NOVPUB"Xuan Yue, don’t be so harsh with your words. It so happens that I’m also heading to the Realm Emperor Holy Sect, we can travel together," the young man said with a smile.
"Why are you going to our Sect Gate?" Huangfu Xuan Yue asked with a frown.
"To discuss the date of our marriage with my future father-in-law," the young man said with a casual laugh.
Disgusted, Huangfu Xuan Yue shot the young man a glance and then said to Xu Zimei, "Let’s go."
"Hey, friend, what should I call you?" The young man suddenly stepped forward, blocking Xu Zimei’s way, and asked with a smile.
"Lin Qiu," Xu Zimei replied indifferently.
"Let’s get acquainted. Gong Yu from the Eternal Ancient Divine Sect," the young man extended his hand and said with a smile.
"Xuan Yue is my fiancée, my friend, you should remember that."
"There’s no need for introductions," Xu Zimei did not shake hands with the other party but walked past him from the side instead.
A group of young men in blue robes standing nearby saw this scene and slowly drew their swords, surrounding them.
"Gong Yu, Lin Qiu is my friend, what do you intend to do?" Huangfu Xianyue shouted.
"Let them go," Gong Yu said with a faint smile as he looked at his hand hanging in mid-air.
As they watched Xu Zimei and the others leave, a young man stepped forward and said, "Brother Yu, you’re just going to let them leave like that?"
"What’s the rush? The person Gong Yu sets his sights on has never gotten away," Gong Yu laughed.
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After leaving the Heavenly Realm Pavilion, Huangfu Xuan Yue’s complexion looked rather poor.
"Who is that Gong Yu?" Xu Zimei asked with a smile.
"Just an arrogant fool," Huangfu Xuan Yue said.
"That’s my sister’s fiancé," Huangfu Hao added from the side.
"People from the Eternal Ancient Divine Sect, indeed, are not bad," Xu Zimei said.
As the most powerful sect in the Southern Domain, although the strength of the sect greatly diminished after the Eternal Ancient Divine King entered the Immortal Path Bridge,
the Eternal Ancient Divine Sect is known to have three Saints, which puts it above any other Holy Sect.
"If it was the Divine Son of the Eternal Ancient Divine Sect, I would have accepted it, but what qualifies a profligate son to be the future husband of Huangfu Xuan Yue?" she said indifferently.
"But father has already agreed to this," Huangfu Hao said from the side.
"I have my own way," Huangfu Xuan Yue said, "Let’s head up the mountain."
The Realm Emperor Holy Sect is situated behind Heavenly Realm City. Two li beyond the southern city gate, one would arrive at a grand mountain.
The mountain’s depths were shrouded in a hazy fog, looking majestic and elegant, with a somewhat dreamy aura.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, the space in front of them fluctuated, and two figures emerged from the void.
"We greet the Saintess," the two people, who were disciples guarding the mountain gate, greeted them.
"Return to the sect," Huangfu Xuan Yue said coolly.
The two disciples each held a long halberd and drew across the void.
The space in front of them split open, revealing a doorway of void.
"So the Realm Emperor Holy Sect really is within its own realm," Xu Zimei muttered to himself.
As they all entered the doorway of void, their bodies were swallowed by a very subtle force of space.
Just then, they found themselves in another world.
Countless mountains stood upon the earth or hovered in the void.
Some were covered in mist, others with fairy-like pavilions and terraces scattered all around.
Immortal Cranes soared through the mid-air, disciples were flying on their swords, and on the distant horizon, someone was slicing the sun, moon, and stars with a single sword.
Great beasts breathed in and out, bringing forth marvels of heaven and earth.
All of this, Xu Zimei could only describe in two words, "vast."
"I live on Divine Maiden Peak, when the time comes, find a courtyard and live on my mountain.
It will be convenient for me to temper your Demon Body," Huangfu Xianyue said.
"Okay," Xu Zimei nodded in agreement.
"You take him to arrange a place to stay first, I have something to talk about with Daddy," Huangfu Xianyue told Huangfu Hao.
Watching Huangfu Xianyue’s retreating figure, Huangfu Hao smiled and said, "You two come with me."
Xu Zimei nodded, and Huangfu Hao, compared to when they first met at the World’s Best Shop, did not seem as extravagant as Xu Zimei had imagined.
There was only one explanation, he had done it on purpose back then.
Huangfu Xianyue must be plotting something with him, but Xu Zimei was still unsure of what it was.
However, he was here to find the Fusion Method of the Blood Lizard, which was also quite good.
Divine Maiden Peak is where the successive Saintesses of the Realm Emperor Holy Sect have resided, located to the left side of the Sect Gate.
The three arrived at Divine Maiden Peak, where the scenery was somewhat different from other places.
In other areas, the trees remained lush and verdant.
But here alone, as if autumn had come early, the yellowing leaves laid a thick layer on the ground.
Carrying an autumnal breeze and a few withered leaves fluttering aimlessly in midair.
The golden ground was covered with fallen leaves, giving the entire mountain a feeling of particularly waning solitude.
Setting sun and lone ducks fly together, autumn water shares the color with the vast sky.
The mountain was not imposing, but it was exquisitely beautiful, as if not on the same plane as the surrounding environment.
In front of the mountain, there was a stele with three big characters carved on it: Divine Maiden Peak.
Next to the script, there was an image of a graceful woman ascending to heaven.
Huangfu Hao placed his hand in front of the stele, and a crack gradually opened up in the barrier surrounding the mountain.
"I’ll take you to choose a courtyard first, then take care of an identity, and then you are disciples of the Realm Emperor Holy Sect," Huangfu Hao said.
"It’s that simple?" Jiuyou said. 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
"After all, we’re using backdoor connections. You can slowly understand the affairs of the Sect Gate later," Huangfu Hao said with a smile.
The group walked up the mountain, with yellow gangue rocks covered in fallen petals underfoot, forming several little paths through the woods.
Although the leaves on the surrounding trees were already yellowing, they were still piled heavily on the branches.
This added a distinct scenery to the mountain.
Midway up the mountain, there were several distinctive small courtyards.
With artificial mountains and flowing water, a few ginkgo and maple trees encircled the courtyards, the ginkgo leaves carrying a faint fragrance.
The courtyard on the left was where Huangfu Xianyue resided.
Xu Zimei thought for a moment and selected a small courtyard in the middle.
In the afternoon, Huangfu Hao was running around busily and had already brought the disciple’s waist token and the Realm Emperor Holy Sect’s disciple robe.
"Brother Huangfu," Xu Zimei asked before leaving, "where does our Realm Emperor Holy Sect practice Vein Skills?"
"You must be talking about One Realm Pavilion," Huangfu Hao briefly explained the route, then said.
"But you don’t have Contribution Value, so even if you go there, it’s useless."
Watching Huangfu Hao leave, Jiuyou asked from the side, "What do we do now?"
"I’m going to One Realm Pavilion to have a look. You just wander around. We probably won’t need you this time," Xu Zimei waved his hand.
When Huangfu Xianyue returned in the afternoon, she immediately came to the small courtyard where Xu Zimei was staying.
"What do you think, Young Master Lin?" Huangfu Xianyue asked.
