Kong Xuan Enters Great Shang

Prosperity flourished, and carriages and horses flowed through the streets like a river.

The magnificent expanse of Chaoge City came into view. Kong Xuan stopped in the street, curiosity flickering through his eyes as he surveyed the bustling mortal world around him.

He had long lived in Phoenix Heaven, amid seas of clouds and immortal mountains, and had never set foot in the mundane world. The lively streets and palace-lined avenues of Great Shang's imperial capital were new to him in every brick and tile, every custom and passing breeze.

A five-colored Daoist robe draped his shoulders, radiant light playing across its dazzling fabric. It drew frequent glances from the people passing by.

His clothes were so bright and striking, and his bearing so unmistakably immortal, that anyone could tell at a glance he was a True Immortal who had attained the Dao.

The people regarded him with awe. Though intensely curious, none dared approach and disturb him.

Kong Xuan walked slowly through the marketplace, his gaze narrowing as he considered his next step.

Before he left, his brother-in-law Mo Yuan had specifically told him that Shen Gongbao, Great Shang's current state preceptor, was a disciple of Thunder Marsh.

New to the mortal world and unfamiliar with its people and places, he needed to find the state preceptor first if he wanted to understand Great Shang's situation and the causes and consequences of the Calamity Cycle.

But he had spent so long in Phoenix Heaven that he had never met Shen Gongbao.

Moreover, the human imperial capital was steeped in destiny and governed by strict rules. Even as a Primordial Origin Golden Immortal, he dared not freely use his cultivation to investigate or fly overhead. He could only follow local custom and search on foot.

After a moment's thought, Kong