Heavenly Immortals of the Same Sect!

Zhou Hao followed Left King into the corridor of Yinglong Divine Mountain.

As for Zhurong Ying, he took him into the Weiyang Palace.

Call!

With a wave of his hand, the Left King conjured a golden celestial chariot out of thin air in the corridor.

Nine golden dragons pulled the celestial chariot in front of it. In Zhou Hao's perception, each of the golden dragons possessed the strength of Earth Immortal or a Loose Immortal.

"This Yinglong Divine Mountain was built by my Xia Mang Clan when they first established their rule over the world, at the cost of endless wealth and over a thousand years. The entire Yinglong Divine Mountain is a massive magical treasure, its value comparable to ten pure Yang magical treasures. The fluctuations within its interior space are completely sealed off; even the Great Transmission Between Two Realms cannot traverse the void within it, and can only fly slowly."

Left King smiled and said, "Get in the carriage. Since this is your first time here, let me show you around Yinglong Divine Mountain first."

"Okay." Zhou Hao nodded.

He was also very curious about Yinglong Divine Mountain, the headquarters of Yinglong Guard, whose building was even taller than Heavenly Brilliance Hall.

The two boarded the celestial carriage one after the other.

The carriage is spacious, with two rows of twenty seats, and in front of each seat is a magnificent jade table carved with countless dragon patterns.

In the corner of the carriage, four puppet maids knelt down. After Zhou Hao sat down, a pot of immortal wine and several plates of spiritual fruit were brought over and placed on the jade table in front of him.

"Whoosh." The Nine Dragons Immortal Carriage flew along the corridor.

Along the way, whether they were cultivators flying on magical artifacts, riding in carriages, or riding spirit beasts, they would all step aside as soon as they saw the Nine Dragons Immortal Carriage, not daring to go first.

The celestial chariot moved at an extremely fast speed, covering the Baili corridor in the blink of an eye.

"Outside the sacred mountain are numerous teleportation arrays, connecting this great world's 3,600 prefectures, overseas territories, and other friendly great worlds. Inside the sacred mountain is the headquarters of the Yinglong Guard, where, in addition to the Godslaying Guard and the Yinglong Inner Guard, countless immortals who have accumulated over countless years cultivate in seclusion." Left King pointed to the carriage window, "Look outside."

Zhou Hao looked out the train window.

"This is..." Zhou Hao stared at the magnificent scene before him, breathless with awe.

A vast continent, with an endless sea of clouds as its landmass, floated in the boundless expanse of space.

On the land of the cloud sea, there are palaces stretching out, with the most magnificent and tall golden palace in the center, adorned with 'five-colored wings', reaching a height of ten thousand feet.

The pair of 'five-colored wings' extending from the palace covered tens of thousands of miles, their dazzling light spreading and making the entire world colorful and eternally bathed in light.

"Across the entire Yinglong Guard headquarters continent, there are no fewer than twenty Celestial Immortals who cultivate in seclusion year-round, and over one hundred thousand Earth Immortal Loose Immortal and Godslaying Guard, and they can assemble an army of over one hundred thousand immortals at any time," Left King laughed. "Plus the Golden Armored Imperial Guards in the capital city, in terms of military might, even the Heavenly Court of the Heavenly Realm is no match for them."

"As expected of the central hub of our Xia Clan Great World, impressive!" Zhou Hao exclaimed.

The longer one stays in this world and the more one learns, the less respect one feels for the Heavenly Realm Heavenly Realm Heavenly Court, whether from books or from the words of people like the Marquis of Guangling and the Left King.

It seems that the emperor of a great world has a status that is completely equal to that of the Heavenly Emperor. In fact, many books contain records of great world rulers directly attacking the Heavenly Realm and forcing the Heavenly Court to submit, or of giant demons devouring and slaughtering heavenly soldiers and generals.

Looking at the imposing presence of the Yinglong Guard headquarters, Zhou Hao believed that a world ruler like Xia Emperor possessed such strength.

After all, legend has it that the Heavenly Court only has a million heavenly soldiers and generals, most of whom are from the Purple Mansion and the Myriad Phenomena Manifestations.

The Yinglong Guard headquarters alone has an army of 50,000 Earth Immortal and Loose Immortal. If Xia Emperor were to gather all the immortals from his 3,600 prefectures, thousands or even tens of thousands of Celestial Immortals, an army of over a million Earth Immortal and Loose Immortal, tens of millions or even Primordial Spirit Daoist, and countless Purple Mansion and Myriad Phenomena...

Faced with such a powerful military force, it would be strange if the Heavenly Court Emperor did not bow down.

