Chapter 385: Ethereal Immortal Palace

Immortal mountains hidden in the sea of clouds, amidst the void and ethereal mist.

Following the exclamations of the crowd, Zhang Xingyu raised his head to look at the sky.

Above the nine heavens, amidst the sea of clouds, an immortal mountain appeared, flickering in and out of existence.

Above the immortal mountain, ten thousand paths of golden light rolled like red neon, and a thousand strands of auspicious energy sprayed purple mist.

Within the auspicious light, thirty-three heavenly palaces and seventy-two precious halls were vaguely visible.

That was the Ethereal Immortal Palace, the place of cultivation for the Xuantiandalu's number one powerhouse, the First Emperor Gaotian.

If one were to say that the Shengjing Immortal City was the holy land for human cultivators on Xuantiandalu, then this Ethereal Immortal Palace was the most sacred place in the hearts of human cultivators.

Just hearing the name of this immortal palace made the minds of countless cultivators ripple.

At this very moment, Zhang Xingyu's mood was also extremely agitated.

Because inside that immortal palace was the Fairy Yunxi he missed the most.

I want to go find her.

Once this thought appeared, it immediately occupied his entire mind.

The cheers of the crowd, the shouting of Harry, the complaints of Bai Yujing—Zhang Xingyu heard none of them.

In his heart, only one voice echoed repeatedly: "I want to go find her, I want to go find her immediately."

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Zhang Xingyu took off running wildly, knocking over countless stalls and pedestrians along the way.

"Don't run, my candied haws!"

"Don't run, my rouge and powder!"

"Stop him, he broke my things!"

In Bayi Alley, it was chaos, with shouts and curses ringing out incessantly.

Harry and Bai Yujing chased out of the alley entrance, only to see a white back disappearing into the distance, vanishing at the end of their vision in a moment.

Before the two women could catch their breath, they heard the panting and shouting of a large group of people behind them.

"Catch, catch him. Make him pay, pay for my things."

The two women exchanged a glance and immediately and wisely turned to slip away.

Colorful phoenixes dance at the vermilion gate, golden dragons coil around the precious halls.

Ethereal Immortal Palace, in front of the Dragon Phoenix Hall.

Tang Yunxi paid her respects to the First Emperor Gaotian and her mother, then slowly exited the hall door.

Just as she stepped out, a man's voice reached her ears.

"Cousin!"

Tang Yunxi frowned. Without looking up, she knew who had arrived.

The one calling her must be her cousin, Zhao Yunsheng.

Zhao Yunsheng was the youngest son of Tang Yunxi's third aunt. Legend had it that when he was born, Tang Yunxi's third aunt was piloting a cloud boat carrying his father to safety, so they named him Yunsheng to commemorate those unforgettable years. His father, Immortal King Zhao Yanqing, was a great expert in the late stage of Great Vehicle, commanding the Immortal Alliance army in the southeast territory of the Central Domain Immortal Prefecture, and was a famous and powerful figure in the Central Domain Immortal Prefecture and even the entire Xuantiandalu.

Zhao Yunsheng was tall and thin, and apart from a somewhat effeminate temperament, he had the appearance of a handsome and dashing man.

For thousands of years, Zhao Yunsheng had been pestering Tang Yunxi. Even after Tang Yunxi had someone she liked, Zhao Yunsheng had not stopped pursuing her.

Sending flowers, jewelry, cars, cruise ships—these were all child's play.

Once, to celebrate Tang Yunxi's birthday, Zhao Yunsheng actually spent billions of spirit stones to hire one hundred thousand cultivators to perform a sword dance for Tang Yunxi.

But no matter how much Zhao Yunsheng racked his brains, and no matter how much his mother kept whispering in her ear, Tang Yunxi had absolutely no feelings for him. Not only did she have no feelings, but deep down, she even felt a little disgust. If Zhao Yunsheng were not her cousin, Tang Yunxi would have long since stopped giving him any face.

At this moment, Zhao Yunsheng's face was filled with a fawning smile.

In his hands, he held a brilliant cloud glow: "Yunxi! I heard you like cloud glow, so I specially sent people to collect the nine-heaven glow to refine this 'Nine Heaven Glow Tent' for you. This Nine Heaven Glow Tent is not only beautiful but also possesses extremely high defensive power. Yunxi, may I give it to you?"

"Many thanks, Cousin!" Tang Yunxi reached out to take the Nine Heaven Glow Tent and then handed it to the personal maid beside her.

"Cousin, Yunxi still needs to go back to cultivate, so I will take my leave now. If you meet Aunt and Uncle, please give them my regards!" Tang Yunxi curtsied slightly, preparing to leave.

"Yunxi, I came here specifically to see you. Why don't I go with you to the Fengqi Pavilion, and we can drink tea and discuss the Dao together." Zhao Yunsheng did not mind Tang Yunxi's indifference. For thousands of years, he had long been accustomed to it.

