Jade Emperor Hall! The Grand Prefect!

You're the basin!

Bullnose!

Upal practically roared it out!

Looking at the old Daoist before him, he wanted nothing more than to slap him to death!

But roaring was one thing; Upal still obediently headed toward the palace complex!

Faintly visible ahead was a magnificent, resplendent palace complex, glittering with gold and jade, exceptionally beautiful.

Yet as they drew near, the palace complex instantly turned into ruins.

Its former splendor seemed to have become nothing more than fleeting smoke and clouds.

Even the massive cauldron atop the high platform was now covered in rust, looking as though it might collapse at any moment!

Upal glanced at it and could not help turning back to ask:

"Where is this? Why does it look so strange..."

The old Daoist fell silent upon hearing that.

Looking at the palace ruins and rubble covering the ground, his face was filled with emotion.

On this nameless mountain, he had unexpectedly sensed a trace of an old acquaintance's aura!

Without revealing anything, he shook his head slightly and began walking through the palace ruins step by step.

It was plain to see that the once splendid palace complex, adorned with carved dragons and painted phoenixes, had now become ruins scattered across the ground!

The ruins were overgrown with weeds and littered with broken tiles and stones.

As the old Daoist walked through them, he stopped when he spotted a plaque.

Upon closer inspection, the plaque was covered in cracks.

After the erosion of time, the words on it had long become blurred beyond recognition.

Only two words could still barely be made out—Jade Emperor!

"Jade Emperor..."

Seeing this, Upal picked up the plaque and examined it a few times before saying:

"Could this be the Jade Emperor Palace?"

"Jade Emperor Hall!" the old Daoist chuckled. "South