The Nine Dragons Immortal Carriage landed on the wide road shrouded in clouds and mist, and the scenery outside flashed by.

Throughout the entire Yinglong Guard headquarters continent, the array formations and restrictions on any palace or pavilion are comparable to those of the mountain strongholds of some top sects. Along the way, there are not a single mortal, and even cultivators at the Purple Mansion Myriad Phenomena Manifestations Realm are extremely rare. The lowest level of cultivation is that of Primordial Spirit Daoist.

This made Zhou Hao secretly sigh, realizing that one doesn't know how shallow one's cultivation is until one goes to the capital headquarters.

In Antan Commandery, a Primordial Spirit Daoist is already a high-ranking member of a sect, and an Immortal is a top-tier existence at the ancestral master level. But here, they are just like ordinary people, showing no signs of anything unusual.

Soon, the Nine Dragons Immortal Carriage flew to the foot of the central golden palace.

The enormous bronze palace gate was over a thousand feet tall, and in front of it stood two rows of twelve humanoid gods and demons, each a thousand feet tall, clad in golden armor and wielding golden axes and halberds.

The two most imposing and powerful gods and demons saw the Nine Dragons Immortal Carriage approaching and opened the bronze palace doors on the left and right, respectively. The other ten gods and demons knelt on one knee to pay their respects and only stood up after the chariot had passed.

"These twelve demon gods are all at the Void Return level, but their innate aptitude is somewhat inferior to that of the Zhurong Clan god you subdued," Left King laughed. "Your demon god servant, in terms of aptitude and origin, is also top-tier among innate demon gods. Subduing it before going to the Immortal-Demon Battlefield will be a significant help in the future."

"Left King." Upon hearing him mention the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, Zhou Hao hurriedly asked, "You haven't told me yet which Immortal-Demon Battlefield you plan to send me to this time."

"No rush," Left King. "The palace ahead is where I usually conduct business and receive guests. Two celestial beings will be accompanying you this time. I will speak with them when we arrive."

Seeing this, Zhou Hao could only suppress his doubts for the time being.

"Whoosh."

The Nine Dragons Immortal Carriage flew to a spacious hall before stopping. After the two disembarked, the nine golden dragons pulled the chariot away on their own.

Zhou Hao followed the Left King into the hall, where he saw a huge round table in the center of the hall, carved with countless dragon patterns, and twenty-four huge jade chairs with equally exquisite dragon carvings.

"Please sit down." Left King walked to the head seat and sat down directly, then pointed to the empty chair next to him on his right, "You sit here."

"Okay." Zhou Hao nodded and sat down.

The "twenty-four jade chairs"—does it refer to the twenty-four celestial beings at the Yinglong Guard headquarters?

"As you can see, there are twenty-three celestial beings here for this meeting," the Left King said with a smile, looking at Zhou Hao.

"Of course, there are many other Celestial Immortals who have joined Yinglong Guard, but they are only Celestial Immortal worshippers and cannot come here normally."

Only those Celestial Immortals trained by the Inner Guard, the Godslaying Guard, or the Mysterious Heaven Sect are qualified to attend this meeting.

Your second avatar is Void Return level god-demon, possessing Heavenly Immortal level combat power. Senior Brother Mu Yang has already given orders that you will have a place here in the future."

"Of course, matters that can alarm all the celestial beings to discuss are rare occurrences, happening only once in ten thousand years. Normally, all the celestial beings are stationed in various places. If there is truly an important matter, you can simply come in person."

"Mm." Zhou Hao nodded gently.

"I will summon them both here now," Left King. "Speaking of which, they both come from the Mysterious Heaven Sect. One is Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal, and the other is Xuan Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal. Both are disciples of Senior Brother Mu Yang. In particular, Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal has quite a connection with you."

Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal?

That must be the Celestial Ancestor who founded Jade Dragon Peak, one of the twelve inner sects.

"Indeed, the connection is quite deep," Zhou Hao said with a smile.

He is also the chief disciple of Jade Dragon Peak in this generation.

Moreover, from the moment he transmigrated to the Wilderness World, and then to Jade Dragon City, where he learned the Qi Refining Technique, he has always been a member of the Jade Dragon Peak lineage.

Now that he could meet the Celestial Ancestor of Jade Dragon Peak and go to the Immortal-Demon Battlefield together, Zhou Hao was very much looking forward to it.

The two sat there silently waiting for a moment, when they saw a man and a woman walk into the hall.

The man was tall and thin, wearing a set of dark blue jade armor with scales on his body. As he walked, the scales tapped gently against each other, producing a series of crisp and pleasant sounds.

The woman was an exceptionally beautiful woman dressed in a light green palace gown; her beautiful eyes, hidden beneath her flowing hair, seemed brighter than the stars in the sky.

