Chapter 113: Visitors from the Celestial Mansion, Hurry Up!
Xiao Ziling and the bunch of folks from the Celestial Mansion ruins looked on with wide-eyed curiosity at the screen.
On it, a brand-new diary appeared.
Eternal Emperor’s Diary, Page 48:
【Time flies, like a shuttle through the years!】
【Since leaving the Abyssal Sea, I’ve been looking for a suitable place to prepare for my next long slumber.】
【A blink, and two thousand years have passed!】
【Today, feeling a bit whimsical, I realized it’s been a while since I wrote in my diary, so I took it out to record some major events.】
【After going through four long sleeps, my cultivation has officially broken through to the Tribulation Period—hard to find an opponent in the Nine States.】
【The Celestial Court is still chasing after me; I need to think of a way to uproot them completely.】
【I’ve taken on a little apprentice.】
【Ruo Yu has now become a Holy Mistress, much more mature, and her cultivation has broken through to the Great Ascension Period.】
【But the Female Dragon is a headache… super clingy! In the daytime, she’s the formidable Empress of the Celestial Dynasty, but at night, she turns into a little spoiled fairy.】
【Who would have thought such a fierce Empress has a cutesy side?】
【The contrast is just too great.】
【And there’s another critical issue…
【With my increased cultivation, I can clearly sense that this world’s Great Dao has significant flaws, greatly affecting the comprehension of cultivators above the Void Refinement Period.】
【It feels completely different from what I’ve experienced in my dreams.】
【The Great Dao is incomplete; I think this is why there are fewer high-level cultivators in the Nine States.】
【What exactly is causing this flaw? Is someone doing it on purpose?
【Could it be the Celestial Court’s doing?
【Or is it related to those Celestial Mansion ruins?
【Thus, I’ve decided to quietly sneak into a Celestial Mansion ruin to seek answers.
【With my current cultivation level, self-preservation should be no problem.
【The first Celestial Mansion I entered is called the Purple Origin Celestial Mansion. The moment I stepped in, I saw an extraordinarily majestic peak, towering who-knows-how-many thousands of feet!
【At the peak, there’s a statue, shrouded in a misty purple aura. I can’t see its face clearly, but from its curves, I judge…
【Hmm, it must be a woman of unparalleled grace.
【Alright, let’s stop here for today. I’ll take a look around first.】
This diary entry concluded here.
From the records, it’s clear that this entry covers a massive time span compared to the last one.
Two thousand years!
It details what happened within two thousand years after the Eternal Emperor blew up the Passage in the Abyssal Sea.
And the exposed info was shocking!
“I get it! So, the Eternal Emperor just slept four times and jumped from the Nascent Soul Stage to the Tribulation Period!”
“This…”
“The dream cultivation technique is terrifyingly powerful!”
“Haha, it’s hard to imagine that the fiercely decisive Ye Qingge could be so cute and spoiled!”
“Purple Origin Celestial Mansion!”
“The Eternal Emperor actually entered Celestial Mansion ruins; that’s amazing! Too bad he didn’t mention specific locations or how to get in.”
“Who could that statue cloaked in purple fog be? Can’t wait to find out!”
“This isn’t enough—I want to see the glorious adventures of the Eternal Emperor in the Celestial Mansion ruins!”
“Hehe, the Eternal Emperor is unbeatable in the Nine States, but once inside the Celestial Mansion, who knows if he’ll still be so formidable!”
“Yes! The Celestial Mansion ruins are too mysterious!”
In no time, cultivators from all over were discussing today’s diary contents.
Meanwhile…
Above the vast wilderness of the Purple Radiance Domain, in the Celestial Mansion.
A group of Celestial Mansion visitors finished reading the diary and stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Their pride felt like it had been squashed in that moment.
Initially, they doubted the diary’s contents, thinking the Eternal Emperor was just scribbling nonsense.
But if he could describe the scenes of the Purple Origin Sacred Mountain, that confirmed it without a doubt.
This Eternal Emperor had really sneaked into the Purple Origin Celestial Mansion.
And it had happened over three thousand years ago!
“This…”
Xiao Ziling’s big, watery eyes widened, her mouth agape as she struggled to find words.
The others exchanged glances, still processing the news.
At this moment, Xiao Jing pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, “Let’s go meet this Eternal Emperor!”
He paused and added, “Whether it’s true or not, we’ll find out!”
“It’s too early to draw conclusions. What if he only saw those descriptions in some ancient tomes?”
