The Heavenly Palace

Gu Qingshan stood amid the Darkness Tide.

He held the Original Heaven Realm Teleportation Array disc in his hand, examining it closely.

On the disc, a qilin, a phoenix, a Spirit Turtle, and a Yellow Dragon each occupied one corner, facing in different directions.

Just moments ago, after the Yellow Dragon had killed him with a single glance, Gu Qingshan had changed his route once again.

After a long sprint, he had finally reached the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain stood a pavilion.

The Mountain Guard Pavilion.

Inside the Mountain Guard Pavilion, a qilin lay sprawled, fast asleep and snoring.

Sensing someone approaching, the qilin lazily opened its eyes, got up, and looked at Gu Qingshan.

Gu Qingshan's vision went black.

Back amid the Darkness Tide, Gu Qingshan began thinking about how to enter the Barren Cloud Heavenly Palace.

He realized that the first two times, he had walked across the clouds and thus alerted the Yellow Dragon and the qilin.

So... what if he flew over?

Everything began again.

This time, Gu Qingshan did not proceed along the clouds.

He soared into the air, transforming into a streak of light as he flew toward the palace complex on the distant mountain.

He passed over the Feeding Garden and flew beyond the Mountain Guard Pavilion. Gu Qingshan was about to reach the mountaintop.

Just then, he noticed a colossal Phoenix Tree nestled among the surrounding mountains.

A great bird covered in dark-red feathers perched on the Phoenix Tree.

When Gu Qingshan flew in from the sky, the great bird stretched its neck and looked toward him.

--This bird was exactly like the phoenix carved on the Original Heaven Realm Teleportation Array disc.

It was no ordinary bird. It was a phoenix!

Gu Qingshan let out a helpless