"Heh heh, where are we headed?" Chen Xun started chattering away.
"Dao Ancestor, we're going to the Nine-Yue Immortal Sea in the Five Elements Immortal Domain," the whale at the head said slowly, letting out a long cry now and then, its voice ethereal and exquisitely beautiful.
"The Nine-Yue Immortal Sea... I remember it was a vast sea connected to the Nine Extremes Immortal Domain." Chen Xun thought for a moment, vaguely recalling it. "Why are we going there?"
"To take a look. The disciples of the Heavenly Secrets Dao Palace said there have been great changes there."
"Moo?!"
"..." Chen Xun froze for a moment, then smiled. "Not bad. Taking a look sounds good."
One month later.
Chen Xun and the others exchanged farewells and headed toward Giant Spirit City. The Immortal Firmament Whales bade them farewell as well, their long cries ringing out in unison.
"What kind of immortal beast is that? Can it be eaten?"
The commotion was immense, immediately drawing the attention of several Giant Spirits carrying savage, primordial auras within Giant Spirit City. "That noise sounds like a declaration of war!"
"Ancestor, it can't be eaten! This is the Eternal Immortal Frontier!"
"Oh... right."
That ancestor nodded slightly and said earnestly, "Back then, when I was around, the Eternal Immortal Frontier did not yet have such a strange beast race. I nearly thought this was the outside world, where one could eat whatever one pleased."
Now.
Giant Spirit City was equally bustling. Countless innate boulders were being rolled in without end. It was still a city of stone, yet its vastness made it resemble a colossal giant of Heaven and Earth standing upon the plains, gazing down upon the boundless world with an exceptionally wild and imposing air.
In a remote corner of the city.