The Enchanting Demon had perished, yet Chi Yu and the other two did not return to Ling City.
Just as the three were about to flash away from the graveyard, they were drawn by a streak of red light.
Chasing the red light, they arrived before an enormous Azure Sky tree.
"Here at last!"
"Who's there?" An aged voice rang out. Lu Bing looked as though he had seen a ghost, glancing around in all directions.
Chi Yu, however, remained calm as he raised his head and stared intently at the Azure Sky tree.
He grinned. "I'm here."
"Master, who are you talking to?" Lu Bing and Second Aunt were both bewildered.
"Then come in!" the voice sounded again.
Suddenly, the great tree shifted aside, and an ancient, elegant gate appeared nearby.
"Master, th-this..."
"It's nothing. Let us go in!"
Chi Yu slowly entered, with Lu Bing and Second Aunt following close behind.
Once the three entered the gate, everything returned to normal.
Passing through the gate felt like entering another world.
The spiritual energy inside was abundant, with birds singing and flowers blooming, like an immortal realm.
Amid the drifting clouds and mist, magnificent halls could vaguely be seen floating in the air, radiating brilliance.
At that moment, two figures approached from afar and landed before Chi Yu's group. They respectfully bowed to Chi Yu.
"Greetings, Sovereign. Please follow us. Master has been awaiting you for a long time."
Chi Yu looked toward the halls above and smiled faintly, then nodded.
A cloud appeared beneath them. The five stepped onto it and flew toward the halls above.
Shortly afterward, the cloud descended before a towering gate.
The words Floating Cloud Gate were inscribed above it in gilded letters, emitting streams of golden light.
"Please enter, Sovereign!"
"Mm."
After winding