"Heavenly Court?"
Jiang Yuechu frowned slightly, lost in thought.
The Heavenly Court again...
She had heard that name before, back in that illusion realm.
But was this so-called Heavenly Court truly the same as the one she imagined?
Recalling that majestic figure she had glimpsed in the illusion realm... calling it the Heavenly Court would be less fitting than calling it the Demon Court.
At that thought.
Jiang Yuechu withdrew the chill from her eyes and gathered her thoughts. "How much do you know about the Heavenly Court?"
Hearing Jiang Yuechu's question, Xuan Yuanming pondered for a moment.
Then his burly body leaned forward slightly, his expression turning exceedingly grave. "As for the Heavenly Court, even we generals know only scattered fragments of information... many of its secrets were things I heard from my father."
"It is said that all methods in the world originate from the Heavenly Court, and all living beings beneath heaven are bound by its rule. The Heavenly Court hangs Gao above the Nine Heavens, governing the Nine Immortal Provinces. Immortals and gods stand in ranks above it, holding the order of heaven and earth in their hands, deciding the lives and deaths of men, severing the reincarnation of demons. The vastness of its territory and the terror of its power... are simply beyond anything we can imagine..."
"The Nine Immortal Provinces?" Jiang Yuechu asked curiously.
"The land of Cloud Dream where we reside seems vast, with conflict raging without end... but to the Heavenly Court, it is nothing more than a poor and remote backwater."
Xuan Yuanming explained bitterly, "In terms of status, it is merely a distant frontier under the jurisdiction of one of the Nine Immortal Provinces—Cloud Province."
"My father once inadvertently revealed that only the true heartland of Cloud Province is the