Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

Above the desolate wilderness, Gu Changjin stood with his hands behind his back in mid-air.

He casually erased the traces left by the Horned Wing Clan. The mountain wind blew across the wasteland again, leaving only a few traces of the thunderous aura after the tribulation.

Around Gu Changjin's body, wisps of crimson, glass-like flames burned silently.

Crimson Jade Glazed True Flame is one of the most unique powers of the Crimson Jade Glazed True Dragon lineage.

The flames were not intense, but when they landed in the void, the surrounding space would appear with a very faint glassy luster, as if even the rules of heaven and earth had been burned and made more transparent by the flames.

Gu Changjin lowered his head, and from his sleeve, an ancient seal no bigger than half a palm flew out.

The seal is crimson red, with only two characters engraved on the front: "Suppress Flames".

This is the proof left by the Crimson Jade Glazed True Dragon that it represents the lineage of the Flame-Suppressing Immortal Official.

Gu Changjin hadn't activated it before, for a simple reason: once you use it, you have to get things done.

At that time, he had just achieved perfect integration. If he were to be summoned back by the Immortal Palace to suppress some ancient seal that had stood for ten thousand years, who would know what was inside?

He has never been interested in thankless tasks.

Things are different now. We have many cards to play and no longer worry about these threats.

Most importantly, I now plan to go to the Celestial Palace to see what those people standing at the pinnacle of this world are planning.

Just as he was thinking this, the ancient seal that suppressed flames suddenly trembled slightly.

hum!

Gu Changjin's eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that the crimson jade and glazed true flames around him had completely activated a certain rule deep within the ancient seal.

A wave emanated from the seal, a wave so subtle that only a true immortal could perceive it.

But Gu Changjin's perspective is now completely different.

He could clearly "see" that it was a path laid out along the very rules of heaven and earth.

Upward, and ever upward, until finally reaching the place where the stars of the heavens surround.

"A celestial palace?"

Gu Changjin seemed to be deep in thought.

This thing is much more advanced than ordinary communication methods.

It wasn't a message sent by flying sword or a message sent by jade slip at all.

Instead, it directly confirmed the reappearance of the Zhenyan lineage based on the rule nodes left by the Immortal Palace.

Just then, Gu Changjin suddenly looked up.

coming!

There were no spatial fluctuations or escape light.

The void ahead only lit up slightly.

A figure shrouded in crimson and white immortal light appeared dozens of feet away.

Gu Changjin made a judgment in an instant.

A true immortal, and definitely not the ordinary true immortals like the Heavenly River True Immortal or the Formless True Immortal.

One's judgment is one thing.

On the surface, Gu Changjin acted as if he were meeting such a person for the first time.

The crimson jade and glazed true flames around his body suddenly intensified, and the ancient seal of suppressing flames instantly fell back into his palm, his entire aura tense.

"Who are you?"

The figure within the crimson and white celestial light did not answer.

Instead, he glanced at Gu Changjin first, then looked at the Ancient Seal of Suppressing Flames in Gu Changjin's palm.

Finally, his gaze fell upon those wisps of crimson jade-like true flames.

The next moment, the celestial light dissipated, revealing a refined-looking middle-aged man in a red and white robe with a fire mark between his brows.

Upon seeing Gu Changjin, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"good!"

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Four "good" characters in a row.

Gu Changjin frowned slightly.

The middle-aged man burst out laughing.

"Suppress the flames and return to their place."

"My Fire Virtue Immortal Palace is finally complete!"

After saying that, he couldn't help but look up at the sky again.

"A golden age is coming."

"Sure enough, what was missing, broken, and dormant in the past is returning one by one."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of crimson and white immortal light shot out from his fingertips and headed toward Gu Changjin. Gu Changjin only sensed it slightly before letting the immortal light enter his brow.

In the next instant, a large amount of information appeared.

The authority of the Flame-Suppressing Immortal Official under the Fire Virtue Immortal Palace, the palace's regulations, some other basic knowledge about the palace, and the identity of the middle-aged man before him.

Gu Changjin couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

True immortals are much more convenient; they can finish a sentence with a single thought and won't waste time arguing with you.

The duties of the Flame Suppressor are not complicated. The most important thing is to guard an ancient seal deep within the Fire Virtue Immortal Palace.

The seal was extremely ancient, and the Crimson Jade Glazed True Flame had a strong suppressive effect on a certain power within it.

Therefore, almost all the Zhenyan Immortal Officials throughout history came from the lineage of the Crimson Jade Glazed True Flame.

In addition to guarding the ancient seal, the Flame Suppressor Immortal Official will also hold positions in several branch halls under the Fire Virtue Immortal Palace.

It has the authority to mobilize some celestial messengers, consult some of the classic texts of the Fire Virtue Celestial Palace, and allocate certain resources.

They can be considered true celestial officials with authority and power.

Within the Celestial Palace, ordinary subordinate cultivators are not formally registered as immortals.

Above them are celestial messengers, and even the lowest level of celestial messengers is a tribulation cultivator.

Above that are celestial officials, who under normal circumstances are at least Mahayana level.

Above the celestial officials, it is the turn of the master of a palace.

Gu Changjin is currently in the early stage of Mahayana cultivation.

It just meets the standard.

As for the person before him—the Vice Palace Master of the Fire Virtue Immortal Palace, True Immortal Haoyu.

"how?"

Haoyu Zhenxian looked at him with a smile.

