219: Chapter 218 At the Southern Heavenly Gate, looking down on people?

In the Nine Heavens Palace, the sea of clouds was magnificent and vast, resembling hundreds of millions of white Dragons churning beneath one's feet.

This was the core of power in the Immortal Realm, the destination that Cultivators of all realms dreamed of, and also a Forbidden Ground with strict hierarchies that could not be crossed.

A massive gateway, so towering that it could not be described in words, stood at the peak of the sea of clouds.

It was cast entirely from an unknown primordial divine jade and soared into the clouds. Carved upon it were true Dragons, colorful Phoenixes, Qilins, and Black Tortoises, which seemed to slither between the pillars as if they were alive.

The terrifying pressure it emitted, capable of suppressing the heavens, made ordinary Immortals afraid to even look directly at it.

On the plaque, three large gold-stamped characters flowed with the radiance of Dao rhyme—[South Heaven Gate].

This was not just a gate, but a supreme Divine Artifact that suppressed the Luck of the Immortal Realm.

"Master, is this the South Heaven Gate? It looks quite imposing, but isn't the threshold a bit too high? Aren't they afraid of tripping people to death?"

Huang Fugui was squatting on Lin Feng's shoulder. It was currently maintaining an "invisibility" and "aura concealment" state. In the eyes of outsiders, it was just a pet mink with slightly yellow fur that looked a bit spiritual.

It was gnawing on an unfinished piece of top-grade Immortal crystal while pointing at the gate, its small eyes filled with mercenary calculations.

"If I could chip a piece off this pillar, could I trade it for a good meal?"

Lin Feng was dressed in white robes as pure as snow. Although it was just an ordinary Magic Treasure robe he had casually changed into during a previous battle, without any treasure light flowing, his tall and straight posture like a pine tree and his restrained yet still captivating temperament still made him look extraordinary.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze calmly fixed on the gate. Deep in his eyes, there was no awe, only a faint trace of scrutiny.

"Let's go. Since the Immortal Emperor is hosting, we shouldn't keep the host waiting too long."

A faint smile hung on the corners of Lin Feng's mouth as he stepped onto the white, jade-like heaven-reaching path and walked toward the South Heaven Gate.

However, just when he was a hundred feet away from the gate, "Stop—!!!"

A violent shout, like the tolling of a great bell, exploded from the South Heaven Gate. The rolling sound waves instantly shattered the surrounding sea of clouds.

A golden light descended from the sky like a meteorite hitting the ground, slamming down in front of Lin Feng with a "boom" and stirring up a thousand layers of air waves.

As the dust settled, a Giant Spirit God wearing golden armor, holding a Xuanhua broadaxe, and standing three zhang tall appeared abruptly.

His body was surrounded by Immortal Qi, his aura thick and powerful; he was clearly an Early Stage Golden Immortal expert!

This person was the guard of the South Heaven Gate, the Golden-Armored Lingguan.

His copper bell-like eyes swept over Lin Feng with contempt, and he snorted two streams of white air from his nostrils, saying in a muffled voice: "Where did this Lower Realm ascender come from? Don't you know the rules? The South Heaven Gate is an important place; is it somewhere someone like you, an idler, can approach at will?"

Lin Feng stopped in his tracks. His clothes rustled in the air waves, but not a single strand of his hair was out of place.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone flat: "Rules? I have come to pay a visit upon the Immortal Emperor's decree. That is the rule."

As he spoke, he flipped his palm, and the [heaven-reaching decree] emitting a faint imperial might appeared in his hand.

The Golden-Armored Lingguan glanced at the token, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The heaven-reaching decree could not be faked, and the imperial might on it was genuine.

But he quickly remembered the instructions from above—Seven Luminaries Immortal King had ordered him to give this newcomer, a "Lower Realm mud-legged bumpkin," a show of force.

That trace of surprise was quickly replaced by a prepared look of mockery and greed.

"The heaven-reaching decree is real. But, as for the person..."

The Golden-Armored Lingguan sneered and slammed his giant axe onto the ground, making the white jade bricks beneath his feet groan.

