I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 288 The Immortal Palace of the Great Qian Dao
Chen Zhian did not hesitate as his consciousness entered Bai Yujing.

The aura of the Jade Capital, swirling within the Jade Capital, gradually flowed into the Southern Flowing Scenery and into the Kaiyang Palace.

Jiao Nu was still wearing those gorgeous dark green brocade flowing cloud skirts.

He was bowing respectfully in the Kaiyang Palace.

With her eyes tightly closed, a faint divine light flickered as she prayed to the Lord of the White Jade Capital.

Chen Zhian's consciousness merged with Nan Liujing's radiance, looking down at Kaiyang Palace and Jiao Nu.

However, they discovered that this pepper slave's cultivation had advanced further, and she had actually reached the Innate Realm, not far from the Jade Palace.

Chen Zhian was greatly surprised.

"Jiao Nu's cultivation speed is almost comparable to mine."

As Chen Zhian pondered, he also sensed the many messages in Jiao Nu's prayer, and his surprise grew even greater.

"The Immortal Palace beneath the Dao, the bright moon and blazing sun, the ancient city's sacrificial rites..."

He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Jiao Nu was taken to the Great Qian by a powerful figure. First, she fell into a world where the bright moon and blazing sun hung high. Later, she left this world and went to a mountain in Ya Hai County.

In those mountains and rivers, there is a mysterious gate, where Jiao Nu is called the Mountain Master! She worships and sacrifices to her day and night.

Only two months later, another change occurred in Yahai County.

"That heaven and earth, with the bright moon and blazing sun hanging high, is indeed a celestial palace descended from the Dao."

"Did the Great Qian Lord open the Immortal Palace beneath the Dao, intending to let the young tiger of Great Qian enter the Immortal Palace to seek opportunities?"

Chen Zhian raised an eyebrow and carefully digested the divine information from Jiao Nu.

"As Jiao Nu stepped into the Innate Realm, her divine essence grew stronger, but she also realized that this Immortal Palace below the Dao seemed to be closely related to her."

Chen Zhian became increasingly puzzled, and the matter became increasingly mysterious.

"Therefore, Jiao Nu prayed to Lord Bai Yujing, hoping to prevent certain things in that Dao-lowering Immortal Palace from being invaded by the young tiger powerhouses."

Chen Zhian pondered silently and gradually understood Jiao Nu's intentions.

"We need to ask Jiao Nu carefully about this matter in order to find out the cause and effect."

With this thought in mind, the brilliant light emanating from Nanliujing gradually condensed and transformed into a human form.

The human figure sat upright on the throne of Kaiyang Palace!
An unimaginable sense of grandeur instantly filled Baiyujing.

The aura was so immense, like a sun falling, bringing forth an unimaginable grandeur.

Jiao Nu was praying with her head bowed when she suddenly felt this incredibly powerful aura.

She hurriedly looked up and saw that Kaiyang Palace seemed to have become incredibly vast, with countless dense purple and yellow energies about to boil, as if welcoming this incomparably noble being.

"What Young Master Chang'an said is true; the Lord of Baiyujing will indeed answer the prayers of the Jade Capital Traveler!"

Jiao Nu was quite excited, and a look of piety appeared on her youthful yet stunning face.

She bowed respectfully to Bai Yujing again.

Immediately afterwards, she sensed a purple aura and the Yellow Court flowing into her mind, transforming into an imperial edict.

This imperial edict contained only one word—

"Can!"

The aura emanating from that single word was so immense that Jiao Nu couldn't help but think of the powerful figure who had taken her to the Great Qian Dynasty.

“Even stronger than his spirit.”

Jiao Nu looked delighted and respectfully thanked Bai Yujing.

Chen Zhian communicated with Nan Liujing Guanghui through his thoughts, and subconsciously wanted to communicate with Lin Ting through Guanghan Tower.

When his consciousness entered the Guanghan Tower, he was surprised to find that Lin Ting seemed to be in an indescribable and mysterious state.

"The last time I met Lin Ting in the Southern Nine Provinces, Lin Ting heard that he was going to the Divine Tomb Sea to find a great opportunity."

Now he is in this state again, not dead, but his primordial spirit is becoming more and more powerful.

It seems he obtained something from the Sea of ​​Gods' Tomb.

Chen Zhian was somewhat surprised, but also delighted for Lin Ting.

"Since Lin Ting is not here, who should be sent?"

Chen Zhian's thoughts were racing.

"The Great Qian Lord permits all young and powerful individuals to travel to this Immortal Palace beneath the Dao to obtain opportunities..."

He suddenly remembered that not long ago at Xiuba Mountain, before Xu Yuchan's sword aura, he had seen Zhou Chu, the abandoned disciple of Dachan Temple, and also Qian Yuanji, the first on the Young Tiger Stele!

He always remembered how Qian Yuanji had extinguished a mountain peak with a single finger, then spread his arms wide, inviting him to the Great Qian Dynasty to witness its flourishing martial arts and the abundance of its powerful figures!

