Falling Thunder Island lay in the Heavenheart Immortal Domain. It was the nearest large island to the newly emerged Thunder Emperor's Immortal Palace. Originally, it had been merely a third-rate island, with weak local factions and a small population, neither an important transit point nor a supply station. Yet the emergence of the Thunder Emperor's Immortal Palace had transformed it overnight into a prosperous, bustling place that drew every eye, rivaling even Black Rock Island, ruled by the Battle Immortal King, who was currently in seclusion attempting to break through to the Emperor Realm.
By the time Xiao Jiutian, the young man of the Barbarian Tribe, reached Falling Thunder Island, the Thunder Emperor's Immortal Palace had already been revealed for over ten days. Most cultivators seeking adventure and treasure had left, and quite a few had even returned from their expeditions. Various factions and slower-moving treasure seekers were still arriving in succession, but the bustle had diminished considerably.
As soon as he reached Falling Thunder Island, Xiao Jiutian first sought information about the Thunder Emperor's Immortal Palace, especially its environment, dangers, treasures, Restrictions, and so forth.
In the vast central square of Falling Thunder City, tens of thousands of cultivators lingered, flowing like a tide among thousands of stalls. More than half were rogue cultivators who had returned from treasure hunting in the Thunder Emperor's Immortal Palace.
Ores and medicinal herbs, ancient books and fragmentary manuscripts, Dao Artifact fragments, essence treasures and Essence Artifacts-the stalls offered everything imaginable. Most advertised their wares as coming from the "Thunder Emperor's Immortal Palace." Xiao Jiutian wandered around for most of the day, buying only a few things needed for body tempering. Nothing else interested him!
"Excuse me! One comprehensive account of the Thunder Emperor's Immortal Palace, especially a map!"
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