868: Chapter 869 Farewell

The topographical maps of the three proposed locations, the flow of the heavenly veins, the territorial divisions of surrounding forces, and even the distribution of powerhouses and Secret Realms within a million-mile radius...

...all layered together into streams of information, fully unfolding within Gu Changge's Sea of Consciousness.

Heavenly King Chi Xiao acted prudently. With tens of millions of years of experience, his planning was meticulous and watertight.

Each of these three locations was an exceptional choice, selected with utmost care.

The first location was the Qingming Ancient Plains, situated in the eastern corner of the Heaven Realm.

This place possessed long-stretching heavenly veins and rich, gentle earthly Qi, making it the most suitable for establishing a Sect and nurturing Disciples.

The only drawback was that not far away, a force led by a Heavenly Venerate held sway. It was a bustling area with occasional conflicts, so it could not be considered absolutely peaceful.

The second location was the Falling Star Abyss Domain, located in the far south of the Heaven Realm.

Legend had it that stars from the Nine Heavens had fallen here; its Origin was vast and majestic, and the area was sparsely populated.

However, the earthly veins were hostile, the environment was bitterly cold, and the Evil Qi was dense, which was unfavorable for Disciples to cultivate and establish roots.

The third location was the Yunmiao Heavenly Ruins, located in the southern border of the Heaven Realm.

It was a natural Secret Realm concealed by an ancient remnant array. Nestled in the gaps between various top-tier forces, it did not border any Heavenly Venerate's heritage in the front...

...nor did it touch any Undying Secret Realms in the back, making it an excellent place to keep a low profile and build strength.

Its Dao charm was rich and endless, with no geographical drawbacks. Its only shortcoming was its small territory.

While sufficient for gaining a foothold in the Early Stage, it would be difficult to accommodate a massive orthodox territory in the future.

Gu Changge skimmed through the information rapidly, clearly understanding the pros and cons of all three locations.

He slowly stood up, his white robes fluttering gently in the wind. His spotless figure stood atop Zizhu Peak, overlooking the vast sea of clouds stretching for thousands of miles.

The dust had now settled in the Lower Realm's Xuanhuang World. The various powerhouses kept a low profile, and the Disciples were all stabilizing their cultivation and focusing on their enlightenment.

The peace here had reached its peak. It was also time to head toward that truly vast world.

"The Qingming Ancient Plains are too noisy, the Falling Star Abyss Domain is too remote, but the Yunmiao Heavenly Ruins is just right."

Gu Changge murmured softly, instantly deciding on the final location.

With a slight stir of his mind, Gu Changge used his Divine Soul as a guide to transmit back an extremely brief Divine Thought across space.

"The Yunmiao Heavenly Ruins it is. Clear the area beforehand, set up a Dao-protecting grand array, and conceal all aura and activity. Wait for my arrival in the Heaven Realm."

In the Chaos, within a certain hidden Star Domain.

Heavenly King Chi Xiao stood bowed in the Void Realm. Feeling his Revered Master's Divine Thought entering his Sea of Consciousness, the tension that had gripped him for days suddenly vanished.

His expression grew even more respectful as he bowed deeply and kowtowed silently.

"Your subordinate obeys my Lord's decree!"

The Divine Soul transmission cut off, and a gentle breeze blew across the summit of Zizhu Peak.

Gu Changge raised his eyes. His gaze pierced through the layered clouds of the Void Realm, past the end of the Immortal Path, and toward that Supreme Heaven Realm, which was hundreds of millions of times vaster and teeming with powerhouses.

There lay top-tier giants of the Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Heavenly Venerate Realm, Supreme heritages hidden from the world for eons, and higher Realms that Heavenly King Chi Xiao could not even access.

The glory of being invincible in the Lower Realm would amount to nothing there.

For others, entering the Heaven Realm meant facing danger at every step, as if walking on thin ice. He, however, was the sole exception.

The 20 million cultivation points rewarded from taking Disciples earlier had already been fully converted into cultivation by him.

At the Seventh Heavenly Layer of the Heavenly Venerate Realm, coupled with a host of Heaven-Defying trump cards, he could advance or retreat at will, invincible in both offense and defense.

"Tianshu Dojo..."

The corners of Gu Changge's lips curled slightly as he softly uttered the name, a hint of indifference flashing in his eyes.

However, with countless mighty figures in the Heaven Realm, if he wanted to develop stably in the long run, he still had to rely on signing in to accumulate cultivation.

Gu Changge gently tapped the armrest of his bamboo chair, his thoughts gradually settling down.

He did not know when he would return from this trip to the Heaven Realm. He had to arrange everything in the Xuanhuang World properly before he could take that step.

With a movement of his body, he arrived in the Cangyun World.

Xuan Yangzi and several Old Ancestors were currently meditating on the Enlightenment Platform.