On her white, lotus-root-like wrists, she wore a pair of shimmering, azure rings that faintly emanated magical energy.

At that moment, Left King's voice transmission also rang in Zhou Hao's ears.

"Zhou Hao, the Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal is that tall, thin man. His jade armor is his signature magic weapon, the ' Jade Dragon Armor,' composed of 360 Jade Dragon scales from ordinary immortal-grade magic weapons. These scales can form a massive magic weapon array called ' Jade Dragon,' providing both protection and ranged/close-quarters combat. It's extremely powerful even among high-grade immortal-grade magic weapons," Left King explained.

"The other one is Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal. Her signature magic weapon is a pair of ' Jade Light Rings ' on her wrists, which can emit countless colorful halos and are used to collect all kinds of magic weapons. Their power is unparalleled, and they are a set of top-grade immortal magic weapons."

Zhou Hao immediately stood up from his seat and bowed to the two, saying, "Ancestor Jade Dragon, Ancestor Xuan Guang."

"Zhou Hao." Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal's eyes lit up when she saw Zhou Hao, and she quickly walked over. "Although you come from my Jade Dragon Peak lineage, cultivators determine seniority based on strength and realm. From now on, we can address each other as peers."

Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal Xian also wore a serene smile and nodded gently to Zhou Hao.

"Left King." Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal and Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal bowed slightly to the Left King to show their respect.

"Sit," Left King.

As soon as Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal sat down, he laughed and said, "Zhou Hao, my senior sister and I just returned and have already heard of your reputation."

"Now, our Jade Dragon Peak lineage also has two Celestial Immortals, ranking among the top five in the twelve inner sects. Haha, I really want to meet those two guys, Spirit Sword and Windfire. Their expressions will be quite interesting if they find out."

"That's easy, you'll see them in a moment," Left King said with a smile.

"We'll see you soon? Did they bring us back from the Stele Mountain Great World so we'd go to the Earth Ruins Realm?"

Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal glanced at Zhou Hao and said, "My senior sister and I can go. If my senses are correct, Zhou Hao's second clone, the Chiming Nine Heavens Map, has not yet entered the sixteenth level. It is only comparable to the early stage of the Void Return in ordinary God-Devil Body Refining techniques."

According to the nine ranks of Celestial Immortals, even if he has mastered several top-tier divine abilities, he would at most be at the second rank in strength."

"Isn't it a bit too hasty to send Zhou Hao to the Earth Ruins Realm now to fight against a group of Celestial Immortals and Void Return Divine Demon?"

It was clear that Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal's words contained not only confusion but also a hint of dissatisfaction.

After all, Zhou Hao came from his Jade Dragon Peak lineage. Even though the two had just met, they had already agreed to address each other as peers from now on.

But in Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal's heart, Zhou Hao was different from the others.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal said gently, glancing at Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal. "Since the Left King has made such arrangements, my master must be aware of them. How could the two of them not know what you've said?"

"This was originally Senior Brother Mu Yang's arrangement," Left King said. "I had some hesitation before, but today Zhou Hao just defeated and subdued a Void Return Divine Demon of the Zhurong Clan."

"The Void Return Divine Demon of the Zhurong Clan!?" Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal and Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal both exclaimed in astonishment.

The Zhurong Clan clan was an extremely powerful clan among the many ancient gods and demons.

Zhou Hao not only defeated the demon god, but also subdued it. Both of them had been celestial beings for countless years, so they naturally knew what this meant.

"I reviewed the battle using time rewind, and Zhou Hao should be at least at the fourth level of the Celestial Immortal realm. Although going to the Earth Ruins Realm is still dangerous, with the life-saving talisman bestowed by Senior Brother Mu Yang, there shouldn't be much of a problem," Left King.

"Fourth rank?" Jade Dragon Heavenly Immortal was shocked. "Countless years have passed, and I have only just reached the fifth rank of Celestial Immortal. Senior Sister Xuan Guang is only at the seventh rank. How long has Zhou Hao been cultivating, yet he already has the strength of the fourth rank at the fifteenth level of the Chiming Nine Heavens Map?"

Radiant Light Heavenly Immortal's eyes were filled with amazement as she looked at Zhou Hao.

The three of them had been talking very quickly, and although the focus of their conversation was Zhou Hao, they didn't give him a chance to interject at all.

Moreover, the division of Heavenly Immortals into nine ranks, and the fact that he was only at the second or fourth rank, left him completely bewildered.

Seeing that they had finally stopped talking and were all looking at him, Zhou Hao quickly asked:

"Everyone, how exactly are the nine ranks of Celestial Immortals divided? And what exactly is the Earth Ruins Realm?"

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