"If you don't come to my Great Qian, you won't know how vast the world is!"
Without seeing the talents of our Great Qian Dynasty, one cannot know what a genius truly is!

Without seeing the legacy of my Great Qian Dynasty, one cannot know the profound mysteries of its divine powers!

The words that Qian Yuanji, the thirteenth prince of the Great Qian Dynasty and the number one person on the Young Tiger Stele, once spoke to Chen Zhian still echoed in his mind.

"Chen Zhian, if you have ambitions, why don't you come and see my Great Qian?"

Chen Zhian still clearly remembers that Qian Yuanji's aura at that time was like a series of towering mountains, majestic and towering, and noble to an unfathomable degree.

"Jiao Nu sincerely prays... if she cannot protect certain things in the Daoxia Immortal Palace, she fears she too will die."

Now that her divine essence has also entered the Guanghan Tower, she will be able to travel to the Jade Capital and will surely play a great role in the future.

We can't let her die so easily.

"Since Lin Ting isn't here, why don't I go there myself?"

Chen Zhian was greatly moved.

With the Wuju Bridge in place, wherever Bai Yujing travels, he can build a bridge by sacrificing the primordial spirit of a powerful being, and thus travel to that place.

"The Great Qian Cliff Sea Prefecture, the Immortal Palace Below the Dao..."

Chen Zhian had this thought, and his heart was increasingly moved.

After a few moments, he suddenly made up his mind.

"The world is vast, and with the Jade Palace as my support, where in the world can I not go?"

If one could go to the Great Qian Dynasty and see the most prosperous place in martial arts, it would be extremely beneficial.

Moreover... if I don't go, Jiao Nu will probably die.

Upon realizing this, Chen Zhian immediately stopped hesitating and acted on his impulse.

The imposing avatar of the Lord of Baiyujing dissipated, transforming into countless rays of light flowing through the southern landscape.

The Jade Palace was exceptionally bright.

Jiao Nu turned her head in surprise and saw that the young master of Chang'an had arrived at Baiyu Jinzhong at some point and was smiling and waving at her outside Kaiyang Palace.

Jiao Nu stood up and walked out of Kaiyang Palace. The two walked in the radiant Nanliujing.

"The Lord of Baiyujing has ordered me to go to the Great Qian Dynasty."

Chen Zhian turned his head to look at Jiao Nu, a smile on his face: "What happened in Ya Hai County?"

Jiao Nu was immediately surprised. She looked at Chen Zhi'an and said, "Young Master, many powerful figures have gathered in Ya Hai County, which is quite dangerous..."

Chen Zhian was both amused and exasperated. Jiao Nu probably felt that her cultivation level was not high enough to guarantee her safety in Ya Hai County.

"It's alright. Since Lord Baiyujing has ordered me to go, he must have his reasons and arrangements. I don't need to worry about waiting."

Chen Zhian refused to explain and instead attributed everything to the alias of Bai Yujingzhu.

Since the problem was indeed solved, Jiao Nu tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded slightly. "I know why the Xuanmen on that mountain worships me."

Jiao Nu took a deep breath, squinted her eyes and said, "I have also gradually realized that the reason why my cultivation has been able to grow so quickly is also because of the power of incense generated by the worship."

I have already entered the Innate Realm, and I am not far from the Jade Palace.

As my divine power grew stronger, I gradually came to perceive again that world where the bright moon and the blazing sun coexisted.

"That is a celestial palace beneath the Dao!"

Chen Zhian had heard the words "Dao Xia Xian Gong" many times before.

For example, the Yan family, one of the six families of Dayu, has rarely participated in matters in Xuantianjing this year, and seems uninterested in the blood sacrifice to Daozhen.

Even when his father took his mother away from Xuantianjing, the Yan family did not send anyone to stop them.

The reason is that... it is said that they have found a celestial palace beneath the Dao, and are using the full strength of their clan to search for the opportunities within.

For example... the Sword Soul Beacon Tower he is currently cultivating comes from a long-sealed immortal palace beneath Xiuba Mountain.

Yang Heyin once told him that the Daoxia Immortal Palace was a world created by the self-creation of some extremely ancient and powerful beings after their fall. It varied in size and strength, and was full of many opportunities.

"You sense... that you seem to have many connections with that Dao-lowering Immortal Palace?"

Chen Zhian inquired.

Jiao Nu nodded: "The Great Qian Emperor has ordered that all the young talents in the world be allowed to compete on the same stage."

Within that celestial palace, there are seven ancient cities, each inhabited by hundreds of thousands of natives.

The powerful figures of the Great Qian Dynasty can use them as blood sacrifices to strengthen themselves.

"There's actually an ancient city within the Immortal Palace of the Dao?"

Chen Zhian was even more surprised.

Jiao Nu, however, was worried and said, "I sensed that the people in one of the ancient cities worship a god statue every day."

That statue seemed to have some connection to me.

For the past ten days or so, I have dreamt every day of that statue collapsing and me being buried in that Taoist celestial palace.

