The main road was a sea of people, bustling with activity.
The magnificent sight of Immortals descending into the sky today had drawn the city's common folk out of their homes to stop and watch, marveling in amazement.
Yet amid the bustling crowd, Qing Chen slipped through like a gentle breeze, silent and unnoticed by anyone.
Stranger still, the pedestrians seemed to skirt his position, consciously or otherwise, moving off to either side.
Then they naturally converged again, as though Qing Chen did not exist there at all.
Following his memories from over thirty years ago, Qing Chen walked along the familiar streets toward the Qing Residence, step by step.
It was a residence he had chosen for his second mother and the others, situated in Hanchuan City's Western District, quiet and elegant.
He strolled along the streets and soon arrived before an immense residential compound.
To be precise, it looked more like an inner city.
This inner city appeared to cover at least two or three thousand mu. It was imposing and magnificent, with the three large characters for "City Lord's Mansion" displayed high above its gates.
Its majestic grandeur was utterly unlike the Qing Residence of old.
Qing Chen paused slightly. When had the Qing Residence become the City Lord's Mansion?
Or had the City Lord's Mansion taken over the Qing Residence's grounds?
The Qing Residence in his memory had been no more than an ordinary compound three courtyards deep. How could it have possessed such grandeur?
Unfortunately, upon entering Immortal-Severing Island, everyone's divine sense was suppressed by the Forbidden Grand Array, leaving less than a tenth of its range.
Qing Chen could only probe a dozen or so zhang ahead, which was less convenient than simply using his eyes.
Qing Chen briefly surveyed the entrance and saw