domain were no longer tattered and broken; instead, they became more regular and grew larger in size.

Any single piece was comparable to dozens of Xuanhuang Great Worlds, with complete mountain and river systems and lingering immortal spirit qi faintly visible upon them.

Gu Changge opened his eyes and spread out his Divine Sense, covering the surroundings like an invisible celestial net.

At the centers of some exceptionally large fragments, peerlessly powerful auras lay dormant.

Their fluctuations were so intense that they faintly touched the Immortal Sovereign level, far beyond what remote and barren places like the Chengyun Immortal Domain could compare to.

"Is this... the afterglow of the Ancient Immortal Domain?" Gu Changge sighed softly in his heart.

Even though it was shattered to this extent, the depth of its foundation and the vastness of its territory, based solely on these remaining "fragments," already far exceeded the Xuanhuang Great World by an unknown margin.

It was hard to imagine what a magnificent sight the Ancient Immortal Domain must have been when it was whole, with ten thousand immortals paying homage.

Yue Liuli stood on the dragon's back, her silver eyes staring blankly at the fragments passing below. Her fingertips curled unconsciously, her heart churning with an unspeakable bitterness.

Once upon a time, these fragments were all vast territories in the core of the Immortal Domain. Back then, the Immortal Domain used galaxies as roads and immortal palaces as dwellings.

Immortal Emperors strolled through the clouds, Immortal Venerables guarded all directions, and even the walls of ordinary immortal cities were forged from immortal jade, with Dao Rhyme flowing endlessly.

But now, those familiar lands and mountain outlines of the Immortal Domain had long since become unrecognizable in the torrent of Chaos.

"In the end... it has declined." She sighed inwardly, a trace of imperceptible melancholy and heartache flitting through her silver eyes.

The sights of the Immortal Domain she once considered ordinary had now become an unreachable past.

After continuing for several more days, a colossal entity that could hardly be described as a "fragment" lay across the Chaos, coming into everyone's view.

It was a continent in the truest sense, its edges covered by a soft yet resilient pale-gold light screen, protecting the entire continent like an eggshell.

It isolated the violent Chaos Qi outside and locked in the pure immortal spirit qi inside, which was almost overflowing.

On the continent, mountains rose and fell, rivers surged, cities were scattered like stars, and immortal palaces and pavilions floated above the sea of clouds.

Thousands of rays of auspicious light created a True Immortal atmosphere, a world of difference from the tattered scene of the Chengyun Immortal Domain with its dissipating Spiritual Qi and incomplete rules.

"Master, the continent ahead is rich in immortal spirit qi, its rules are relatively complete, and a large number of living beings are gathered there. It should be one of the important sectors of the Immortal Domain's core region."

Xiao Bai slowed down, his low voice ringing out.

Ji Mie's gaze swept over the continent, and he added, "My Lord, shall we go down and investigate? Having just arrived here, we need to understand the current layout of the Immortal Domain."

Gu Changge pondered for a moment and nodded. "Very well. Since we've just arrived, we should first get a clear picture of the layout here. Let's head down."

Xiao Bai understood and his dragon body slowly descended, coming to a steady stop outside the light screen.

Several people leaped down, landing on a mountain range shrouded in mist and clouds.

Xiao Bai's form rapidly shrank, transforming into a young man dressed in black.

The light screen was close at hand, emitting a gentle yet inviolable aura. Gu Changge took the lead and stepped forward.

The moment his fingertips touched the light screen, countless golden runes surged like a tide and began scanning their auras.

Ji Mie and Xiao Bai's auras were restrained, and their cultivation was profound; the light screen's scan was like scratching an itch through a boot, completely unable to peer into their Origins.

Gu Changge was even more perfect and flawless; the scanning force dissipated silently the moment it touched him, without even stirring a single ripple.

Only Yue Liuli and Ji Qingyi remained; the former was an Immortal Emperor's remnant soul but had not yet fully recovered, while the latter only had True Immortal cultivation, making it easy for them to expose anomalies.

Gu Changge raised his hand with a wave, and two pale green light shields enveloped the two women, instantly masking their true auras and only revealing the surface fluctuations of an Immortal Lord and a True Immortal.

"Let's go."

Gu Changge was the first to step into the light screen, with the others following closely behind.

The moment they passed through the light screen, a dense wave of immortal spirit qi rushed toward them. Although it was far inferior to Zizhu Peak and also less than the Cangyun World,

it was more than a hundred times denser than in the Chengyun Immortal Domain. A single breath made their Meridians feel comfortable, and the circulation of their immortal essence became much smoother.

Everyone looked ahead; in the distance, paths crisscrossed, and the silhouettes of a massive city loomed. Flying boats and immortal birds came and went incessantly.

Though not as prosperous as the Ancient Immortal Domain in its prime, it was orderly and full of vitality.

After traveling less than tens of thousands of miles, a magnificent city appeared in their sight.

The city walls were forged from pale-gold immortal jade, standing a thousand zhang high and engraved with complex defensive runes.

Above the city gate hung three large ancient seal characters: "Tianque City." Dao Rhyme flowed between the strokes, marking it at a glance as a major city with a long-standing Legacy.

At the city gate, two rows of guards in silver armor stood tall, each with a condensed aura, all at the Heavenly Immortal cultivation level.

Their gazes were sharp as they scanned the entering Cultivators, the long sabers at their waists glinting with cold light, yet they showed no signs of arrogance.

Beside the city gate stood a bluestone notice board clearly inscribed with: "Those entering the city must each pay one Low Grade Immortal Stone; no favoritism allowed."

Seeing this, a flicker of understanding crossed Gu Changge's eyes; he had experience this time.

With a slight movement of his fingertips, five lustrous Low Grade Immortal Stones appeared in his palm. He casually handed them to the leading guard and said flatly, "Five people."

The guard took the Immortal Stones, confirmed them with a sweep of his Divine Sense, and gestured to the group with a respectful yet measured tone, "Please enter, everyone."

The entire process was smooth and efficient, with no unnecessary questioning, let alone the melodramatic incidents from the last time in the Chengyun Immortal Domain.

Inside the city, the noise was deafening, and Cultivators came and went in an endless stream. Most were at the Heavenly Immortal level or above, while True Immortals were just ordinary passersby.

Occasionally, one could even see powerhouses at the Immortal King level flying past in boats, their auras heavy and condensed.

Gu Changge and the others restrained their auras and blended into the crowd without attracting much attention.

"Let's find a place to settle down first and listen for some news," Gu Changge suggested.

Following the noise, the group arrived at the city's largest restaurant, "Wanxian Tavern." As soon as they stepped inside, the rich aroma of wine and dishes mixed with immortal spirit qi rushed at them.

The restaurant was packed with no empty seats, and Cultivators were talking loudly, their voices constant.

They found a private room by the window and sat down, ordering several dishes unique to the Immortal Domain. The Consonance Beast meat was tender and juicy, containing gentle spiritual power.

The wine brewed from Immortal Mist Fruits was clear and bright, with a sweet aftertaste that could nourish the Meridians.