On the stout man's shoulder, a white-clad, little man nodded with his arms crossed on his chest. “Correct.”

On this little man’s shoulder perched a gorgeously colorful butterfly. As it fluttered its wings, the air around was shredded, revealing countless tiny cracks.

“Go, let’s go and have a look. I’ll slaughter that beast for disturbing my sweet dream!” The golden-robed man climbed to his feet.

Just as he did, a big black bird smashed a big black wok at his forehead.

CLANG!

The golden-robed man almost fainted. His forehead had swollen into a big, red bump.

The big black bird proudly said, “Miss A’hu said you can only leave this valley after you become an Emperor.”

“I'll friggin’ murder you!” Hugging his head, the golden-robed man rushed after the despicable, sneaky bird as it speedily flew away, even jeering at him while it did. Such an attitude really was asking for a beating.

“A’lu, if you are still my brother, help me kill the bird!” clamored the golden-robed young man. “Little Silver and Little Butterfly, too, let’s go at it together! F*ck this bird, I must stew it in that black wok today!”

Far away, near the mouth of the valley, A’hu was sitting cross-legged. Hearing the noisy commotion behind her, she smiled as she was no stranger to it.

Back then, she had led Toady’s party from the Kunlun Dominion through a winding secret spacetime tunnel, with the intention to return to the Spirit Burial Sea.

To everyone’s surprise, the secret tunnel had been pulled by the power of the Return Dominion, causing their group to fall directly into it.

Afterwards, they had followed Toady to this Deva Secret Domain that Lin Xun had once entered.

However, a terrifying calamity had befallen them soon after that, leading to them being trapped in this valley while trying to avoid getting killed.

Woe was a blessing. Although this valley was like a cage that could not be broken, it was also a rare blessed land for cultivators, with steaming chaos qi and surging dao origin power.

Over these years, all of them had made rapid breakthroughs in their cultivation.

A’hu had speculated that in order to leave, they needed to be at the Emperor Stage to shatter the restrictive power of this valley.

Right now, they had no choice but to painstakingly cultivate here, waiting for the chance to become Emperors.

……

Ten days later.

News that Heavenly Emperor Shi had returned spread throughout the Ancient Nebula Road!

All worlds were shaken and gave this matter their whole attention. Everyone was waiting for the reaction of Heavenly Emperor Shi, who had been acting like the ruler of the nebula, when he learned that Emperor Daoyuan had snatched the fortune of Eternal Supremacy.

What kind of punishment would he mete out to Copper Sparrow House for sheltering Emperor Daoyuan?

It was also then that many great powers suddenly realized something. Copper Sparrow House, one of the Three Dark Giants, had completely vanished as if it had evaporated from the face of the Underworld.

What everyone found impossible to believe was that after Heavenly Emperor Shi returned, he did not act on this, but instead chose to enter seclusion!

Soon after, breaking news came out that Heavenly Emperor Shi had suffered a serious dao injury in the Return Dominion!

Like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, the news threw everyone into disarray. It was unthinkable that Heavenly Emperor Shi, who controlled the taboo law power like the lord of the nebula, had suffered such a great loss in the Return Dominion.

Simply inconceivable!

“Heh, just as I expected it to be.”

Zhong Qiu couldn’t help but chuckle when he heard about this. No one knew better than him that while the gate of Fangchun Mountain had crumbled, their territory still was not something that anyone could casually intrude!

“The day I master the power of Nirvana of Transcendence will be the day I take your head, old thief.” Zhong Qiu slowly closed his eyes and fell into deep meditation.

……

BOOM!

The stars swirled into a blur, and everything was turned upside down.

Lin Xun and his group abruptly appeared in a vast and magnificent world.

“Is this the True Dragon World?” He instantly felt the much thicker air in this place. It was as if he had entered an unexplored primal land permeated with rough and boundless law power.

Wisps of crystalline dao light filled the air. A mortal probably wouldn’t survive a second in this world.

The aeth qi here was heavy, endless, and surging as it posed a mountainous pressure. It was countless times more condensed than outside.

A normal fifth realm Emperor might not be able to teleport in this atmosphere because they wouldn’t be strong enough to break through a law power this thick and strong.

Big Yellow took a deep breath, closed its eyes, and sensed the surroundings for a moment before declaring, “There are traces of True Dragon aura in this heaven and earth. It's the True Dragon World all right.”

Lin Xun and Xia Zhi immediately felt at ease. They looked around and saw nothing but an infinite expanse.

The mountains, rivers, and everything between the sky and the ground were massive.

Each mountain reached as high as several hundred thousand feet, and some even tens of millions, while stretching endlessly. In this vast land, a random flower grew hundreds of feet tall, and any tree required over a hundred people to fully embrace it. Even a random leaf was as big as a millstone.

The butterflies dancing in the air were all dozens of feet in size, as if they weren’t normal animals but demonic spirits!

A while later, Lin Xun withdrew his gaze and asked, “Big Yellow, have you ever heard just how vast the True Dragon World is?”

