After bidding farewell to Li Jinjiang and entering the Azure Cloud Palace, Grand Master Jiang Shangyun and Liu Changxu soon arrived before a spacious, secluded manor.
On the plaque above the manor's golden gateway were the words "Cloudstead Residence," carved in dazzling gold.
Studying the words closely, Liu Changxu found the brushwork vigorous and unrestrained, with Dao resonance flowing within it. It was truly extraordinary!
"The patriarch wrote this plaque himself!"
Grand Master Jiang Shangyun said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, the manor gates slowly opened. The two hurried inside.
Upon entering the manor, the first thing Liu Changxu saw was a magnificent golden hall radiating brilliant spiritual light.
Judging by its dimensions, it was only slightly smaller than the Sect Master's Grand Hall.
Unlike the Sect Master's Grand Hall, however, this golden hall seemed more like a living creature. Approaching it gave him the constant feeling that someone was watching him. On closer inspection, the hall seemed to be slowly breathing in and out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, bearing some resemblance to the Ruyi Lotus Palace.
This golden hall must be a fifth-tier Postnatal Spirit Treasure, Liu Changxu silently guessed.
Following Grand Master Jiang Shangyun into the hall, Liu Changxu saw an elderly man seated upright on an enormous golden chair in its center. He wore a black Treasure Garment and had a burly build and a resolute face.
Although the old man exuded no aura whatsoever, standing before him gave Liu Changxu the feeling of gazing up at heaven and earth itself. A trace of fear involuntarily rose in his heart!
The higher a cultivator's cultivation, the more freely they could control their aura. Once they reached the spirit transformation realm, they could seal off their aura entirely and appear just