Flame Emperor and Zi Yan

Just after leaving the Mountains and Seas Continent,

—or rather, just as Futu Yun left the Deity Transformation Pool—

his gaze suddenly turned toward the distant east, his eyes seeming to pierce through endless space.

"Is the Ancient Heavenly Palace about to reappear?"

In truth, the Ancient Heavenly Palace had not yet appeared. Compared with the time when it first emerged in the original story, this was still far too early.

On the original timeline, it was probably only around the time of the Spiritual Academy Tournament.

Yet Futu Yun had already sensed a vast, ancient aura of primordial desolation,

as though it had pierced through time and space, sweeping toward him with overwhelming force.

He could even vaguely glimpse an ancient heavenly palace shrouded in clouds and mist, as well as a flower deep within it.

In the Great Thousand World, there was a divine flower known as the Datura Flower.

This flower was extraordinarily mystical and was born with intelligence.

If it grew to its peak, its strength would be no weaker than that of Super Divine Beasts. In certain respects, it was even stronger.

Mandala's true body was one such divine flower.

She had been formed from a young bud that fell from the Datura Flower's main body. This was precisely what made the Primordial Mandala Flower so wondrous:

as long as it was not completely destroyed, it could survive in this manner.

The Ancient Heavenly Palace had yet to reappear.

However, Futu Yun, who had touched upon the Divine Soul Tribulation, had successfully sensed Mandala's true body through his contract with her.

As for why Mandala herself had not sensed it,

it was because her compatibility with the laws of heaven and earth of the Great Thousand World was insufficient.

Futu Yun, on the other hand,