Encountering the "Overbearing Walker" in Chaos

Tongtian deeply missed the days of listening to the Dao in the Purple Heaven Palace.

Listening to the Dao once in Purple霄 Palace, three thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

Listening to the Dao once in Jade Void Palace, five hundred years felt like ten thousand years.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, let's hurry and set off!"

Tongtian excitedly said to Laozi and Yuanshi, his desire to listen to the Dao was never stronger.

"This time, let Nan Ji accompany us Three Pure Ones!"

Laozi said to the two of them.

Yuanshi looked up at the vast chaos, lost in thought, then said, "Disciple, are you willing to go with us to Purple Heaven Palace to listen to the Dao Ancestor preach?"

Seeing Tongtian's miserable appearance, Nan Ji couldn't help but shiver, then said, "This disciple is willing."

Yuanshi nodded upon hearing this and said, "On the way to the Purple Heaven Palace, chaotic energy flows rampant, but it is also a place of opportunity."

Laozi understood Yuanshi's meaning and added, "Your innate foundation is not strong, and now you are already at the mid-stage cultivation of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. You can take this opportunity to use the chaotic energy to temper your physical body."

Nan Ji instinctively wanted to retort upon hearing this, after all, he was the first spiritual crane...

Alright, compared to the Three Pure Ones and other mighty figures who listened to the Dao in the Purple Heaven Palace, he was indeed not even close.

"This disciple will follow Master's arrangements!"

After hearing this, Nan Ji nodded as if he understood but also didn't.

"Hmm, this jade talisman is a guide to the Purple Heaven Palace, come quickly."

After Yuanshi finished speaking, he tossed a jade talisman to Nan Ji and instantly departed with Laozi and Tongtian.

Nan Ji held the jade talisman, opened his mouth, and suddenly understood.

This, this, so it was letting me go alone.

Nan Ji's mouth opened and closed, but he never spoke the words aloud.

Thinking of Duo Duo, Nan Ji wanted to say goodbye to her, but after searching everywhere, he only found a sound transmission left by that girl.

"Big Brother, I'm going to cultivate too, don't worry about me!"

Nan Ji said helplessly, "Fine, you've all left me behind."

But the opportunity to listen to the Dao in the Purple Heaven Palace was not something everyone could get.

So, holding the jade talisman left by Yuanshi, Nan Ji flashed, transformed into his true form as a celestial crane, and flew towards the direction of Purple Heaven Palace.

Nan Ji was originally a flying Great Desolation creature, so his speed was naturally not low when he transformed into his true form.

Gradually, Nan Ji felt the spiritual energy becoming thinner, and there were even quite a few spatial rifts.

Not long after, he reached the boundary of the primordial membrane of heaven and earth.

After passing through this primordial membrane and reaching the chaos, Nan Ji felt waves of chaotic energy scraping against his feathers.

His body, which had already been tempered by Pangu's heart, was extremely sturdy, but he hadn't expected that it would still sustain several wounds.

Fortunately, this pain was within a bearable range.

There were no changes in day and night within the chaos. Nan Ji was afraid he would be late, so he could only endure the pain and continuously flap his wings.

Just then, Nan Ji noticed another large bird in front of him.

The large bird had wings as black as ink and was extremely massive, directly blocking Nan Ji's path.

Considering that this was his first time going to Purple Firmament Palace, and the large bird's actions were also towards Purple Firmament Palace.

Nan Ji slowed down his speed and followed the large bird.

"I wonder which mighty figure it is, I'll greet them if I have the chance."

Nan Ji thought to himself, and couldn't help but speed up.

Just then, the large bird's eyes shifted, and it noticed Nan Ji speeding up.

Then, Nan Ji saw the large bird directly block his path.

If Nan Ji sped up, the large bird sped up too; if he slowed down, the large bird slowed down.

After repeating this several times, Nan Ji suddenly understood the large bird's intention.

