77: If it's not underwater, then it's in the sky.

At this moment, the Black Bear Demon Emperor no longer had his previous arrogance.

He waited respectfully for Lin Mu to speak.

"Now, tell this immortal maiden how you lost your heavenly dao stone."

The Black Bear Demon Emperor was stunned upon hearing this, and he suspiciously turned to look at Ice Emperor.

"It's embarrassing to say, but that day, I made a bet with the Old Dragon King and carelessly lost the heavenly dao stone to him."

The Black Bear Demon Emperor stated truthfully and concisely.

Ice Emperor was initially a little dumbfounded.

Such a valuable item as the heavenly dao stone, and this Black Bear Demon Emperor actually used it as a stake and lost it to someone else.

However, her brow furrowed immediately after.

Seemingly realizing something, she couldn't help but look at Lin Mu.

"In that case, there's a very high probability it's him."

The Black Bear Demon Emperor was completely confused by her words.

Him?

Who is it?

Although full of questions.

But seeing that Lin Mu had no intention of explaining.

He could only continue to play dumb.

Lin Mu said in a calm tone, "Now you can tell me his whereabouts, right?"

Ice Emperor pondered for a moment upon hearing this and replied.

"Many people know that he comes from the Endless Sea, but they can't find his true dwelling place."

"Do you know why?"

Even the Black Bear Demon Emperor, as foolish as he was, understood who they were talking about upon hearing this.

He was also curious about the exact location of the Dragon Palace.

So he couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

Ice Emperor glanced at him lightly and continued.

"That's because the Dragon Palace isn't underwater at all."

The Black Bear Demon Emperor scoffed upon hearing this, "Not in the water? Is it in the sky then?"

Ice Emperor smiled charmingly, "You're right, the Dragon Palace is indeed in the sky."

The Black Bear Demon Emperor stared with wide eyes, asking in disbelief, "In the sky? Then he must have become an immortal, right?"

Ice Emperor looked at the Black Bear Demon Emperor as if he were mentally challenged.

"You're a Demon Emperor who suppresses a region, yet you ask such a question. If he really became an immortal, could he still freely move about in the lower realm?"

Upon hearing this, the Black Bear Demon Emperor was about to blurt out, "Why not? I..."

But then he looked at Lin Mu and changed his words.

"I believe nothing is absolute."

He himself had accidentally escaped from the upper realm.

He originally thought that he could suppress all sides and be invincible in this lower realm.

But only after truly understanding this world did he realize that it was not simple.

Take the Man in White Clothes in front of him; he was already certain that he also came from the upper realm.

In fact, when he first heard Ice Emperor say that the Dragon Palace was in the sky.

Lin Mu also almost blurted out the phrase, "Then he must have become a god."

However, the Black Bear Demon Emperor beat him to it.

Now, seeing Ice Emperor looking at the Black Bear Demon Emperor as if he were an idiot.

Lin Mu awkwardly shifted his gaze elsewhere.

At this moment, he heard Ice Emperor continue.

"Whether there are immortals in this world, I'm not sure."

"However, that Dragon Palace is indeed in the sky, and the Dragon Emperor is not a god."

The Black Bear Demon Emperor stiffened and said, "Since he's not a god, how can he be in the sky?"

Upon hearing this, Ice Emperor's eyes briefly showed a look of recollection.

Then she spoke leisurely, "The reason the Dragon Palace is in the sky is because of a mysterious formation."

"How this formation came to be, or what kind of formation it is, no one knows."

"Only a handful of people in the entire Nine Netherworld know that it is in the sky."

Lin Mu withdrew his gaze and asked with a solemn expression, "Since the Dragon Palace is in the sky, why have so few people discovered its existence?"

Ice Emperor patiently explained.

"I've already mentioned that the Dragon Palace is surrounded by a mysterious formation."

"That formation not only allows the Dragon Palace to float in the sky but also isolates it from external prying."

"Everyone who approaches it will unconsciously bypass it."

Lin Mu's confusion deepened at this point.

"Since the Dragon Palace is so mysterious, how do you know its exact location?"

This time, Ice Emperor did not answer Lin Mu directly; instead, she seemed to have some unspoken difficulty.

After a moment of silence, she continued.

