“Who was that important person just now? So majestic!” A tall and thin young attendant looked towards the peak of the golden giant peak and asked excitedly.

“Brother Sun, you just arrived at Lingxu Palace, so it’s normal if you don’t know. That important person is Xu Yunping, Master Xu, the fifth disciple of Immortal Venerable Lingxu.” A slightly older, square-faced attendant next to him said.

“Master Xu’s cultivation is getting more and more powerful.” Another thick-browed, large-eyed attendant muttered.

“I heard before that Master Xu has been in seclusion, diligently cultivating, trying to break through the bottleneck of the Taiyi Mid-stage. Now that he has emerged from seclusion, he should have successfully broken through, but his realm doesn’t seem to be completely stable yet, otherwise there wouldn’t be any spiritual pressure leaking out,” the square-faced attendant added.

“I heard that Master Xu only joined Immortal Venerable Lingxu’s sect for several hundred thousand years, and he has already cultivated to the Taiyi Mid-stage. If we could have one percent of his aptitude, we wouldn’t be trapped in our current realm,” the thick-browed attendant sighed.

“Master Xu is a cultivator who ascended from the lower realm, his potential is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people. He is also the best among the several great disciples of Immortal Venerable Lingxu, how can we compare with him,” the square-faced attendant mocked himself.

The group chatted for a few sentences and then continued to busy themselves.

A white rainbow fell in front of the main hall on the peak of the giant peak. The escaping light converged and transformed into a golden-robed, golden-crowned young figure.

This person had handsome features, sword-like eyebrows, and star-like eyes. Wherever his gaze fell, it gave people a sharp aura.

On either side of the main hall, stood a golden-armored guard, holding a sword and shield. The skin on their faces had a metallic sheen.

“Is Master inside?” the golden-robed youth asked one of the golden-armored guards.

“Immortal Venerable is inside,” the golden-armored guard replied.

The golden-robed youth nodded, stepped into the gate, and walked through several corridors to reach a side hall.

The hall was empty, with only a silver platform at the deepest part, on which was placed a golden seat.

A middle-aged man in a purple robe was sitting cross-legged on the seat. This man had dark skin, a square face, and a broad nose, giving people a very dignified feeling.

The man’s eyes were closed, and his body emitted waves of purple light. Within a few feet around him, everything was enveloped in a faint purple mist.

The entire hall was shrouded in a strange power. With the man’s breathing, the purple mist trembled gently, and the space in the hall buzzed incessantly, as if everything in the hall was under his control.

When the golden-robed youth saw the state of the middle-aged man in purple robe, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said softly: “Disciple Xu Yunping, pays respect to Master.”

The eyes of the middle-aged man in purple robe trembled slightly, and he opened his eyes. Two lightning-like rays of light shot out from them, looking towards the golden-robed youth.

The face of the golden-robed youth suddenly turned pale, and his body trembled involuntarily.

“Is that Yunping? What’s the matter?” The purple light dissipated from the middle-aged man in purple robe, and the aura on his body also converged, he asked.

“Reporting to Master, this disciple received a message from Beihan Immortal Palace. Palace Master Xiao Jinhan led his disciples to explore the Minghan Immortal Mansion, but suffered heavy losses, almost completely wiped out. Xiao Jinhan, along with several Golden Immortal elders, all perished inside,” the golden-robed youth breathed a sigh of relief and quickly reported.

“Oh, is there such a thing? I remember that this Xiao Jinhan has the cultivation of the peak Golden Immortal. Can you find out how he perished?” The middle-aged man in purple robe asked slowly, his expression unchanged.

“After receiving the news, this disciple immediately conducted many investigations, but only a few people from the Minghan Immortal Palace survived, and they don’t know the specific situation. However, Xiao Jinhan has been trying to unify Beihan Immortal Territory, and has had a lot of conflicts with the other major forces in Beihan Immortal Territory. His fall should be related to those major forces,” the golden-robed youth paused and said again.

“I have heard about Xiao Jinhan's affairs before. He acted a bit rashly, but those sects are also very daring, even daring to attack the Immortal Palace Lord sent by the Heavenly Court. Issue an order immediately, send people to Beihan Immortal Territory immediately, thoroughly investigate this matter. If the situation is true, all participants will be killed. The majesty of the Heavenly Court must not be offended!” Hearing this, a cold light appeared in the eyes of the middle-aged man in purple robe, and he said in a deep voice.

“Yes! This disciple has already sent people to Beihan Immortal Territory to investigate this matter, and I believe there will be results soon,” the golden-robed youth said with his hands clasped.

“Well, be sure to find out the truth about this matter,” the middle-aged man in purple robe said in a deep voice.

“This disciple understands. However, Master, I have another message to report to you,” the golden-robed youth agreed, and then said.

“What else is there?” the middle-aged man in purple robe asked.

“This time, when the Minghan Immortal Palace opened, it is said that Gongshu Immortal Envoy from the Immortal Prison was tracking a wanted criminal from the Samsara Palace and entered it. As a result, Gongshu Immortal Envoy also seemed to have fallen inside,” the golden-robed youth said after a slight hesitation.