He lowered his head, looking at Lin Feng as if looking at an ant, and said sarcastically: "You just ascended from the Lower Realm; your body is carrying the vulgarity, turbidity, and poverty of the Lower Realm! If I let you strut into the South Heaven Gate like this, wouldn't it pollute the Immortal Qi of my Nine Heavens? If you offend the nobles inside, can you bear the responsibility?"

Lin Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, and his smile gradually faded: "Then in your opinion, what should be done?"

"Simple."

The Golden-Armored Lingguan stretched out a palm-leaf-sized hand and rubbed his fingers in front of Lin Feng, his eyes nakedly spelling out the word "robbery."

"First, pay a 'cleansing fee.' It's not much, just one hundred billion top-grade Immortal crystals, or treasure of equivalent value. This General will use this money to hire the Nine Heavens Immortal Maidens to clean and sweep for you, to get rid of your bad Luck."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng almost laughed out of anger. One hundred billion? This fatty really dared to ask for it.

"As for the second..."

The Golden-Armored Lingguan pointed to the side. Beside the main gate of the towering South Heaven Gate, there was a small side hole that was only half a meter high and extremely hidden. It was originally a passage for Immortal Beasts to enter and exit or for cleaning up trash, commonly known as a "dog hole."

A wicked smile appeared on his face as he pointed to the hole and said: "Since you came from the Lower Realm, you must have the awareness of being a lower-class person. The main gate is for High Immortals and Star Lords; do you, a mud-legged bumpkin who just came up, deserve it? Go, crawl through that 'cleansing hole'! As long as you crawl in from there, the turbidity on your body will naturally be scraped clean."

At this point, the group of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals responsible for guarding also burst into laughter, each of them crossing their arms, waiting to see the joke of this Lower Realm newcomer.

Lin Feng glanced at the "dog hole" that one could only crawl through, and then looked at the Golden-Armored Lingguan, who was full of triumph and seemed to have him cornered.

He smiled, a very bright smile. "Did the Seven Luminaries Immortal King send you?"

The Golden-Armored Lingguan's face changed slightly, and he immediately grinned hideously: "Kid, you can eat indiscriminately, but you cannot speak indiscriminately! This General is the guard of the South Heaven Gate, acting on official business! Don't use a chicken feather as a decree; here, even the Immortal Emperor's decree must follow the procedure step by step! What? Don't want to crawl? If you don't want to crawl, then get back to the Lower Realm! The Nine Heavens do not accept trash!"

"Acting on official business? What a fine 'acting on official business.'"

Lin Feng shook his head, his originally calm eyes instantly becoming ice-cold, like a ten-thousand-year cold pool. "In this life, I hate two types of people the most."

"One is those who think they can use me as a chess piece, and the other... is those who want to collect toll fees from me."

"Presumptuous!" The Golden-Armored Lingguan was furious. He did not expect this Heavenly Immortal realm kid to dare to talk back. "A mere ant who just ascended, you dare to be rampant in front of this General? Since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame this General for teaching you, a bumpkin who doesn't understand the rules, a lesson on behalf of the Immortal Emperor!"

Boom! The Golden-Armored Lingguan's Early Stage Golden Immortal pressure exploded fully! Golden Immortal Qi burned around him like flames, making his figure look even taller and more terrifying.

Not only that, he pinched a spell in his hand and chanted words. "Hum—!" The entire defensive Formation of the South Heaven Gate was instantly activated in one corner!

"South Heaven Suppression! Kneel!" A terrifying gravity, enough to crush the Physical Body of an ordinary Golden Immortal and make even the Soul tremble, descended like Mount Tai, pressing down fiercely toward Lin Feng!

This utilized the Luck of the Immortal Court and the power of the Formation. Even a Middle Stage Golden Immortal here would be forced to kneel on the ground, unable to move!

The surrounding Heavenly Soldiers stopped laughing and looked at Lin Feng with pity. Having offended the Golden-Armored Commander, this kid would at least be skinned alive if he didn't die.

However, the scene of Lin Feng having broken bones and tendons and begging for mercy on his knees, as expected, did not appear. Lin Feng did not kneel.

He didn't even bend his waist, nor did he draw the sword on his back. He just maintained that calm and breezy posture, as if the gravity capable of crushing mountains was just a gentle breeze to him.

