The Heavenly Court's Tushita Palace was generally the place where Taishang Laojun refined pills. It stood above the Thirty-Three Heavens, majestic and magnificent, surrounded by auspicious clouds and radiant mist, with purple qi drifting eastward and sunlight shining in myriad rays. It truly had both an impressive exterior and a luxurious interior.
However, every world was different. In this world's Heavenly Court, there was no "Laojun." There was only a Taishang Crane Immortal.
There was a poem: "With a vermilion-embroidered crown and a pure, refined body, he drifts straight upward to meet the perfected immortals. The saints of the nine heavens and ten thousand miles all praise him. Which foolish mortal would dare not show respect?"
The Crane Immortal of this world's Heavenly Court was precisely the one described in that poem!
From the wording of the poem alone, it was clear what kind of status the Crane Immortal possessed in the Heavenly Court and throughout the Three Realms.
Of course, all that was merely incidental, so there was no need to elaborate. The main point here was Nezha's destination—the Tushita Palace!
If an immortal or deity came above the Thirty-Three Heavens and arrived before the gates of Tushita Palace, they could see two towering ancient pine trees from afar.
Their branches were gnarled and vigorous, their needles emerald-green. As they swayed gently in the wind amid swirling immortal qi, one could vaguely see immortal cranes perched upon their branches. Occasionally, several clear cries rang out, echoing straight through the highest heavens.
The towering palace walls and pavilions were built of golden bricks and jade tiles, with carved beams and painted rafters, auspicious dragons and phoenixes, and auspicious beasts crouching everywhere. They looked so lifelike that they were rarely seen even in the mortal world.
Upon entering, one could see