Towering walls of cold iron enclosed a magnificent complex of halls that seemed to stretch across a sea of clouds.
Following behind a disciple of the Cloudreach Immortal Palace, Shi Lan walked between the halls as if treading upon the clouds.
Mighty spiritual energy unfurled through the air like the tide, stirring up layer upon layer of swirling vortices.
Suppressing her now exceedingly active spiritual body, Shi Lan slowly made her way deeper into the complex.
The Cloudreach Immortal Realm allowed only her to enter, so she had not brought Tian Bai with her.
After a while, a black-iron gate appeared before Shi Lan. A middle-aged woman sat cross-legged in midair. Her clothes were plain, and her silver hair was tied into a single lock that hung down her back.
Shi Lan's palm tightened slightly. She didn't even need to look to sense the terrifying vitality lying dormant within the woman, far surpassing that of the Azure Dragon.
This was a terrifying expert who had traveled an extraordinarily long way along the martial path. But her lifespan was not abundant, and an air of decline had already begun to cling faintly to her body.
"Venerable Song, please open the gate and send this person into the Cloudreach Immortal Realm."
The disciple who had led the way stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and offered up a scroll of jade with both hands.
The woman sitting cross-legged in midair slowly opened her eyes. Deep in her gaze, a vast starry firmament seemed to be reflected.
Her eyes lowered as she drew the jade scroll into her palm, then swept her sleeve and sent the gate rumbling open.
Rumble...
The black-iron gates slowly swung open, and spiritual energy, nearly condensed into mist, flowed out.
"You have one month. You must not touch the spirit