He slowly took a step forward, facing that terrifying suppressive power. "Crack!" A crisp cracking sound rang out.

It was not Lin Feng's bones that broke, but... the light curtain covering him, condensed by the Formation, had shattered! It was like glass being struck by a hammer, with cracks spreading rapidly.

Then came the second step, the third step! "Thump! Thump! Thump!" Lin Feng's footsteps were not heavy, but every step that fell felt like it was stepping on the Golden-Armored Lingguan's heart, making his face turn pale instantly.

Relying solely on his monstrous Physical Body, which had been reshaped by the Immortal King's essence blood and cultivated with the Myriad Dao Furnace Sutra, he had forcibly shattered the pressure of the South Heaven Gate!

"This... how is this possible?! You are only a Heavenly Immortal!"

The Golden-Armored Lingguan's eyeballs were about to pop out. This was the South Heaven Gate Formation! Even if it was just one corner, it was not something that a Physical Body could contend with!

Watching Lin Feng, who was approaching step by step with eyes like knives, the Golden-Armored Lingguan panicked. An inexplicable chill surged from his tailbone straight to his crown.

"You don't know what's good for you! Seeking death!" To hide the fear in his heart, the Golden-Armored Lingguan suddenly raised the top-grade Immortal Artifact Xuanhua axe in his hand, pouring all his Immortal Qi into it. The axe blade shone with ten thousand zhang of golden light as he slashed down at Lin Feng's head!

"Die!" This axe strike was powerful and heavy, enough to split an Immortal mountain!

Just at this critical moment, Fugui, who had been squatting on Lin Feng's shoulder and ignored, suddenly opened its golden and silver heterochromatic eyes.

It looked at the ball of Luck clouds above the Golden-Armored Lingguan's head, which had originally been quite prosperous, and took a sharp breath. "Slurp!"

"I see your forehead is dark; you will definitely have a bloody disaster today, big guy! This axe is incompatible with your horoscope!"

The next second, a miracle happened. Or rather, a disaster happened.

The Golden-Armored Lingguan's Xuanhua axe, infused with his lifelong Immortal Qi and supposedly indestructible, suddenly had a tiny Artifact Refining sand-hole inside the handle burst without warning at the moment it was about to slash three inches above Lin Feng's head.

That was a one-in-a-billion probability, a tiny flaw left behind when an Artifact Refining Great Master was dozing off, which was magnified infinitely at this moment.

"Boom!!!!!" An earth-shattering loud noise! The axe didn't hit the person, but because of the chaotic Immortal Qi inside, it exploded on its own!

The terrifying Immortal Qi backlash, combined with the power of the Magic Treasure's self-detonation, exploded directly in the Golden-Armored Lingguan's arms!

"Ah!!!" The Golden-Armored Lingguan screamed, his face covered in blood from the explosion, his protective golden armor shattered, his chest collapsed, and his whole body flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

Before he even landed, an afterimage flashed by. A foot had already appeared before his eyes. It was Lin Feng's foot.

"Is this your rule?" Lin Feng's voice was cold and ruthless as he kicked heavily onto the Golden-Armored Lingguan's bloodied face.

"Bang!" The power of this kick was so great that it directly triggered a sonic boom.

The Golden-Armored Lingguan was like a cannonball fired from its chamber, tracing a graceful arc in the air, and then was kicked precisely into the "dog hole" he himself had pointed out.

"Creak—" Because his body was too large, he was stuck tightly, with only his two legs left outside, kicking helplessly and making pig-like grunting sounds.

The whole scene was dead silent. The weapons in the hands of those Heavenly Soldiers and Generals all fell to the ground, each of them with their mouths wide open, as if they had seen a ghost. One move? No, didn't even use a move, just relied on walking and one kick? And abolished an Early Stage Golden Immortal commander?

Lin Feng patted the non-existent dust on his hem, didn't even look at the butt stuck in the hole, and with Fugui, who was still there licking its lips savoring the taste of the Luck, strode swaggeringly into the South Heaven Gate through the main entrance.

Leaving behind only a faint sentence that echoed in the wind, slapping everyone in the face like a slap: "A good dog does not block the way."