"Changge? How do you have the time to come over today?" Xuan Yangzi asked with a smile.

Gu Changge looked around the hall at the mountain-like piles of Immortal Stones, divine materials, and Medicinal Pills, and slowly spoke:

"I will be departing for the Heaven Realm in the coming days, so I have come specifically to bid you all farewell."

As soon as he spoke, everyone on the Enlightenment Platform was stunned, and the expressions of the five Old Ancestors instantly turned solemn.

"The Heaven Realm? That Supreme world is filled with powerhouses and is fraught with extreme danger. Are you going there alone?"

"Old Ancestors, I know what I am doing," Gu Changge said in a calm yet resolute tone.

"The Xuanhuang World is currently stable and no longer plagued by the Black Abyss. With all of you presiding over it, I am very much at ease."

With that, he waved his hand, and a sky full of flowing light poured out from his sleeve.

Vast amounts of immortal liquid, high-grade Dao Pills, ancient divine ores, and top-grade Immortal Artifacts were all laid out.

"These resources are left for the Sect. Once I establish a firm foothold in the Heaven Realm, anyone from the Sect who wishes to enter the Heaven Realm can come find me."

Looking at the mountain of treasures before him, Xuan Yangzi was deeply shaken:

"You are leaving behind most of your wealth. How will you establish yourself in the Heaven Realm?"

"These resources are already of no use to me. Use them with peace of mind and convert them into cultivation as quickly as possible," Gu Changge smiled faintly.

"Additionally, I have left a Dao Seal hidden in the Azure Profound Void Realm. If any enemy too powerful to oppose comes to disturb the Xuanhuang World or trouble the Azure Profound Sect, the Dao Seal will automatically trigger, which is enough to suppress all incoming enemies."

The five Old Ancestors exchanged glances, feeling a much greater sense of security in their hearts.

Gu Changge then looked at Xuan Yangzi individually and solemnly entrusted him:

"My Revered Master, Daoist Purple Bamboo, departed for the Heaven Realm not long ago. If you receive any transmissions from him, record them carefully and send them to me when there is an opportunity in the future.

I must trouble you to take extra care of the Sect's affairs, big and small."

"Rest assured, with us here, the Azure Profound Sect will absolutely not fall into any Chaos," Xuan Yangzi nodded heavily.

After settling the Sect's affairs, Gu Changge returned to Zizhu Peak.

Just then, he suddenly paused in his tracks, remembering something.

The Undying Secret Realm.

Those seeds of the Immortal Domain who had been slumbering for millions of years had always been sealed within the spatial rifts of the Xuanhuang World, never truly awakened.

Now that his Revered Master had gone to the Heaven Realm, if no one paid attention to these seeds, who knew how many more millions of years they would continue to slumber.

And as for himself, he did not know when he would return from this journey to the Heaven Realm.

Before leaving, it was time to release them.

Without hesitation, Gu Changge unleashed his Divine Thought, instantly enveloping the entire Xuanhuang Great World.

In an instant, he locked onto an ancient Secret Realm far in the distance—the Undying Secret Realm.

Taking a step forward, his figure vanished from the summit of Zizhu Peak.

In the next moment, Gu Changge appeared in the air above a desolate mountain range.

Below, the mountains rolled and the vegetation was sparse, looking no different from any other barren hills.

But his Divine Thought clearly told him that deep beneath this mountain range lay an ancient Secret Realm wrapped in layers of spatial barriers.

He raised his hand and gently sliced his fingertip through the void.

Riiip—

A deep rift silently tore open, and beneath the rift, a Secret Realm that had been silent for millions of years slowly revealed its true appearance.

Sensing the intrusion of an external force, the Restrictions on the periphery of the Secret Realm instinctively erupted with bursts of light to resist, but they all disintegrated under a casual wave of Gu Changge's hand, collapsing like paper.

Deep within the Secret Realm was a miniature world shrunk to the size of a mustard seed.

Within this world, hundreds of light cocoons floated quietly. Inside each cocoon curled a young figure, their breaths faint but steady, as if they had fallen into the deepest slumber.

Gu Changge's gaze swept over the light cocoons. His expression was calm, but he took a couple of extra looks.

Talents selected by Daoist Purple Bamboo and sealed away for millions of years at a great cost would naturally not be lacking.

Scanning them briefly, he could see that many of them were exceptionally gifted. Some possessed Physiques naturally close to the Origin of certain Grand Daos, some had Divine Soul strengths far exceeding peers of the same Realm, and some had ancient Bloodline auras flowing within them.

Even in their slumber, they still faintly emitted extraordinary fluctuations.

Before they fell asleep, these people were the top Prodigies of various Immortal Emperor heritages in the Immortal Domain, future pillars of strength upon whom their respective Sects pinned high hopes.

Unfortunately, they had slept for too long—so long that some of their Sects had already been annihilated in the long river of history.