Lu Qing stirred his thoughts, and an invisible ripple spread from him, instantly enveloping the entire Immortal Palace.
Old Cang Long, the Black Barbarian Bull, and Ming Feng all felt their bodies lighten, as though something that had bound them for countless years had completely vanished at this moment.
It was the Immortal Palace's restriction upon them.
Old Cang Long froze where it stood, at a loss for what to do for a moment.
It raised one of its foreclaws and examined it closely, then tried moving its body.
The sensation was beyond words, like a burden it had carried for countless years suddenly being lifted away.
Its entire body felt weightless, as though it could take flight at any moment.
"Is this... is this what freedom feels like?" Old Cang Long murmured, its dragon eyes filled with complicated emotions.
It had been trapped within the Immortal Palace for hundreds of thousands of years. Though it could move freely within the palace grounds, it had never been able to step beyond the Immortal Palace.
Those restraints, those restrictions, were like an invisible cage that had locked them firmly in this place.
Now, that cage had finally opened.
The Black Barbarian Bull's reaction was far more direct.
It froze briefly, then suddenly leaped into the air, turning several somersaults before landing with a thud that made the entire great hall tremble faintly.
Though Ming Feng did not lose her composure like the Black Barbarian Bull, her phoenix eyes were likewise brimming with excitement.
She gently beat her wings and flew a circle around the hall, then another, as though adjusting to this feeling of being unbound.
"At last... we can go out."
Ming Feng's voice trembled slightly.
They had waited hundreds of thousands of years for this day.
Old Cang Long