"There are some things I cannot say much about. I can only tell you the general direction of the Dragon Palace; you will need to find it yourself."

After Ice Emperor finished speaking, she then threw a jade slip to Lin Mu.

Lin Mu steadily took the jade slip and then heard Ice Emperor continue.

"This jade slip records the location of the Dragon Palace. Once you reach the Endless Sea, you'll be able to detect it with your divine sense."

"I've told you everything I can. If there's nothing else, you may leave."

Lin Mu used his divine sense to probe the jade slip and indeed found the Dragon Palace's marker within it.

Lin Mu withdrew his divine sense, and his gaze towards Ice Emperor was no longer as cold as before.

He said faintly, "Then, thank you."

After Lin Mu finished speaking, he turned to leave.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

He leisurely said, "Not leaving yet? What are you standing there for?"

The Black Bear Demon Emperor was stunned and couldn't help but say, "Where to? Didn't you promise to let me go?"

"I did say I'd let you go, but not now."

Lin Mu didn't want to leave him there. Who knows, he might run off to the Yanshan Kingdom someday.

The Black Bear Demon Emperor was angry but dared not speak.

He reluctantly shuffled his feet and walked towards Lin Mu.

Ice Emperor watched the retreating figures of the two with a lost look.

She murmured to herself, "It seems a great upheaval is about to begin. I need to seize the time to break through."

With that, she flashed and entered seclusion.

When Lin Mu returned to the imperial palace with the Black Bear Demon Emperor, Yun Feiyang was sitting in a pavilion, savoring tea.

"I have to say, the tea in this imperial palace is truly different."

He praised it as he sipped.

"Since you enjoy tea so much, why don't you stay here and become a live-in son-in-law?"

Suddenly hearing Lin Mu's voice.

Yun Feiyang immediately stood up and respectfully bowed to Lin Mu, saying:

"Sect Master is joking, I just said it casually."

After speaking, he glanced at the Black Bear Demon Emperor.

Lin Mu waved his hand casually and continued, "Where is Yan Ruxue? Have her come see me."

Yun Feiyang smiled sheepishly, "The commotion in the imperial palace just now was too great, and many external officials rushed here, saying they wanted to save the emperor."

"Miss Yan should be in the front palace, appeasing those people at this moment."

Lin Mu spread his divine sense and indeed saw a group of people questioning Yan Ruxue.

He locked his divine sense onto Yan Ruxue and instantly appeared behind her.

Lin Mu's sudden appearance made all the people who were talking loudly fall silent.

They looked at Lin Mu with unfriendly expressions.

One of them questioned, "How dare you trespass into the inner court of the imperial palace?"

Lin Mu had some impression of this person.

It was Gu Changfeng, whom he had met earlier at the city gate.

Lin Mu ignored him and walked straight towards Yan Ruxue.

Yan Ruxue also noticed Lin Mu at this moment.

Seeing Lin Mu approaching her with a gloomy face, she felt a little uneasy.

After all, she had initially intended to scheme against Lin Mu.

Lin Mu's steps were not fast, but each step made Yan Ruxue's heart tremble.

Gu Changfeng saw that Lin Mu completely disregarded his words.

And then saw Lin Mu walking aggressively towards Yan Ruxue.

He suddenly leaped and stood in front of Lin Mu.

"I'm asking you a question, why don't you answer?"

For the appearance of Gu Changfeng, Lin Mu raised his hand and slapped him across the face.

"You're taking my kindness for granted, get out of the way."

Lin Mu didn't use much force with that slap, but it still turned Gu Changfeng's handsome face into a pig's head.

Yan Ruxue, seeing this, rushed forward with a pained expression, covering Gu Changfeng's face and asking with concern:

"How are you? Are you alright?"

Gu Changfeng, originally angered by Lin Mu's slap, felt a surge of nameless fury.

Just as he was about to erupt, a pair of slender jade hands suddenly caressed his face.

The anger on his face was immediately replaced by joy.

This was the first time Yan Ruxue had physical contact with him in public.

He replied in a gentle tone, "It hurt before, but it doesn't hurt now."

Yan Ruxue, embarrassed by Gu Changfeng's ambiguous words, withdrew her hand.

Just then, Lin Mu suddenly spoke again.

"Miss Yan, I have something to say to you. Please have the irrelevant people leave."