The Heavenly Pool had closed, the baptism was over, and people scattered to continue exploring the Heavenly Palace.
By rights, beyond the Nine Prefectures, the Hall of Divine Abilities, and the Heavenly Pool lay the Five Halls.
But the Five Halls held a transcendent position. The Five Great Hall Masters were super experts who had stepped into the Heavenly Sovereign domain, and were renowned as the Ancient Heavenly Emperor's right-hand men and left-hand men, loyal aides who governed the Daoist Sect.
Thus, the path to the Five Halls was shrouded in layers upon layers of Spirit Arrays, making it extremely difficult to break through.
Aside from the rare few blessed with heaven-defying fortune, the vast majority of people could not get any deeper.
The unwilling experts from every faction had no choice but to turn back and continue searching the Nine Prefectures.
Amid the towering, majestic mountain range, ancient buildings rose one after another from the earth.
"Is this the Second Hall?"
A slender figure descended from the sky and landed atop a mountain.
Thanks to the information provided by his senior sister, Mandala, Mu Chen had little trouble recognizing this as the sanctuary where the Second Hall Master, that mighty figure, usually cultivated.
As they had broken through the layers of Spirit Arrays, the chaotic spatial currents had randomly teleported them apart. Xiao Xiao and Lin Jing should now be at the sanctuaries of other mighty figures.
Fortunately, both women were Earth Sovereigns, so they were safe.
Casting aside his distracting thoughts, Mu Chen quickly fixed his gaze on the ancient hall and darted inside.
The towering hall was filled with an ancient, majestic aura, yet lay in utter disarray, with traces of fierce battles everywhere. Mu Chen performed the Lesser Wind-Calling Art, transforming into a wisp of