Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 1034 The Void Crow Palace

"So nice to us? There must be something fishy going on." Jing Yu was a little suspicious, but Guo Tingshu happily clasped his hands in thanks.

"Thank you very much, Senior Zhu."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Hongluan, with a stern face, coldly said, "How many times have I told you, don't call me senior?"

"If you don't call me 'senior,' what should I call me?"

“Let’s just call each other by our names, or ‘Hongluan’. We’ve known each other for quite some time now, so why be so formal?”

Guo Tingshu scratched his head: "Wouldn't that mess up the seniority system?"

"Just call them whatever they tell you to call them, why all the fuss?" Jing Yu nudged Guo Tingshu in the lower back, a smile playing on her lips.

"Thank you, Sister Hongluan."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Hongluan's expression changed drastically: "Don't you know the rules? Call me senior!"

Jing Yu was stunned, frozen in place for a moment, at a loss for what to do.

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Immortal Realm, Three Heavens, Void Raven Palace

Yan Que, Jing Yu, and Guo Tingshu stood quietly in front of a desolate floating island, waiting.

"Is this the [Void Raven Palace]? Where is the palace?" Guo Tingshu looked around, puzzled.

"Don't rush," Yan Que said leisurely.

With a single slash of her hand, the girl tore open a rift in the void before her, and Yan Que, with one in each hand, grabbed Jing Yu and Guo Tingshu and vanished into the void.

In the vast emptiness, stood a colossal tree of indescribable grandeur.

The countless branches of this giant tree stretched out into all dimensions of the void, with each branch connecting to a point in the mortal world.

The top of the treetop disappeared into the chaotic clouds above, indistinct, but one could sense that a vast array of spatial laws were gathering and swirling there.

The three of them landed steadily on one of the branches of the giant tree, looking up at a palace gate carved into the trunk.

"This is the Void Raven Palace." Yan Que said softly, "The Void Raven Palace is built in the Great Void. Only cultivators who can travel through the Great Void can reach this place. Therefore, for outsiders, unless they reach the Great Ascension Realm, they cannot even enter the gate of the Void Raven Palace."

"However, the [Void Crow] is a type of demonic beast that can traverse the void even at the Nascent Soul stage, so it is common to see Void Crows with low cultivation levels appearing in the outside world."

The three followed the branches toward the palace gate, only to find a three-zhang-tall raven perched before it, its wings folded. Its golden-red eyes were half-closed, and it only slowly raised its eyelids when the Flame Sparrow approached.

The raven's cultivation aura was not concealed; it was clearly a demon cultivator at the Mahayana realm.

"Fairy Flame Sparrow," the Void Crow spoke in a deep voice, "Did you bring any tokens to guide the prodigies heading to the Fourth Heaven?"

"Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist. Here are the tokens, two in total."

Yan Que returned the greeting with a cupped hand, offering two jet-black feathers, and stepped aside to let Jing Yu and Guo Tingshu pass: "These are the two who have come to participate. On this trip, we need to borrow your palace's treasure to travel to the Fourth Heaven."

The Void Crow, at the Mahayana Realm, turned its neck and lingered its gaze on the two for a moment.

"Your physical attributes are impressive, and your aura is solid." Xu Ya nodded: "With Lord Hong Luan's personal recommendation, there's naturally no problem."

"The palace has been quite lively lately. Thirty-seven young talents from various sects of the Third Heaven have been sent to observe the Fourth Heaven. Now, with the addition of two more, the number is thirty-nine."

Yan Que asked curiously, "Among these thirty-seven, are there any true disciples of Dao Lords?"

"No," Xu Ya laughed. "Your Highness, you come from the Fire Virtue Palace, so you know that the disciples of the Dao Lord are all incredibly arrogant. There are still several days before we set off, so how could they have arrived so quickly! These thirty-seven are all disciples of the Golden Immortals, and they are already feasting in the palace."

"How many Dao Lord disciples came this time?" Yan Que asked casually.

Xu Ya pondered for a moment and said, "It's alright, compared to the previous batches, there aren't many."

"Let's not talk about ordinary disciples. As for the true disciples of Daojun... one came from Tianwu Hall and one came from Yuandan Hall."

“One from the Dragon Palace, one from the Ancestral Demon Palace… and two more from the Taiyin Palace.”

Yan Que nodded: "Six Dao Lord disciples at the Cave Heaven Realm? That's quite a lot."

"Not only that, in addition to these six Dao Lord disciples, there is also an ordinary disciple from the Sword Court who will be coming."

"A disciple of the Sword Court?" Yan Que asked in surprise. "Even a disciple from the Dao Venerable's faction has come? But he's just an ordinary disciple, at most equivalent to a Dao Lord's true disciple. He shouldn't be worth mentioning, right?"

“If he were just an ordinary Sword Court disciple, there would be no need to specifically pick him out, but this one is different.”

The raven said mysteriously, "Because this person is—"

"Jian Yunyuan!"

“Jian Yunyuan? Jian Yunyuan of the [Yunyuan Eight Swords]? He actually came too!” Yan Que was stunned.

“Exactly.” Xu Ya lowered his voice: “You and I both know that although this person is just an ordinary disciple of the Sword Court, his talent, comprehension, foundation and opportunities are no less than those true disciples of the Sword Court. He just lacks a bit of background.”

"I reckon that once Jian Yunyuan advances to the Mahayana stage, he should be promoted to a true disciple."

“I didn’t expect him to come too… Xuanjing, Guo Tingshu, if you see this person, you can try to befriend him.”

Yan Que said, "This Sword Court disciple, known as one of the 'Eight Swords of Yunyuan,' is public-spirited, chivalrous, and a man of his word. He is very trustworthy and well-liked in the Immortal Court and the Immortal Palace. If you can get on his good side, the title of 'Friend of Jian Yunyuan' might be much more useful than 'Disciple of Zhu Hongluan.'"

"The person hasn't arrived yet. Once they do, they'll definitely make an appearance at the banquet. There's no need for you two talented gentlemen to rush."

Xu Ya laughed and said, "Fairy Yan Que, would you like to have a drink with me?"

"Forget it, they're all juniors at the Cave Heaven Realm. Why should I, a Mahayana cultivator, join in the fun?" Yan Que waved his hand. "Xuan Jing, Ting Shu, you two go have some fun. Those in the reception hall now should all be disciples of the Golden Immortal lineage. Take this opportunity to exchange skills and improve yourselves."

After saying that, Yan Que took a token for a temporary cave dwelling and left the place on his own.

This is, after all, the [Void Raven Palace], so she naturally has no reason to worry about the safety of Jing Yu and Guo Tingshu.

Besides, even if there is danger, it's unlikely that it's targeting unknown individuals like Jing Yu and Guo Tingshu. Their target would only be the true disciples of the Dao Lords, or even Jian Yunyuan, the disciple of the Sword Court...

Meanwhile, Jing Yu and Guo Tingshu were led by the Void Crow demon cultivator at the Mahayana Realm to a vast reception hall.

At this moment, apart from servants and maids, the people in this hall are the true disciples of the various Golden Immortal lineages of the Three Heavens.

There were thirty-seven people in total, each with a profound aura, and one glance was enough to tell that they were all outstanding talents.

Seeing so many prodigies, Jing Yu couldn't resist the urge to use his skills and cast a group detection spell.

The next moment, the Xuan Mirror in Jing Yu's dantian trembled violently, and in Jing Yu's eyes, more than ten beams of light of various colors shot into the sky! Each beam of light represented a destiny.

There were as many as five purple beams of light!