The Immortal Palace of the Dao fell and became part of the Great Qian Dynasty…

"It seems like a dream, yet it also seems incredibly real."

Jiao Nu gritted her teeth as she spoke, "I know that if that ancient city is destroyed and that statue collapses, I will surely die!"

"What is the origin of this pepper slave?"

Chen Zhian recalled Jiao Nu's terrifying comprehension. Despite having never practiced and only knowing a little about cultivation, she could see the flaws in many cultivation manuals.

Now, this pepper slave seems to be getting more and more mysterious.

"The Immortal Palace, the Ancient City, the Statue of God, the Dream..."

Chen Zhian connected all of this together and nodded slightly.

"But when will that Daoist Immortal Palace open?"

"In the middle of March, the Lower Immortal Palace will open its doors, and the Great Qian General will send out invitations to young people from all over the world to come to the Great Qian to participate."

Chen Zhian smiled.

The Great Qian Dynasty is brutal. Although there are many young and powerful people in the world, how many dare to go to the Great Qian Dynasty?
"Mid-March means there's still more than a month to go."

"More than a month has passed; I wonder if I'll be able to reach the Profound Pool Realm."

"Without other opportunities, it may not be possible to cultivate step by step; it will take at least four or five months."

Entering the third realm of the Profound Realm, the True Essence required for advancement becomes increasingly abundant. Especially with Chen Zhian's current foundation, breaking through is not easy.

"In that case, let's take it one step at a time."

Thinking this to himself, he comforted Jiao Nu: "You don't need to worry, I will personally go to that Daoist Immortal Palace and to that ancient city to protect the statue."

Jiao Nu looked at the young master from Chang'an before her, and even though it was Bai Yujing's decree, she was still quite grateful.

"Young Master Chang'an has helped me time and time again, and Jiao Nu will remember it."

Jiao Nu bowed, then her eyes lit up, and she smiled, "Young Master Chang'an, why don't I guess your identity?"

"When I arrived in Daqian, I traveled to Yahai County several times and heard many rumors."

It is said that a fifth-place finisher in the Young Tiger Cup emerged from Dayu, skilled in both swordsmanship and poetry.

This young man, no more than nineteen years old, named Chen Zhi'an, was hailed by many of the people of Daqian as the number one young prodigy of Dayu.

Jiao Nu winked slyly as she spoke, "Young Master Chang'an, you wouldn't happen to be this Chen Zhi'an, would you?"

Chen Zhian was not surprised.

Now he has risen to fame and is well-known throughout the world.

His name was clearly engraved on the Young Tiger Stele, and given his reputation for being a master of both poetry and painting, it wasn't difficult for Jiao Nu to guess his identity.

"Actually, I had heard your name a few times while I was in the palace."

At that time, I was struggling to make a living. I served noble people during the day and studied classics at night. I was too busy.

I also felt that what happened outside the palace was probably none of my business, so I didn't speculate further.

Jiao Nu sighed, "Now that I think about it, I remember hearing people say that a young painter came from the Southern Jiangsu Prefecture. He always did amazing things, and he was good at both poetry and painting. He even won many first prizes in the imperial court competition."

Chen Zhian didn't say much, but asked Jiao Nu, "You know my name, but I don't know yours?"

"Young master, my name is Ning Yu."

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Chen Zhian's consciousness left Baiyujing and he walked out of the house.

The young men in the courtyard are still practicing their cultivation.

As January draws to a close, the changes in this courtyard in Qinglian County are likely due to the arrival of over seven hundred veterans from several veterans' charitable halls established by Yunting in the northwest.

Despite being called veterans, these men are not actually old; some are even just over twenty years old.

They are called veterans because they had fought on the battlefield against Dali for several years, and had to leave the army due to non-fatal injuries.

Their injuries rendered them unable to fight.

Adding to the hardship of the times, these people had long been isolated, and their land had been confiscated. Apart from becoming outlaws, they had no way to support themselves.

If Yun hadn't stopped using his own military salary and found dozens of captains and generals to contribute funds to build those veterans' charitable halls, these veterans would have either died on the streets or been forced to engage in robbery and plunder.

Now, summoned by Yun Ting, they dragged their wounded bodies and trekked through mountains and rivers to Qinglian County in Xuantianjing.

As Chen Zhian walked by, the veterans all stood up and saluted him.

Many people still looked uneasy... probably because they felt that they had been treated so well by this official for three or four days in a row, but they were unable to repay him.

Chen Zhian didn't say much, and looked up at the clouds in the sky.

The clouds suddenly churned, and then beams of light fell down, landing before these people.

Upon closer inspection, the veterans discovered individual pills.

"Swallow the pill and carefully heal your wounds."

Chen Zhian's eyes were calm, yet they carried an indescribable air of nobility.

This kind of nobility is not aloof or arrogant, nor is it like those domineering adults who look down on everyone.

As everyone sensed the aura emanating from these pills, their eyes gradually hardened.

"Since General Yun Ting said he wanted to do great things, he should have a general like him."

(End of this chapter)