620: Chapter 620 The Primordial Ancient Road

Gu Changge appeared to be casually tasting the food, but in reality, his Divine Sense had already spread out silently, instantly enveloping the entire Tianque City.

It then flowed like spilled mercury, covering every corner of this vast continent.

The noisy chatter of the marketplace, private transmissions in secret rooms, discussions within Sects, admonitions within families...

A massive amount of information surged in, which Gu Changge instantly sorted, refined, and summarized with his supreme mental power.

At the same time, Yue Liuli, Jimie, and Xiao Bai also quietly eavesdropped with their Divine Senses, while Ji Qingyi, whose cultivation was still shallow, listened carefully to the discussions in the main hall outside the private room.

Half an hour later, Gu Changge withdrew his Divine Sense.

He tapped his fingertip lightly on the table, and an invisible soundproofing barrier enveloped them.

His gaze swept over everyone, and he said calmly, "I have a general idea of the situation here."

"This realm is called the Xiangang Continent, and it belongs to the Wandao Pavilion, a top-tier power of the Human Race.

Within the Wandao Pavilion, there are at least two Immortal Venerable Old Ancestors presiding, more than ten Immortal Sovereigns, and hundreds of Immortal Kings.

They also control thirteen large fragments of the Immortal Realm and have countless subordinate forces."

As Gu Changge spoke, a flash of light emanated from his fingertip, and he used his Divine Thought to simultaneously transmit all the information he had learned into the minds of Yue Liuli, Jimie, Xiao Bai, and Ji Qingyi.

Now that the Immortal Realm had been shattered for a long time, its ancient glory was long gone.

Immortal Emperor-level experts were in hiding and did not appear; they might even be extinct.

Immortal Venerables were the peak figures standing at the top of the pyramid, and a force with an Immortal Venerable presiding could be called a top-tier power.

There were only about twenty-odd such forces in total, with the Human Race occupying thirteen, the Yao Race seven, and the Demon Race five.

They balanced each other out, carving up the wealthiest territories in the core of the Immortal Realm.

An Immortal Sovereign could be called a regional hegemon, and a force with an Immortal Sovereign could be called a first-rate power.

An Immortal King could establish their own Sect and dominate an area, and their force would be considered second-rate.

Immortal Lords mostly attached themselves to stronger forces or commanded some small fragments and resource points; their forces could be called third-rate.

As for Heavenly Immortals and below, in today's Immortal Realm, without a special background or Heaven-Defying potential, most were just ordinary Cultivators and did not count as part of a ranked force.

For example, that Hundred Immortals Alliance was merely a second-rate power in the Immortal Realm.

Yue Liuli silently digested this information, a faint trace of loneliness and a sigh flickering deep within her silver eyes.

Immortal Venerables were supreme and Immortal Sovereigns dominated; back then, any random general under her command might have had a cultivation beyond the Immortal Venerable realm.

The Immortal Realm had actually fallen to such a state.

Gu Changge put down his wine cup and looked at Yue Liuli: "Where was the figure you saw back then that had an aura similar to my Master's?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Liuli's expression turned solemn.

She closed her eyes slightly, seemingly reminiscing or perhaps preparing herself.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, light flowing within her silver pupils as she made a phantom stroke with her fair hand in front of her.

In an instant, immortal spirit qi gathered, light and shadow interlaced, and a phantom of a palace complex so magnificent it was hard to describe in words slowly appeared within the private room.

That palace complex floated above an endless sea of stars, its scale so vast it was as if an entire Star Domain had been refined into a palace group.

The main hall was tens of thousands of miles high, its entire body seemingly cast from Chaos Divine Gold and Immortal Jade, engraved with the stars of the heavens and the totems of the myriad races of the primordial era.

The palace walls stretched on without end, each brick and stone flowing with Dao runes.

The palace complex was surrounded by star rivers, with the sun and moon moving in parallel, and countless phantoms of divine birds and exotic beasts flying and crying amidst auspicious clouds and mists.

Even as a phantom, it emitted a supreme majesty that suppressed the ages and ruled over the heavens, making viewers feel insignificant and unable to resist the urge to bow in worship.

"This was... the Taichu Divine Palace of the ancient era," Yue Liuli's voice carried a hint of distance.

"At that time, the Immortal Realm was not yet shattered, and the Taichu Divine Palace was one of the oldest super-powers in the Immortal Realm, with unfathomable foundations that awed the heavens.

There were no fewer than five Immortal Emperors in the palace on the surface, and even peerless giants of the Late Stage Immortal Emperor level presiding; it could be called one of the true chess players of the Immortal Realm.

I visited the Divine Palace as a guest years ago for a certain reason, and it was outside the palace that I caught a glimpse of that figure..."

She described it nonchalantly, but everyone present except Gu Changge could feel the weight of those words.

No fewer than five Immortal Emperors! And even a Late Stage Immortal Emperor! What kind of terrifying power was that?

Compared to the current landscape where Immortal Venerables were supreme, it was like the bright moon compared to a firefly.

Gu Changge stared at the phantom of the Taichu Divine Palace, his gaze deep, thinking of who knows what.

After a few breaths, his massive Divine Sense spread out silently once again.

This time, he scanned every inch of this continent's land, every Secret Realm, and even traced back through time to sense residual traces of Dao Rhyme more carefully.

A moment later, he withdrew his Divine Sense and shook his head: "There are no ruins of the Taichu Divine Palace on this continent."

It seemed that finding clues would not be easy.

A colossus like the Taichu Divine Palace should have remains even if the Immortal Realm had shattered.

"Forget it." Gu Changge stood up, "Since we've eaten our fill and gathered enough information, it's time to move."

He raised his hand and put down a few Immortal Stones to settle the bill, and the group rose to leave the Wanxian Inn.

Just as they stepped out of the tavern's main gate, they saw the crowd on the street suddenly become agitated. Many Cultivators were looking toward the east of the city, their discussions rising one after another:

"It's the Wandao Pavilion's enforcement team! Who are they going to catch?"

"Looking at this formation, there are at least three Immortal Kings leading the team, with an Immortal Sovereign backing them up. Something huge must have happened!"

"I heard that a bold thief is hiding in the Xuanyue Tower in the east of the city. He actually broke into the Wandao Pavilion's treasury overnight and stole a star map fragment!"

"A star map fragment? That's a treasure that marks part of the route for the Taichu Ancient Road!

It's said that the ancient path hides a massive Opportunity, and the Wandao Pavilion has searched for tens of thousands of years without completing the full star chart!"

"star map fragment? Taichu Ancient Road?"

Gu Changge paused slightly, turned to Yue Liuli, and asked: "Do you know of this Taichu Ancient Road? Does it have any connection to the Taichu Divine Palace of the past?"

Yue Liuli's silver eyes shifted slightly. She pondered for a moment before slowly speaking:

"When the Taichu Divine Palace was at its peak, it once opened an 'Immortal Path' in the core of the Immortal Realm specifically for the prodigies within the Divine Palace to gain experience.

Along the way, it was filled with trials, Secret Realms, and opportunities. Those who could walk out from the end of the Immortal Path were at least in the Immortal Venerable realm; it was known as the cradle for the Divine Palace to cultivate top-tier combat power."

"As for whether the Taichu Ancient Road they are talking about now is the same place, I cannot say for sure."

Jimie stood to the side and whispered: "Master, should we intervene?"

Gu Changge cast his gaze toward the east of the city, where the immortal pressure was already growing more intense: "Let's go take a look."

The group restrained their auras and blended into the crowd like ordinary Cultivators, heading toward the east of the city.

The next chapter will be updated tonight!