The Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm was auspicious and tranquil.
This was a paradise of the human path. Under the governance of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, eight Sacred Emperors in all, while it could not be said that everyone was virtuous, everyone was prosperous and need not fret over their livelihood.
As for everlasting joy without sorrow, that was impossible.
This place had not been imbued with arts of transcendence. So long as one was a living being, one would have joys and sorrows, like the twin poles of yin and yang.
Everlasting joy without sorrow could only be found in certain special Daoist pure lands, or within Buddhist teachings.
After Zhang Jian left the Merit Hall, he wandered around.
He had traveled back and forth to the Three Sovereigns Heavenly Realm many times, but opportunities like this—where he could cast everything aside and stroll about at leisure—were few.
Beneath golden auspicious clouds, auspicious qi seemed to blanket the region occupied by the Three Sovereigns Holy Court. Yet though this was a paradise of the human path, most immortals and gods were just like Zhang Jian had once been. Even after achieving success in cultivation, they rarely appeared at ease. Most came and went in a hurry, caught in a fast-paced rhythm of cultivation.
The reason was that, in the broader environment, other immortals and gods were advancing with all their might. If one fell behind, regret would inevitably stir in one's heart.
Zhang Jian took in the sight and immediately shook his head.
He did not care. He continued onward, relaxed and unhurried.
Before long, he arrived before a vast and majestic estate within the Three Sovereigns Holy Court.
The residence of the Earth Sovereign Emperor of the Taiji Immortal Court.
It was the official residence the