A young man in a yellow robe nodded, saying, “Xiao brother’s explanation makes sense!”
Xiao Ziling snapped back to reality, looking at Wei Yuan with a smile, “Uncle, we’ll need your guidance!”
Wei Yuan found her way of addressing him a bit strange; typically, cultivators in the Nine States called each other “fellow Daoists,” not by appearance.
After all, looks could be deceiving!
Some people could be hundreds of years old with all gray hair. And then there are those old demons who had lived for tens of thousands of years but still looked like adorable kids.
It all had a lot to do with their cultivation methods and opportunities.
Yet, Wei Yuan respectfully said, “Yes, please follow me, fellow Daoists! You can visit my Jade Pool Sacred Land first!”
“Our Holy Mistress… has some ties with the Eternal Emperor, making it easier to meet him.”
Xiao Ziling’s face lit up with joy as she thanked him, “That would be wonderful!”
———
Jade Pool Sacred Land.
An old man with white hair hurriedly approached Yuan Ruoyu, exclaiming, “Holy Mistress, the Grand Elder has sent a message!”
Yuan Ruoyu frowned slightly and said lightly, “Oh? What is it? Where is he now?”
Having said that, she chuckled a bit.
This Grand Elder was too fixated; he just loved to dig into things.
But unexpectedly, the old man urged on excitedly, “The Grand Elder says—”
“He’s found the Celestial Mansion ruins, and he’s met several cultivators from the Celestial Mansion, and they’re challenging the Eternal Emperor!”
Yuan Ruoyu was taken aback, gasping, “What?”
“He found the Celestial Mansion ruins?”
This was something she never could have imagined. Over countless years, countless cultivators had sought the whereabouts of the Celestial Mansion.
How many could actually find it?
Is this Wei Yuan who just started searching actually managed to find it? And even met cultivators from the Celestial Mansion?
At that moment, another old man dressed in a black robe dashed in like a streak of light.
He anxiously declared, “Holy Mistress! The Grand Elder just sent another message, saying he’s invited the Celestial Mansion cultivators to the Sacred Land as guests!”
“He wants me to inform you immediately!”
Yuan Ruoyu: “…”
At this point, she didn’t know what to say but quickly regained her composure.
Yuan Ruoyu immediately instructed, “Have the Elders prepare to host the Celestial Mansion cultivators!”
After that, she thought to herself, “No, we must inform Lin Feng immediately!”
As she spoke, a glimmer of determination sparkled in her eyes; though she didn’t know why the Celestial Mansion ruins suddenly appeared,
Once they arrive, they’re going to challenge the Eternal Emperor.
Something must be going on here.
We must notify Lin Feng right away to make preparations.
“Could it also be related to the Three Realms merging?”
Brow creased, she murmured softly to herself.
———
Liyue Celestial Dynasty.
In the Empress’s chambers, Lin Feng suddenly sat up in bed, casting his gaze out the window.
That direction was precisely where the Purple Radiance Domain lay.
Ye Qingge looked surprised, asking, “What’s wrong?”
Her expression grew serious, mistakenly thinking something had happened.
Lin Feng frowned. His perception of the laws of the Great Dao was far beyond that of Ye Qingge and others.
The appearance of the Celestial Mansion ruins and the fluctuations of the laws couldn’t hide from him.
It made him ponder…
“Is this fluctuation from the Purple Origin Celestial Mansion?”
After a moment of contemplation, he said to Ye Qingge, “It’s nothing—what a coincidence! Just as we were talking about the Eternal Emperor, he reappeared!”
“The Purple Origin Celestial Mansion has surfaced! Right there!”
Ye Qingge blinked, shocked, “How is that possible?”
Is this just a coincidence?
In the diary, it had just mentioned the Purple Origin Celestial Mansion, and it reappeared.
At this moment, Lin Feng too felt puzzled, thinking, “Could they have discovered something? Why would it suddenly appear now?”
“Couldn’t be! Are they really chasing after the Nine States now?”
He unconsciously swallowed hard, thinking deeply, then recollected, “It shouldn’t be; I’ve been very careful…”
“No traces left behind!”
“Or perhaps something to do with the merging of the Three Realms, making these Celestial Mansion ruins restless.”
At that moment, a sudden insight struck Lin Feng. He took out a jade slip, delving into it with his divine sense, unveiling a message.
It was exactly what Yuan Ruoyu had sent—a simple line.
“Celestial Mansion visitors, hurry up!”
