Penglai Immortal Island.
Zixia and Qingxia crossed the purple-gold barrier and landed before the Hongmeng Immortal Palace, standing atop Auspicious Clouds.
"Sister, let's go in together!"
A look of anticipation and shyness graced Zixia's face as she turned to Qingxia. She gripped the Heavenly Firmament Divine Sword tightly in her hand. It was her bonded treasure, a High-grade Innate Spirit Treasure.
Only her True Son of Heaven could draw this divine sword!
"Mm!"
Qingxia nodded. She felt no fear or hesitation.
Looking at the peerless scenery around them—the surging Eternal Divine Water, the Enlightenment Tea Tree swaying in the breeze, and the spiritual fruits and roots they had never seen before—she had initially been shocked. But when she thought of the Immortal Emperor East King Duke's supreme might, she gradually came to accept it.
That was how things should be for an Immortal Emperor!
Creak!
The Hongmeng Immortal Palace swung open. Zixia and Qingxia were met with boundless purple-gold light and Primordial Violet Qi so dense it had condensed into mist.
The moment they stepped inside the palace,
they were greeted by a scene that made their cheeks flush with embarrassment.
East King Duke and his Dao Companions were cultivating the Great Dao in the Heavenly Dao Nirvana Pool, immersed in Eternal Divine Water. The scene was impossible to make out, shrouded in mystery, and it left Zixia and Qingxia blushing.
"You two, come join us..."
Seeing them enter the Hongmeng Immortal Palace, East King Duke's lips curved into a gentle smile.
In that moment, billowing mist concealed everything.
What exactly happened was something no outsider could ever know!
The Journey to the West Tribulation consisted of the Eighty-One Tribulations.
Now that the Kalpa Tribulation was nearing its end, Tang Sanzang and the others had crossed mountain ranges after