Chapter 28: Enemy Attack

Just as the people of the Azure Sky Palace were deep in discussion, Wu Shuhui and the old man stepped out of the reception room and left the palace grounds altogether.

The moment they set foot beyond the endless mountain range, the two exchanged glances, each wearing a smile full of meaning.

“Uncle Liu, what do you think? Shall we sneak in for another look?” Wu Shuhui asked with a gentle, captivating smile. This Azure Sky Palace that had suddenly crossed the sea intrigued her; she was tempted to secretly slip back in for another look.

“Let’s not. Entering without an invitation and sneaking around would be rather discourteous,” Uncle Liu replied with a laugh. “But we can certainly stroll around the area.”

“That’s just what I was thinking,” Wu Shuhui replied, her lips curling into a smile.

The two wandered leisurely nearby and soon encountered a group of Azure Sky Palace cultivators returning from a hunt. The group’s aura was robust and steady, and at their head was a middle-aged man with a resolute countenance.

“Haha, luck’s on our side today. We caught some valuable golden-horned boars in the mountains,” the leader remarked.

“We’re in for a feast tonight.”

“...You’re just greedy!”

“...But truly, the spiritual energy contained in the flesh of the beasts here far surpasses that in the Wildlands. Back in the Wildlands, I could devour a whole wild ox the size of a house and still not be full. Here, half an ox of the same size is more than enough to fill me.”

“All of this is thanks to the favor of the Ancient Celestial Exile under Heaven. Without his blessing, we’d never have managed to cross the sea. We might have been stuck in the Wildlands for life...”

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“Yes, indeed,” another agreed. “Praise be to the Ancient Celestial Exile under Heaven...”

Their words drifted clearly to Wu Shuhui and Uncle Liu, whose expressions flickered with surprise and suspicion.

“Uncle Liu, did you hear? They mentioned some ‘Ancient Celestial Exile under Heaven.’ What does that mean?” Wu Shuhui was momentarily stunned. A terrifying thought formed in her mind, but she dared not believe it, so she unconsciously turned to her senior for confirmation.

“Well...” Uncle Liu was equally taken aback. He’d just heard the words “Celestial Exile” from the mouths of the Azure Sky Palace cultivators.

After all, even in their own Heaven Profound Continent, not once in countless eras had a true immortal appeared. Now, to overhear these cultivators claiming they were protected by such a being seemed utterly incredible.

“It’s likely that there’s a powerful elder behind the Azure Sky Palace—someone ancient enough that these people have mistaken him for an ‘Ancient Celestial Exile under Heaven’...” Uncle Liu swallowed hard, unable to accept the notion that a true immortal might be hiding behind the palace. If that were the case, why would they choose to live in seclusion among remote mountains? Were they truly an immortal, they could have settled in the very heart of the continent, gathering all the world’s treasures and spiritual energy, and no cultivator would dare utter a complaint.

“That’s probably it...” Wu Shuhui nodded lightly, thinking Uncle Liu’s explanation the most plausible. “All these cultivators are from the Wildlands. According to the ancient records of the Immortal Alliance, the laws of heaven in that domain are incomplete—it’s impossible for any true immortal to exist there.”

At that, Wu Shuhui let out a quiet sigh of relief.

“Let’s go. We should return and report all this about the Azure Sky Palace to the upper echelons of the Immortal Alliance.”

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As they spoke, the two swiftly activated their internal spiritual energy, transforming into a streak of rainbow light and vanishing into the distance.

This entire scene did not escape the eyes of Qin Feng.

“To become a streak of rainbow light... These cultivators have reached quite a high realm,” he mused. “It seems a vast, unexplored world awaits the cultivators of the Azure Sky Palace.”

A faint smile appeared on Qin Feng’s face. Not long ago, he’d been somewhat regretful that he hadn’t been present to see the Azure Sky Palace rise to dominance in the Wildlands. He’d merely slept for a while, gone out to capture the Black-Haired Bandit, and by the time he returned, found all the palace’s cultivators had soared to new realms of power.

“With my own cultivation improving and the time I need for sleep shrinking, I can finally observe this group of little ones in detail...” Qin Feng watched silently, amusement flickering in his eyes, as events unfolded within the world inside the box.

Under his watch, it wasn’t long before Ye Qingyu sent word to the Immortal Alliance’s cultivators, agreeing to serve as a patrolling envoy across three major counties. The Immortal Alliance’s envoys responded swiftly—Wu Shuhui personally delivered a patrol token and set up a protective formation encompassing the entire Azure Sky Palace.

With these arrangements complete, Ye Qingyu soon departed the palace to patrol distant lands.

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