591: Chapter 591 The Dilapidated Immortal Palace

[Without thinking further, you immediately drive the void-breaking boat, flying towards the direction of that ruined immortal palace.]

[Tang Zhan glances at you curiously: "Fellow Daoist Qin seems quite familiar with these ruins?"]

["I'm not," you say casually. "I'm just following my intuition."]

["Could it be that Fellow Daoist Qin is a Child of Luck?" Chu Yiyi's eyes light up.]

[You nod: "Perhaps."]

[A moment later, the void-breaking boat stops in front of that ruined immortal palace.]

[The immortal palace is suspended in mid-air, with several void-breaking boats parked around it. Standing on those boats are all Cultivators below the Soul Transformation stage—their cultivation is insufficient, so they can only wait outside.]

[Those at the Soul Transformation stage or above have already entered.]

[Residual formation patterns remain inside and outside the immortal palace, along with the lingering aftermath of Laws that have yet to dissipate. Pitch-black cracks open and close erratically.]

[For those below Soul Transformation, approaching means death.]

[When those people see your arrival, they only glance up once before withdrawing their gaze; no one dares to say a word.]

[You ignore them, simply looking up at the immortal palace that blots out the sky.]

[The palace gates are over a hundred zhang high. A broken plaque hangs on the lintel, its characters mottled and blurred, yet vaguely discernible—Wangyou Immortal Palace.]

[The Wangyou Immortal Palace was originally an Acquired Spirit Treasure capable of flying through the void. The entire immortal palace was like a mobile imperial palace, complete with palace complexes, back gardens, secret chambers, treasure pavilions, cultivation rooms, meeting halls, Alchemy rooms... everything one could need.]

[Unfortunately, it is now broken.]

["This is the place." Jingkong presses his palms together. "Amitabha. Benefactors, let each rely on their own Opportunity and accept their own fate."]

[Chu Yiyi suddenly smiles: "I have an idea!"]

["Amitabha," Jingkong presses his palms together with a serious expression. "Please pull out your idea!"]

[Chu Yiyi's face turns cold as she glares at him: "You damn bald donkey, your six roots are not pure; what scriptures are you even cultivating?"]

[Jingkong is stunned, his face full of innocence: "What does the benefactor mean by this?"]

[You interject with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Jingkong, she's a woman... she can't 'pull out' an idea, can she?"]

[Hearing this, Jingkong's face stiffens. He gives a dry cough and presses his palms together: "Amitabha. Form is emptiness, and emptiness is form. A sin, a sin."]

["Enough nonsense." Gu Lingshuang rolls her eyes. "Everyone, farewell."]

[The others say no more, their Divine Senses spreading out as they each lock onto a relatively safe position within the palace.]

[You lock onto a side hall—the lingering aftermath of Laws there is the weakest, and there are no traces of anyone else's presence.]

[Swish, swish, swish—!]

[Five figures disappear simultaneously.]

[The next instant, you are already inside the side hall.]

[The interior is vast, the ceiling impossibly high. Beneath your feet are shattered stone slabs, and dozens of giant pillars rise from the ground—some leaning, some snapped in half, with rubble piled into small hills.]

[You walk around the hall alone but find nothing.]

[Two thousand years is enough time for those who came later to turn this place upside down.]

["In a place as obvious as this, there's probably nothing left," you mutter to yourself.]

["Even my Divine Sense can't find a trace of the gale essence. It seems it must be hidden in some concealed space or secret chamber."]

["What should I do? This kind of hidden Opportunity is usually only obtainable by a Child of Luck." You rub your chin.]

["But Chu Yan only gets the gale essence decades from now. I can't exactly wait for him for decades, can I?"]

[You begin to hesitate whether or not to completely dismantle this Wangyou Immortal Palace.]

[If you tear it down, you might find it.]

[But if you don't, you can only wait in vain.]

[You look up at the ruined ceiling, calculating in your mind—tear it down? Would the commotion be too big?]

[While you are hesitating, you suddenly sense that one person has disappeared—Chu Yiyi.]

[With a thought, you arrive at the side hall where she vanished.]

[The hall is no different than before, with rubble everywhere and leaning pillars.]

[You scan the area, your gaze landing on a wall—there are a few shallow, fresh finger marks there, as if someone had touched it.]

[You sweep your Divine Thought over it; the aura belongs to Chu Yiyi.]

[You walk over and press your hand against it—nothing happens. The wall is still a wall, cold and hard.]

[Repeatedly investigating with your Divine Sense, you finally discover profound formation patterns carved into the wall. The lines are extremely shallow; if one doesn't look closely, they are impossible to find.]

[This is a teleportation entrance. The space is not here; this is merely a door leading somewhere else.]

[Even if you were to forcibly destroy it, it would be useless.]

[It seems a specific condition is required.]

[You simply sit down cross-legged, closing your eyes to rest your mind.]

[Half an hour later,]

[The space within the side hall ripples slightly, and Chu Yiyi's figure appears out of thin air. A smile she didn't have time to hide still lingers on her face. Upon seeing you, she freezes, the smile hardening on her lips.]

["Oh, it's Fellow Daoist Qin." Vigilance is hidden within Chu Yiyi's smile. "What are you doing here?"]

["Don't worry, I have no ill intent," you speak directly. "I'm just curious, how did you enter that hidden space?"]

[Chu Yiyi is stunned for a moment, then smiles: "I didn't. You're overthinking it, Fellow Daoist."]

["I'm not interested in what you obtained," you say in a flat tone. "As long as you help me find something, I can trade a treasure with you. How about it?"]

[Chu Yiyi hesitates for a moment before asking with a smile: "What does Fellow Daoist want?"]

["Help me find the gale essence."]

[Hearing the words 'gale essence', Chu Yiyi actually breathes a sigh of relief, her tone becoming more natural: "But I don't know where it is either."]

["The fact that you can enter these hidden spaces means you must have a way to find it." You look at her. "As long as you help me find it, I can agree to one condition or give you an Acquired Spirit Treasure."]

["An Acquired Spirit Treasure?" Chu Yiyi's eyes light up, her smile becoming a bit more genuine. "Truly?"]

["Truly," you say calmly. "I have no reason to lie to you."]

["Fine." Chu Yiyi nods, then holds up one finger. "However, I want one Spirit Treasure plus one condition. How about it?"]

["What condition?"]

["Help me kill someone."]

[You frown slightly.]

["Don't worry, it's just a Soul Transformation Cultivator from the Tianlan Star. With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult."]

["Fine, it's a deal."]

["It's a deal."]

[The two of you immediately strike the bargain. Then, traveling together, you begin to explore the hidden spaces within the side halls one by one.]

[Every time you enter a side hall, Chu Yiyi is able to find a way inside—you don't know what method she uses, nor do you know what she actually takes.]

[Though curious, you don't ask.]

[Presumably, she must have accidentally obtained some kind of token.]

[When you arrive at the eighth side hall, the sound of fighting comes from within.]

[Chu Yiyi quickly speaks up: "Let's skip this side hall; people are fighting inside."]

[You wave your hand, your tone flat: "It's fine. Follow me."]