Celestials

Inside the Immortal Alliance, Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord remained motionless, while Wei Yitian’s face was twisted, and he knelt halfway, his body trembling.

Yu Weichen, standing to the side, showed a hint of schadenfreude and reverence for the Immortal Lord.

Zhong Qing, on the other hand, observed the scene with interest.

Although he didn't know if there were levels above True Immortal, it seemed that the gap between True Immortals was also enormous.

This Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord didn't even need to move a hand; her mere aura was almost enough to suppress Wei Yitian to the point of collapse.

This showed his immense strength.

Then, Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord said coldly, “You and Yu Weichen are both Heaven Protectors, both within the Immortal Alliance, with no inherent difference in status.”

“If he could falsely transmit orders, then couldn't you do the same?”

“Or is it because you are a Celestial Race member, and he is a human?”

Wei Yitian’s face turned pale, and he lowered his head without speaking.

It seemed as if he had no words to retort, but in reality, it was more like an admission.

Zhong Qing immediately caught the keywords from Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord’s mouth.

“Celestial Race?”

He looked at Yu Weichen beside him, who sighed softly, “I’ll tell you in detail later.”

Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord gazed at Wei Yitian and said indifferently, “Then, since I am also of the human race, do you also not hold me in regard?”

Wei Yitian lowered his head and said, “I wouldn’t dare.”

“It’s ‘wouldn’t dare,’ not ‘don’t want to,’ isn’t it?”

Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord smiled faintly, a smile of breathtaking beauty, yet it carried a hint of chill.

The next moment, Wei Yitian trembled again, and his entire body flew backward, crashing through the palace gate of the great hall behind him with a loud bang, spitting out a mouthful of golden-tinged blood, and falling to the ground, his aura completely withered.

Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord flicked her sleeve and turned to leave.

“Abusing your authority, groundlessly questioning a colleague, and wantonly resorting to force.”

“This is a minor punishment.”

“Even if I am of the human race, I can still discipline you on behalf of your Lord Tianyuan Immortal Lord. If you are not convinced, let him come find me.”

Wei Yitian struggled to support his body and stood up, head bowed, saying, “I wouldn’t dare.”

But no one saw the icy resentment flash in his eyes.

At the same time, Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord’s calm voice resonated simultaneously in Zhong Qing’s and Yu Weichen’s minds.

“Follow.”

The two exchanged glances, no longer paying attention to Wei Yitian, and followed closely behind Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord, entering the Immortal Alliance.

The Immortal Alliance’s vastness also exceeded imagination; any single palace was a hundred li in size, and looking out, the palaces among the stars were layered upon layer, almost without end.

Yu Weichen whispered beside him.

“The Immortal Alliance is divided into eight regions, each surrounding the Immortal Palaces of the seven Immortal Lords, as well as the central area of the entire Immortal Alliance.”

“Currently, we are heading towards the Immortal Lord’s Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Palace.”

Without needing to say more, after walking a short distance, Zhong Qing had already seen the magnificent and luxurious grand palace ahead, nestled amidst countless surrounding palaces.

The scale of its palace gate alone was comparable to the Star Gate entrances of the Four Great Grotto-Heavens in the Second Heaven.

This magnificent spectacle of the Immortal Alliance could be said to fulfill all of Zhong Qing’s previous life’s imagination of a heavenly palace and immortal realm.

If he hadn't known beforehand, Zhong Qing might have truly believed he had arrived at the Heavenly Court.

Along the way, Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord remained silent; it was Yu Weichen who quietly introduced the Immortal Alliance's situation to Zhong Qing.

“Looking across the Nine Heavens, regardless of ancient or modern times, the number of True Immortals has always been extremely limited.”

“However, the Immortal Alliance is, after all, where True Immortals from all races across the Nine Heavens gather, and there are over a hundred True Immortals permanently stationed here.”

“Of course, even so, compared to the countless billions of living beings across all races, True Immortals are still extremely rare.”

“Even powerful races like the Dragon and Phoenix may not produce a single True Immortal in millions of years. Alas… of course, part of the reason is the difficulty of advancing to True Immortal within the Nine Heavens.”

“It is said that before the Nine Heavens were born, in ancient times, all races flourished, and at their peak, it was known as the era of Ten Thousand Immortals. Unfortunately, after the great tribulation, they inevitably declined.”

“Leaving the Nine Heavens and returning to the outside world to re-establish the ancient immortal dao’s prosperity is the Immortal Alliance’s sole and greatest goal.”

At this point, the three of them had already entered the Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Palace, but there were not many people within this vast Immortal Palace.

Wherever they went, there were only a few palace maids who bowed gracefully to the three of them.

Zhong Qing noticed that even these palace maids had auras no less than those of a Six Revolutions Pseudo-Immortal from the Second Heaven.

Upon reaching the main hall, Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord turned gracefully, flicked her long sleeve, and sat down on the dais, her gaze, like a torch, fixed upon Zhong Qing.

“I never expected that after several million years, our human race would once again produce an Immortal Seed, and surprisingly, from the Second Heaven.”

“That truly surprises me.”

A faint smile appeared on her face; this time, it carried none of the previous oppressive feeling, like a blooming peony, captivating to behold.

“Zhong Qing, is it? You are very good.”

“Although Wei Yitian did not use his full strength, judging by how easily you received the Broken God Halberd, even if I hadn't intervened, you might not have been his match.”

“In terms of strength alone, you are much stronger than any New True Immortal I have ever seen.”

At this point, her gaze dimmed slightly: “If that previous Immortal Seed also had your strength… never mind.”

Only then did Zhong Qing finally speak, asking the doubt in his heart.

“May I ask, Immortal Lord, who exactly is that Wei Yitian… or rather, is he not of the human race? And what is this Celestial Race that the Immortal Lord mentioned?”

This question seemed to hit the mark.

Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord’s gaze deepened slightly, and she let out a soft sigh.

“Indeed, they are not of the human race, or rather, not pure human race.”

“They are the Celestial Race.”

“This race can be said to be a branch of the human race… but now, they have already surpassed the human race.”

She seemed to be recalling the past, and after a moment, she finally spoke.

“Since you are an Immortal Seed, I presume Yu Weichen has already mentioned the matters of the Nine Heavens to you, and you should also know that the Pseudo Immortal Nine Revolutions is a deviant and circuitous path born within the Nine Heavens.”

Zhong Qing nodded.

Celestial Immortal Langhuan Immortal Lord sighed, “Actually, the Immortal Alliance was initially established to address this issue.”

“The mutation of the Dao Fruit within the Nine Heavens almost cut off the human race’s path forward.”

“Even if there is the path of the Pseudo Immortal Nine Revolutions, it is too dangerous and too long. The Nine Revolutions Tribulation, though it can refine the Dao Fruit and achieve True Immortal status, how many can truly endure it?”

“To find another path, True Immortals of various great races united and created the Immortal Alliance, intending to combine the strength of all races to solve this problem.”

“And the Celestial Race was born during this period.”

“At that time, the human race was undoubtedly the strongest race within the Immortal Alliance.”

“There were even Immortal Lords from the very beginning of the Nine Heavens, as well as some ancient existences who had lived for an unknown number of years.”

“It is well known that within the Nine Heavens, the only ones unaffected and able to normally advance to True Immortal are the Immortal Seeds.”

“They joined forces, intending to create beings similar to Immortal Seeds.”

“The Celestial Race thus came into being.”