Big Yellow shook its head. “Legend has it that the original form of a True Dragon's Emperor Ancestor, when meandering, extends as far as a hundred thousand miles and is so massive that they blot out the whole sky. Therefore, a plane that can house an entire True Dragon community cannot be small.”

Lin Xun immediately frowned. “Then how should we go about finding the True Dragon Clan?”

Second Senior Brother had said that the purple-clothed woman, Yanxing, had gone to the True Dragon World to get the Ancestral Dragon Blood from the True Dragon Clan. Her purpose was to revive the Nameless Esteemed Emperor from a wisp of remnant spirit.

This meant that Lin Xun had to find the True Dragon Clan in order to kill Yanxing.

Moreover, Zhao Jingxuan was also at the True Dragon Clan, so she might be able to help in some way.

Big Yellow said, “Let's ask around first. As the absolute lord of the True Dragon World, the location of the True Dragon Clan shouldn't be a secret here.”

Lin Xun nodded.

“I'll help you find Yanxing,” Xi's voice suddenly rang out.

The next second, she stepped out from the Omega Secret-Realm, her delicate figure emanating an illusory rain of light, mysterious and transcendent.

Her voice was clear and cold. “I’ve fought her before. So long as she appears in the True Dragon World, I can capture her presence and locate her.”

Lin Xun grinned. “That’s awesome.”

Then, he suddenly remembered something. He took out the jade slip that Xuan Shangchen had given him and gave it to her. “This is from Senior Xuan Shangchen.”

Xi opened the slip and took a look at it. After a long silence, she said, “So I’ll have to visit the other side of the cosmos no matter what…?”

In the jade slip, there were clues concerning her lost memories and identity, but they were fragmentary and vague.

The only certain thing was that all the clues pointed to the other side of the cosmos!

“When the time comes, I'll help you look for it,” said Lin Xun.

Xi nodded.

Big Yellow, who had been staring at Xi, abruptly said, “Fellow Daoist, has your cultivation already reached that level…”

Xi glanced at Big Yellow. “You are correct. I have crossed that threshold.”

Big Yellow marveled, “It’s not an easy one to cross. Over countless years, the numbers of people in the nebula who have managed to do this can be counted on one hand!”

Lin Xun curiously asked, “What cultivation stage are you talking about?”

Big Yellow scornfully dismissed him, “It’s not something that you, a second realm Emperor, can even think about. You’ll naturally understand when you become an Emperor Ancestor.”

As the group chatted, there was spatial fluctuation in the distance.

“Quick, over there! Just now, a huge crack appeared there and produced a very powerful phenomenon.”

In a cacophony of voices, a group of figures rushed over from the horizon.

Their appearances were unusual. Some had feathered wings on their backs, some had a bull’s head and a human body, and some were ferocious birds with golden feathers. From the variety of odd shapes, they clearly belonged to different races.

When they saw Lin Xun’s group, they were stunned and quickly became uncertain.

Originally, they had thought that the phenomenon was due to some precious treasure being birthed, but apparently, their guess was wrong.

“Looks like we won’t have to investigate blindly.” Big Yellow bared its teeth with an evil laugh. “Too bad it’s just some puny thugs of the Saint Stage, so uh…you, I'll leave it to you to deal with them.”

“What are you going to do?” asked a minotaur nervously as their expression quickly dropped.

The other beings were also tensed up inside. In their eyes, the aura of Lin Xun’s group was simply too intimidating. They had the might of gods even though they were only standing there casually.

“Don't be nervous, we just need some information.” Lin Xun's voice was friendly as he proceeded to tell the other party that he wanted to visit the True Dragon Clan.

Immediately, those beings revealed strange expressions.

These people don’t even know where the True Dragon Clan is? They definitely aren’t from this world.

That minotaur hurriedly said, “Seniors, the den of True Dragon Clan is in the depths of the East Sea, but very few know its exact location.”

The other beings all confirmed this as they nodded.

The True Dragon Clan was the overlord of this world, high and mighty. Their specific habitat was naturally not something that could be known by the public.

“How far is the East Sea from here?” asked Lin Xun.

“About a billion miles away,” replied a being with feathered wings.

Lin Xun and Big Yellow looked at each other.

A billion miles? This True Dragon World is too big!

Next, Lin Xun inquired about other matters and learned that in this boundless True Dragon World, every city was presided over by a major force that was affiliated with the True Dragon Clan. His group might be able to find more information on the True Dragon Clan from the leaders of these major forces.

Several million miles away from here, there was a huge city called Golden Leaf City. The leader of this city was from the Imperial True Hou Clan.

After getting all this information, Lin Xun, Xia Zhi, Xi, and Big Yellow teleported away.

When they finally left, those beings looked like they had survived a disaster, furiously wiping their sweat while their hearts palpitated.

Those humans were too terrifying!

An hour later, Lin Xun could already see the outline of a huge city on an open and expansive land.

He reckoned that this was Golden Leaf City that was under the control of the Imperial True Hou Clan!