Wu Tian led Lei Qianjiao as they ran.
After an unknown duration, Wu Tian suddenly stopped. He looked up, and the scene before him left him utterly astonished.
However, at that very moment, a sharp aura surged towards him from behind.
He quickly turned his head, only to see a hand entwined with lightning reaching out to strike him.
Wu Tian swiftly dodged to the side, then grabbed Lei Qianjiao's wrist and said urgently, "Alright, alright, can you calm down? If you're not tired, I am!"
Lei Qianjiao replied indignantly, "Isn't this all your fault? If you hadn't said those things, why would I have gotten angry?"
Wu Tian felt a headache coming on, thinking that women, this kind of creature, were truly not to be trifled with!
Otherwise, who knew what trouble it would stir up!
He quickly said, "My fault, my fault, I couldn't help it."
"Calm down now. Look, haven't we reached our destination?"
It was only then that Lei Qianjiao realized a colossal structure stood before her.
She looked up and was immediately plunged into immense shock.
It was a wall dozens of meters high, constructed from bluestone bricks, grand and imposing, exuding a powerful sense of pressure.
The wall enclosed a vast area, appearing much like an ancient city.
"What is this?" Lei Qianjiao forgot her anger at Wu Tian, her beautiful eyes widening as she asked, "How can such a place exist within the Thunder God's Immortal Realm?"
Wu Tian shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but when the pillar of light appeared, I had already marked its location, and the final destination is here."
"But no matter what, instead of overthinking, why don't we go in and see? Perhaps we'll discover something extraordinary?"
With that, Wu Tian led Lei Qianjiao to the city gate.
Two figures stood guard on either side of the city gate. However, they were not living beings but humanoid Thunder God puppets.
"Holy Thunder City."
Wu Tian looked up and read the large red characters on the gate, "What does that mean? Have you heard of this place?"
"Holy Thunder City?" Lei Qianjiao clearly knew of it, and her expression turned to surprise.
"My heavens, is this really Holy Thunder City? So, after all this, Holy Thunder City was within the Thunder God's Immortal Realm!"
Wu Tian asked curiously, "Then what exactly is this place? Can you enlighten me?"
Lei Qianjiao whispered, "Holy Thunder City is the territory of the Thunder God, and it is also the original birthplace of the Holy Thunder Sect."
"Legend has it that back then, anyone who resided in Holy Thunder City was a disciple of the Holy Thunder Sect, with their numbers once reaching over a hundred thousand."
"However, after the Thunder God's demise, Holy Thunder City also vanished."
"But no one ever expected that Holy Thunder City was in the Thunder God's Immortal Realm, not in the outside world."
"So that's how it is," Wu Tian nodded. "Since this is the birthplace of the Holy Thunder Sect, there must be many opportunities inside. Shouldn't we hurry in?"
Lei Qianjiao had been somewhat reluctant to come, but upon learning that this was Holy Thunder City, a yearning arose in her heart.
After all, she was from the Holy Thunder Sect and had grown up there. For such a place, she felt a kinship from her bloodline.
Therefore, this time she readily agreed, nodding and saying, "Alright, let's go in and take a look."
However, as soon as the two reached the entrance, the two Thunder God puppets immediately moved.
They did not attack the two but raised a hand, blocking their path.
"I'm stunned, they can still move?" Wu Tian was startled by the two puppets.
He had thought they were merely props.
But he hadn't expected them to actually move. It seemed the energy left within them by the Thunder God was driving them.
Lei Qianjiao asked in confusion, "What does this mean? Are they not letting us in?"
Wu Tian shook his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Look, some people have already gone in. So why are they stopping us? Are they discriminating against us?"
At this moment, the Thunder God puppets pointed to their abdominal area, and Wu Tian immediately recognized it as the location where the Spiritual Palace or Immortal Palace would be.
Wu Tian was puzzled for a moment, then vaguely guessed something. He extended his palm, and a ball of golden spiritual energy immediately blazed like a flame.
The gaze of the Thunder God puppets immediately shifted from Wu Tian and fell upon Lei Qianjiao.
Wu Tian whispered to Lei Qianjiao, "Do as I do, quickly."
Although Lei Qianjiao didn't understand what he meant, she obediently extended her hand. Soon, blue immortal energy also emerged.
As if having passed some test, the two Thunder God puppets immediately withdrew their gaze and returned to their original positions, seemingly intending to let them pass.
Seeing this, Lei Qianjiao became even more bewildered.
She couldn't help but ask, "Huh? What's going on? Why would they let us in after we released our immortal energy?"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "I think they wanted to test our immortal energy. After all, only humans can possess immortal energy, right?"
This explanation convinced Lei Qianjiao, but at this moment, Wu Tian himself became lost in thought.
Wait, this isn't right.
If the purpose was to prevent spirit beasts, it wouldn't make sense. After all, spirit beasts are animals, and distinguishing them shouldn't be difficult.
If that were the case, why would the Thunder God puppets distinguish immortal energy? Could it be... that something looked similar to humans but didn't possess immortal energy?
Wu Tian vaguely felt that something was amiss, but he didn't dwell on it here. Soon, he and Lei Qianjiao entered the city walls together.
Holy Thunder City was an ancient city, so the architecture appeared very rustic. The entire city was well-planned and exuded an ancient aura everywhere.
At this moment, some cultivators had already appeared within the city, likely drawn by the pillar of light.
And on the roads, there were even many Thunder God puppets patrolling in formation, much like police officers, which looked quite peculiar.
These Thunder God puppets were likely directly controlled by the Thunder God's power, just like the ones at the city gate, making it impossible to subdue them.
They were almost everywhere in the city, and their strength was comparable to mid-grade immortals, exuding a stern aura.
Puppets of this caliber were being used for street patrols!
It seemed the Thunder God's ambition was truly astonishing!