Asking Immortal Holy Domain!
This was the most central sacred land of the Ask Immortal Continent, and also where the Five Great Immortal Venerables of the human race resided.
Amid swirling clouds and mist, the Ninefold Immortal Palaces loomed in and out of sight. Dense spiritual energy transformed into flowing rosy clouds that churned across the horizon, while every wisp of wind carried Dao rhythms steeped in the passage of ages.
Passing through a verdant bamboo grove, a gentle breeze drifted in, and bamboo leaves rustled like heavenly music echoing through the secluded path.
Deep within the bamboo grove stood an ancient yet elegant pavilion in silence, its upturned eaves carrying a faint immortal charm.
Before the pavilion lay a clear pool, its rippling waters glittering as several spirit fish swam through it.
Their scales shimmered with faint rosy light. From time to time, they leaped from the water, stirring tiny ripples before the surface returned to stillness in an instant.
Several tortoise shells inscribed with ancient runes slept at the bottom of the pool. They flickered in the shifting light and shadow, seemingly containing supreme mysteries.
Inside the pavilion within the bamboo grove, five figures sat around an Azure Jade Stone Platform.
A chaotic-hued sphere of light floated above the center of the jade platform. At times, it erupted with golden lightning; at others, it spilled dark-blue flames, casting their faces into alternating light and shadow.
There were three elders. The elder seated at the head had white hair and a youthful face, eyes like stars, and faintly visible strings twined around his fingertips, as though he were playing the rhythms of heaven and earth.
Another elder had a withered face, yet his aura was as deep as an abyss. Gray-black mist lingered around him, as though it could