"Do you understand now?"

Gu Changjin concealed the surprise in his eyes and bowed respectfully.

"Understood."

"Junior Gu Changjin greets Vice Palace Master Haoyu."

Immortal Haoyu waved his hand.

"Since we both belong to the same lineage as the Fire Virtue Immortal Palace, there's no need to be so formal."

"Let's go back to the Celestial Palace to perform our duties."

The words fell.

Haoyu Zhenxian rolled up her sleeves.

Gu Changjin felt a flash of starlight around him.

The next instant, the wilderness had vanished, and when he looked up again...

Even Gu Changjin couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

There is no earth before my eyes, but a sea of ​​stars beneath my feet.

Vast stars moved slowly along some mysterious trajectory, their endless starlight connecting with each other, eventually weaving a grand array covering an immeasurable distance.

At the center of the star array, a vast palace complex, its boundaries obscured, hangs suspended in the void.

Celestial mists descend, the Milky Way encircles the palaces, and white jade bridges connect the various palaces. Occasionally, celestial birds can be seen flying through the clouds.

This truly has the feel of a celestial palace.

Gu Changjin quickly scanned the area with his divine sense and discerned the general layout.

The outermost and largest five palace areas correspond to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Huode Immortal Palace is one of them.

Above the Five Elements Immortal Palace, there are four more palace domains with even more magnificent auras, guarding the four directions.

Even higher up in the Four Directions Celestial Palace, deep within the sea of ​​clouds, lies a main palace almost entirely surrounded by countless stars.

Gu Changjin only did a quick calculation and was already quite amazed.

The Fire Virtue Immortal Palace alone has one palace master and two deputy palace masters, not to mention the palace masters of the branch halls are also true immortals.

Judging from the level of the True Immortal Haoyu before us... how many True Immortals is he already?

Not to mention the other Four Virtuous Immortal Palaces, as well as the Four Directional Immortal Palaces above them and the main Immortal Palace at the very top.

"The number one power of the human race... it's not just talk."

Gu Changjin had previously watched the ten major sects fight fiercely in the Great Luo Heaven Domain and even thought that they were the top forces of the human race.

Looking back now, what kind of bullshit "Top Ten Sects" is that?

If any branch palace of the Celestial Palace were to descend upon them, it would probably be able to trample them over dozens of times.

That raises the question: does the human race possess such a foundation?

The demon race and other races have actually existed for so many years.

It can even make the human race wary.

There's only more to them than meets the eye.

Indeed, the higher one's cultivation level, the deeper the waters one can see.

Immortal Haoyu did not give him much time to observe.

The two quickly landed in the Fire Virtue Immortal Palace.

Along the way, whether they were celestial envoys or ordinary celestial palace cultivators, they would all stop and pay their respects when they saw True Immortal Haoyu.

Finally, the two stopped in front of a celestial palace that was entirely crimson red.

Haoyu Zhenxian tossed a streak of crimson-gold light into Gu Changjin's hand.

It is a more complete immortal seal than the previous Zhenyan Ancient Seal, and the front still has two characters: Zhenyan.

"Old seals are proof of inheritance."

"This is the official seal of the Celestial Palace."

"Leave behind a wisp of your life force. From this day forward, you will be officially registered in the Immortal Palace."

Without hesitation, Gu Changjin infused a wisp of energy into it.

hum!

As the righteous seal shone, it seemed that a vast rule also responded from the depths of the celestial palace.

The Immortal Official of Suppressing Flames, Gu Changjin, has officially returned to his post.

Immortal Haoyu nodded in satisfaction.

"The rest of the story is in the message I just gave you."

"I have other matters to attend to; you may familiarize yourself with the subject on your own."

After saying that, the person disappeared.

Gu Changjin looked at the empty space in front of him, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

So busy! But it's good, at least it saves me from having to keep an eye on things all the time.

A moment later, at the deepest part of the Zhenyan Hall.

Gu Changjin finally saw what he was truly responsible for.

An ancient seal, with layers upon layers of fire patterns pressed down on the ground, can be felt with just a glance, exuding an aura of vicissitudes that has endured countless years. However, many of the fire patterns have now become noticeably dim.

After all, the Zhenyan lineage had been without anyone returning to their rightful place for nearly ten thousand years. Previously, other powerful figures from the Huode Immortal Palace could only forcibly fill the gap with different immortal flames, but the effect was ultimately somewhat lacking.

Gu Changjin watched for a while.

"This job... is really tough."

According to the records left by the Celestial Palace.

The Immortal Official of Suppressing Flames needs to perform a sealing ritual every hundred years.

It consumes a large amount of the Crimson Jade Glazed True Flame Essence in one go.

It then took nearly a century to restore.

After restoration, the seal is reinforced again, and then a cycle repeats every hundred years.

No wonder the position has been vacant for so long, and no one is willing to actually replace it.

However, Gu Changjin didn't care; he was more concerned about something else.

"What exactly was sealed inside?"

Gu Changjin's eyes flickered slightly, and the Crimson Jade Glazed True Flame surged from his palm.

Boom! Crimson glass-like fire patterns quickly lit up again, and the seal began to be strengthened.

On the surface, everything seemed normal, but in that instant when the true flames covered the ancient seal.

With a flick of his fingertip, Gu Changjin sent a barely perceptible glimmer of light along with the Crimson Jade Glazed True Flame.

It silently burrowed deep into the seal.