“Gongshu? Could it be Gongshu Jiu from the Gongshu family?” The middle-aged man in purple robe raised an eyebrow when he heard this.

“It is indeed this person,” the golden-robed youth said.

“Although Gongshu Jiu’s strength is not outstanding among the patrolling Immortal Envoys, he is still a Taiyi Jade Immortal. No one in Beihan Immortal Territory should be able to kill him. Is it the work of the Samsara Palace?” The middle-aged man in purple robe stood up and asked.

“This matter is not yet clear, but if the Samsara Palace sends a Taiyi realm person into Beihan Immortal Territory, we should know. Do you want this disciple to send people to investigate this matter as well?” the golden-robed youth shook his head and said.

“No need, the Immortal Prison always acts arbitrarily. If their people die, they will investigate themselves, and we don’t need to interfere,” the middle-aged man in purple robe waved his hand and said.

“Yes,” the golden-robed youth agreed.

“You have handled this matter very well. Beihan Immortal Territory is under my jurisdiction and must not be lost. Go and arrange it, and implement the new candidate for the Lord of Beihan Immortal Territory as soon as possible,” the middle-aged man in purple robe pondered for a while and instructed.

“Yes,” the golden-robed youth agreed again and walked out quickly.

“Beihan Immortal Territory… Beihan Immortal Territory…” The middle-aged man in purple robe walked back and forth in the hall, muttering to himself.

After a moment, he suddenly stopped, a flash of purple light flashed on his body, and his figure disappeared from the hall.

……

Across the ocean southwest of the Shang’a Continent, there is a more vast continent called the Linhuang Continent.

The eastern part of this continent is a hilly area with rolling mountains, dense forests, and pestilential miasma. There are few cities.

Tens of thousands of miles inland from the east coast, there is a sudden cliff over a thousand feet high, extending for millions of miles, traversing the eastern part of the continent from north to south.

Although it is the same continent, it seems to have been cut in two by God with a single knife. Above the cliff is a boundless oasis with green fields, while below the cliff is a ten thousand miles of yellow sand with rolling wind and sand.

On the cliff separating the two worlds, there stands a Great Wall like a black dragon crouching, with a fortress every ten thousand miles. It is covered with restrictions and also has array platforms for transmitting beacon fires.

Despite the continuous fortresses and countless beacon fire array platforms, there is only one city on this border: Yuanhuang City.

As evening approached, an orange-red sun had already fallen below the city wall, its warm light extending from the horizon, illuminating the black city walls, coating the cold black steel rock with a layer of soft light.

On the west side of the city wall, the ten thousand miles of sand sea below the cliff shone with a dark golden light in the twilight. Except for the slight wind blowing up some dust, there was no other movement.

In stark contrast, on the other side of the city wall stood a huge city covering an area of ​​nearly a thousand miles. The streets and alleys were crisscrossed, and the mansions and gardens were lined up. Although it was not dark, lights had already been lit everywhere, making it brightly lit.

Because the city was too large, the inner city in the center was planned slightly neatly, while the outer city was like a fan, expanding arbitrarily along the original main roads in the city towards the east, without any rules.

At this time, on the bluestone ancient road leading to the outer city, there were two figures, one tall and one short, walking slowly and coming together.

The shorter one was a little girl wearing a festive golden-edged, red-bottomed short jacket. She looked eight or nine years old, was very cute, and was holding three skewers of candied haws in her hand, swaying as she followed the tall man next to her.

The tall man was wearing a cyan robe, and his whole person had a restrained aura and bright eyes.

The man was Han Li.

And the red-jacketed girl, whose pigtails on her head shook three times with every step she took, was naturally Jintong.

The first stop on the route map that Jiao San gave him, and the location that Taoist Huyuan told him, were the same, both were this Yuanhuang City. Han Li planned to gather more information here before deciding how to arrange his trip to the Desolate Wasteland Realm.

“Uncle, you can just suppress your own cultivation, why did you have to make me suppress my cultivation too?” Jintong asked with some confusion while eating the sweet and sour candied haws.

“You’re already in the Late-stage Golden Immortal realm. Your aura is too strong, and you’ll be too conspicuous walking in the crowd, which can easily attract attention,” Han Li replied, his eyes fixed on the edge of the city in the distance.

“Isn’t that just right? It would be best if a few more daring Golden Immortals provoke us. This Immortal Maiden can just clean them all up, so that I can accumulate a large pile of magical treasures as snacks again. I always feel like I can’t get enough to eat recently,” Jintong said cheerfully when she heard this.

“Our top priority is to leave Beihan Immortal Territory, and you are not allowed to cause any more trouble. Otherwise, you will turn into a ring and stay on my hand, and you will not follow me in human form,” Han Li stopped and instructed with a solemn expression.

“No! I know, I know, I’m just saying…” Jintong shook her head and mumbled.

While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the outer city of Yuanhuang City along the bluestone ancient road.