This was a typical case of someone blocking his way.

There were three thousand guests in the Purple Heaven Palace, and not many survived in the end.

Thinking of this, although Nan Ji felt stifled, he was no longer angry.

He could only obediently "follow" behind the large bird and continue flying.

After an unknown amount of time, Nan Ji noticed that the originally misty chaos suddenly had a trace of light.

Immediately after, Nan Ji discovered an ancient palace floating in the chaos. A large number of cultivators had already gathered in front of the palace.

After the large bird reached the front of the palace, it transformed into a man wearing black robes.

Then, with a disdainful glance at Nan Ji, he sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes to cultivate.

Nan Ji also transformed into his human form. He originally intended to find the Three Pure Ones, but discovered that thousands of cultivators had already gathered in front of the palace doors, completely blocking the way.

Just then, Nan Ji noticed that the closed palace doors were slowly opening.

Two attendants stood on either side of the doors and announced, "The Dao Ancestor is about to begin his lecture. Please take your seats quickly."

After hearing Haotian, the Dao Ancestor's attendant, speak, everyone surged into the great hall like a dense crowd. Nan Ji could only slowly walk in with them.

Normally, with Nan Ji's speed, he would have arrived at the Purple Heaven Palace much earlier.

It was only because a man in black deliberately blocked his path along the way that he was so late.

And because the man in black had intentionally obstructed Nan Ji, he himself was also late.

Nan Ji understood this, as he had his own concerns.

It was better to keep some distance. If he got too close to Hongjun with the Three Pure Ones, his identity as a transmigrator might be exposed.

When Nan Ji reached the palace doors, he looked at Haotian and Yaochi, who looked like children around ten years old.

Indeed, they were still just kids!

"Hello there!"

Nan Ji smiled friendly at the two of them. After all, if nothing unexpected happened, he would become the Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole, and they would become colleagues.

Haotian and Yaochi were slightly taken aback by Nan Ji's smile, seemingly not expecting anyone to notice them.

However, Haotian, despite his young age, politely nodded at Nan Ji and said, "Hello."

Yaochi, on the other hand, was a bit shy. She glanced at Nan Ji and lowered her head bashfully.

Nan Ji fumbled through his entire body, only to realize he had nothing to give them.

He slapped his forehead and impulsively took out two wine crystals brewed by the Twelve Ancestor Witches. "Here, this stuff is potent when you drink it, but it has a unique flavor."

Nan Ji thought that politeness never hurts, especially since these two might become his "direct superiors" in the future.

Don't think Nan Ji is a coward.

Was Hongjun truly fair?

Did he give the position of Heavenly Emperor to his own attendant?

No matter how powerful the Six Sages were, weren't they all confined after the Investiture of the Gods?

Moreover, Nan Ji himself had no ambition for power. The role of Heavenly Emperor, while seemingly prestigious, was ultimately just working for the Heavenly Dao.

Haotian accepted the wine crystals and then glanced at the situation inside the hall, reminding Nan Ji, "Fellow Daoist, hurry inside!"

As Haotian finished speaking, the two prepared to close the palace doors.

Nan Ji looked inside the Purple Firmament Palace and found that it wasn't as grand as he had imagined, nor did it possess any hidden wonders as others had described.

The beings of the Great Desolation sat there densely packed together.

Because Nan Ji had been chatting with Haotian and Yaochi, he found that people had already taken seats near the entrance when he came in.

The last person to enter was the man in black from before.

Nan Ji thought that since he had already come to the Purple Heaven Palace, it was best not to attract the attention of the Dao Ancestor and remain low-key.

However, he couldn't possibly sit on the doorstep. Nan Ji quietly said to the man in black, "Senior, could you please make room for a seat?"

The man in black scoffed upon hearing Nan Ji's voice. "Since all the seats are taken, you should come back next time. If it weren't for me, you probably wouldn't even have found the entrance to the Purple Heaven Palace."