After the Source Crystals were allocated, Jiang Ping'an, Lanling Wang, and Feng Qing'er continued flying toward the Taiyuan Divine Palace.
Several days later, they avoided many dangerous places and restrictions along the way, and finally arrived at the core of this grotto-heaven world—the Taiyuan Divine Mountain.
From afar, the Taiyuan Divine Mountain was like a pillar propping up the heavens, rising sheer from the ground and thrusting straight into the dark-golden firmament. The mountain was so vast that its edges could not be seen to either side, nor its summit above or its base below, as if it pierced through the heaven and earth of this grotto-heaven world.
The peak vanished into the Origin Mist high above, and one could faintly see golden light shining from even higher up. That was where the Taiyuan Divine Palace stood.
"What a divine mountain." Lanling Wang looked up, his eyes filled with shock. "The records of my clan mentioned that the Taiyuan Divine Mountain's height was unfathomable. Seeing it today, it truly lives up to its name."
Jiang Ping'an said nothing more and was the first to fly toward the foot of the mountain.
However, the moment he approached within a thousand li of the Taiyuan Divine Mountain, he felt an invisible force descending from the heavens, forcibly pressing him down from the air.
Fortunately, he had long since been prepared. He controlled his body and landed safely on the ground.
Feng Qing'er, as a Phoenix, was also forced to descend to the ground. She frowned and said, "The Taiyuan Divine Mountain has the Sky Banishment Divine Restriction, making flight impossible. I didn't expect that even I, as a Phoenix, would be unable to escape it."
The next moment, she transformed into human form, wearing a robe of seven-colored feathers, her face breathtakingly