At the entrance to Lishui Imperial Palace.
Ji Minghao stepped down from the carriage and looked toward the sky above Lishui Imperial Palace. His eyes went blank.
Shen Mengyun emerged behind him.
Seeing his expression, she followed his gaze.
Above Lishui Imperial Palace, nine-colored rosy light flowed among auspicious clouds. Radiance shimmered, brilliant colors flashed, purple qi curled through the air, and faint celestial music drifted down. Streams of Immortal Light circled overhead like swimming serpents.
The spectacle was visible across the entire city.
A vast stretch of sky had become a celestial palace among the clouds.
"Your Majesty, what is...?" Shen Mengyun exclaimed, astonished.
"Brother Jiang must be doing something extraordinary," Ji Minghao said slowly.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Chen An strode over and bowed before Ji Minghao.
Ji Minghao nodded slightly, but his gaze remained fixed on the spectacle above the palace.
The nine-colored light shifted without cease. Celestial music drifted through the air, and myriad auspicious colors shone down, making the entire palace ahead seem like an immortal paradise in the Human Realm.
"This spectacle came from the Prince of Luoshui, didn't it?" Ji Minghao asked.
"It came from the island at the heart of Lishui Lake. The Prince is there now, along with a fairy," Chen An answered truthfully.
"A fairy?" Ji Minghao's eyes sharpened.
He instantly recalled what he had just seen.
A vision of an Immortal Tree spanning the sky.
A woman in a plain white dress, peerlessly beautiful and otherworldly, like the Nine Heavens Mystical Maiden descending into the mortal world.
"The one we saw just now?" Ji Minghao asked.
"I don't know, Your Majesty," Chen An said.
Ji Minghao nodded. "Take me to the Prince of Luoshui."
"Your Majesty, I can only take you to the reception hall, then report your arrival to