Prepare for the upper bound

Zhong Qing was delighted as he looked at the bronze mirror in his hand.

This “old friend” indeed still had good treasures.

The ability to merely traverse space was nothing remarkable; any Great Emperor could cross hundreds of millions of miles in an instant.

But as the Lord of the Abyss said, to even be able to directly Transmigration from the Eighth Heaven to the First Heaven, that was truly formidable.

After all, each layer was separated by a heavenly barrier, and the distances were immeasurable.

Even an experienced True Immortal like Yu Weichen couldn't directly cross space from the First Heaven to the First Heaven.

It was clear that this Heaven Exchange Mirror was extraordinary.

It just so happened that Zhong Qing indeed lacked such a means.

With this Heaven Exchange Mirror, if he needed to return after going to the Eighth Heaven, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

Putting away the Heaven Exchange Mirror, Zhong Qing also heard the Lord of the Abyss's subsequent words.

It seemed this so-called Immortal Alliance wasn't a monolithic entity after all.

However, this was normal; according to Yu Weichen, the Immortal Alliance wasn't exclusive to the Human Race but was jointly formed by True Immortals of various major races.

One must know that even among humans, infighting was endless, let alone between the Human Race and other races?

He pondered for a moment, then asked, “I heard the True Immortal who wanted to invite me to join the Immortal Alliance say that the Human Race's Immortal Lord in the Immortal Alliance is called Immortal Lord Celestial Immortal Langhuan. Is this person trustworthy?”

“Immortal Lord Celestial Immortal Langhuan?”

The Lord of the Abyss was slightly startled upon hearing this. “Could it be that little girl Celestial Immortal Langhuan?”

After a moment of silence, he seemed to sigh with emotion, “Time truly flies. Even she has already achieved the Immortal Lord realm? Indeed, among the Human Race's junior True Immortals at that time, her talent was the greatest.”

Zhong Qing was somewhat shocked to hear this.

One must know that when Yu Weichen mentioned Immortal Lord Celestial Immortal Langhuan, he spoke with reverence, and he never said that she had just become an Immortal Lord or anything of the sort.

It was clear that this person was a prominent figure in the Immortal Alliance.

Yu Weichen alone was already a figure from at least tens of millions of years ago, to the extent that only legends of them circulated in the Second Heaven, with no specific details known.

If Yu Weichen was like this, then a figure of the Immortal Lord level was even more so.

And such an Immortal Lord, in the eyes of the Lord of the Abyss, was still a little girl?

How old was this old fellow exactly?

And how long had he been self-sealed at the bottom of this Abyss?

For Zhong Qing, whose actual age was less than thirty years old this year, these old fellows were almost as old as Dragons.

And how terrifying must the source of that curse be, which kept the Lord of the Abyss self-sealed for so many years without his injuries improving much?

Although he still didn't know how strong he was.

But after a long time, Zhong Qing felt a sense of threat again.

It seemed that even upon reaching the Eighth Heaven, he couldn't relax. He still had to diligently take on disciples and improve himself to have the confidence to face everything.

At this moment, he heard the Lord of the Abyss speak.

“The Immortal Lord Celestial Immortal Langhuan you mentioned, if she is the one I know, can be trusted.”

“However, she has a somewhat stubborn personality, can't tolerate any impurity, and at times, is a bit naive. But since she has already become an Immortal Lord, I presume she has matured quite a bit. In short, she is someone you don't have to worry about being schemed against from behind.”

“Of course, this is assuming that after all these years, she is still the person I knew back then.”

“After you ascend to the Upper Realm, if it truly becomes necessary, you can mention my name to her.”

Zhong Qing nodded, then asked with some curiosity, “Your name? What is it?”

It wasn't the first time he had met this generous and good friend, and he indeed still didn't know the other party's name; “Lord of the Abyss” was merely a title.

The Lord of the Abyss was silent for a moment, then softly uttered two words.

“Chi Ji!”

After committing these two words to memory, Zhong Qing simply bid farewell to the Lord of the Abyss and then turned to leave.

Because he had once again “fleeced”... no, received a gift from his good friend, and had gathered quite a bit of information, Zhong Qing was in a good mood. He didn't rush out in a hurry, but instead leisurely strolled out of the bottom of the Abyss Valley.

As he walked out of the valley bottom, he also conveniently greeted Fire Drought and Green Ghost, who were guarding outside.

“Long time no see, see you later!”

“See you later.”

Fire Drought and Green Ghost instinctively replied.

Then, in the next moment, they reacted.

“Holy crap!”

“Was that that kid?”

“When did he go in?!”

When the two caught up, intending to question him, they saw Zhong Qing flash and disappear from sight, his aura vanishing along with him.

Only Green Ghost and Fire Drought were left standing there, looking at each other, utterly bewildered.

At the bottom of the Abyss, after Zhong Qing left, the giant lava eye still hadn't disappeared.

Within its massive and profound pupil, some thought seemed to flicker.

“Immortal Seed... I'm afraid it's more than just that.”

The giant eye murmured, “If it's this kid, perhaps he can...”

...

After leaving the Chaotic Demon Sea, Zhong Qing's figure continuously flickered, traversing hundreds of millions of miles of space at will.

He didn't immediately return to the Second Heaven, but first went back to Xuanyu Domain.

On the way, he didn't forget to ask.

“System, is Han Paopao currently in the First Heaven?”

After a moment of silence, the System gave its reply.

“Replying to Host, Han Paopao's aura was not detected in the First Heaven.”

Zhong Qing nodded, not surprised.

That kid had caused great trouble in the First Heaven because of the Secret Realm key. Unless he had caused even greater trouble in the Upper Realm, there was no reason for him to return.

Since he wasn't in the First or Second Heaven, he had most likely gone to a higher level.

While contemplating, Zhong Qing had already arrived at Xuanyu Domain.

On the way back to the Tianxuan City Domain Lords Mansion, Zhong Qing's gaze swept across the path.

The current Xuanyu Domain was vastly different from before.

Between humans and Yao Race, there was no longer a clear distinction.

Many Yao Race figures had appeared in the formerly Human Race cities.

Although the two races lived together and occasional conflicts still occurred, overall, it was quite harmonious. Furthermore, the exchange and interaction between the two races, trading what they had for what they lacked, promoted development, and the entire area presented a thriving atmosphere.

In fact, wherever he went, the number of strong cultivators he saw was more than a hundred times greater than before.

Before long, Zhong Qing returned to the Tianxuan City Domain Lords Mansion.

The familiar Yin Hao and others, upon learning of Zhong Qing's return, immediately came to pay their respects.

According to their report, the current Xuanyu Domain was truly unlike before.

After the news of Fengtian Hall's annihilation spread, the Xuanyu Domain where Zhong Qing resided had become the focal point of attention for the entire Central Continent and even the First Heaven.

Countless strong cultivators were converging here.

Under the deterrence of Zhong Qing's name, no one dared to cause trouble here.

The Yao Race and Human Race had fought for countless years. With sudden peace, although there were still many dissatisfied individuals, the top strong cultivators of the Xuanyu Domain's Yao Race had all followed Zhong Qing to the Upper Realm, so they couldn't stir up any trouble.

The current Xuanyu Domain clearly had a tendency to develop into a Holy Land of the First Heaven.