"Cousin, Yunxi is cultivating a technique for women. Cousin is cultivating the Yellow Heaven Overlord Qi Art, which is an extremely rigid and yang technique; Yunxi dare not discuss the Dao with you. If Cousin is interested in discussing the Dao, you should go to the Xuantian Immortal Alliance to find experts who also practice rigid and yang techniques." After Tang Yunxi finished speaking, she bowed gracefully and walked away directly.

Seeing Tang Yunxi leave, a shadow flashed across Zhao Yunsheng's face. However, his expression quickly returned to normal. He still had to pay his respects to his aunt. If he couldn't win her over himself, he would take the mother-in-law route. Zhao Yunsheng believed that one day, he would win Tang Yunxi over. If he won Tang Yunxi, then when his uncle, the First Emperor Gaotian, broke through the void to ascend to the Immortal Realm, the First Emperor Gaotian would likely take him to the Immortal Realm as well.

As the saying goes, when one person attains the Dao, their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Even if the First Emperor Gaotian's aura covered the universe, he couldn't possibly take only his wife and daughter and not his son-in-law.

Below the immortal palace.

Zhang Xingyu, who had rushed over, was blocked by a flashing array light.

"What kind of brat are you, daring to trespass into the Ethereal Immortal Palace! Are you tired of living?" a palace gate guard shouted loudly.

This guard was two zhang tall, with bulging muscles, holding two golden melon hammers the size of small hills, and his large eyes were wide as light bulbs.

Zhang Xingyu came to his senses.

He cupped his hands to the guard and said: "Greetings, Big Brother Guard. My name is Zhang Xingyu, and I am the Junior Brother of Princess Yunmeng. Please help me report that I have come from the Southern Continent to see her."

"The Princess's Junior Brother? From the Southern Continent?" The palace gate guard glared at Zhang Xingyu and then looked up to the sky, letting out a loud "Hahahaha" laugh.

"What a joke. A brat from the mortal world dares to impersonate the Princess's Junior Brother. The Princess has cultivated within the palace gates since she was a child, practicing the royal family's own techniques; I have never heard of the Princess ever taking anyone as a master."

Zhang Xingyu hurriedly explained: "Big Brother, this Big Brother, I really am Princess Yunmeng's Junior Brother. At the Nanhua Immortal Academy, Princess Yunmeng even saved my life."

The palace gate guard raised the large hammer in his hand: "Brat, get lost immediately. For the sake of you being an admirer of the Princess, I won't kill you. If you dare to nag again, this hammer of mine will ensure you are smashed into meat paste."

Zhang Xingyu saw that the palace gate guard was simple-minded and was truly afraid that he would smash down with a golden melon hammer.

He took a few steps back and explained to the palace gate guard again: "Hey, Big Brother, I really am Princess Yunmeng's Junior Brother. If you offend me, aren't you afraid that Princess Yunmeng will blame you?"

Hearing this, the palace gate guard raised the golden melon hammer in his hand high, about to roar at Zhang Xingyu.

Yet at this moment, the sound of hoofbeats came suddenly from inside the palace gate. A moment later, the palace gate creaked open from the inside.

Immediately after, a gorgeously decorated four-horse carriage slowly drove out from the palace gate. Pulling the carriage were four dragon horses, with dragon heads and horse bodies, wings on their backs, and uniform snow-white manes. Once the carriage left the palace gate, the beast tamer driving the carriage flicked the whip, and those dragon horses spread their wings, their hooves not touching the ground, clouds turning beneath their feet, noses snorting, mouths spraying white mist, and they soared into the sky with a neigh. In just a moment, the carriage disappeared from everyone's sight.

Damn.

Riding horses in the imperial city, the guy in this carriage is quite something.

Distracted by the carriage, the palace gate guard had already placed the golden melon hammer in his hand on the ground. After the carriage had gone far away, he picked up the large hammer from the ground again and shouted at Zhang Xingyu: "Brat, hurry up and leave. For the sake of Young Prince Zhao, if you don't leave, don't blame this general for being impolite!"

Zhang Xingyu felt helpless. It seemed that this Ethereal Immortal Palace was just like a worldly royal palace. It was likely impossible to get these gatekeepers to report for him.

However, he couldn't understand why the guard insisted it was for the sake of some damn Young Prince Zhao. Who was Young Prince Zhao? He didn't know him at all.

Thinking of this, he asked the guard loudly: "Who is Young Prince Zhao?"

The palace gate guard put down the golden hammer in his hand, showing an expression of "you are sensible": "Young Prince Zhao, the third son of the Prince of Zhennan, the nephew of Her Majesty the Empress, and the cousin of Princess Yunyan. See that? The four-horse carriage pulled by four dragon horses just now was personally bestowed upon Young Prince Zhao by the Empress." ===== CHAPTER 386 =====