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

The Great Luo Heavenly Domain, within the immortal cities directly under the Immortal Palace.

Gu Qingxiao stood on the long street, looking up at the city that seemed to stretch endlessly before him, lost in thought for a moment.

There were so many people that Golden Core cultivators were practically worthless, and Nascent Soul cultivators were everywhere. Occasionally, a figure with a profound aura could be seen flying over the long street, and the surrounding cultivators would just glance at it before continuing with their own business.

If this were in the former Western Wilderness, a Nascent Soul cultivator would have to have the pomp and circumstance of an ancestor when he went out.

But once you get here... it seems like nothing special.

"No wonder everyone says that the Great Luo Heaven Domain is the most prosperous place for the human race."

Gu Xiaolou kept looking around.

"This is just one city beneath the Celestial Palace."

Ye Chen walked beside the two without saying a word.

He was also observing his surroundings.

What truly makes the entire immortal city dreadful is not the large number of cultivators.

It's the rules that prevent people from making a move on the street.

Even if two Nascent Soul cultivators argued fiercely over a spiritual object, they would only give each other a cold laugh and go their separate ways in the end.

The reason is simple: this is a city directly under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Palace, and a branch palace of the Celestial Palace is located in the city.

As for who exactly stands behind the branch hall, there are many different opinions.

Some say he is a celestial messenger who has transcended tribulation, while others confidently assert that the celestial palace is located behind this city, and that there are even real immortals residing there.

Of course, the vast majority of cultivators do not believe it.

Gu Qingxiao and the other two didn't think much about it.

They came today for another reason.

The selection process in the Celestial Palace is a minor selection held once every hundred years and a major selection held once every thousand years.

This year, however, happens to be the millennium election.

Not only in the Great Luo Heaven Domain, but also in other domains of the human race, selections will be held.

However, the Great Luo Heaven Domain is one of the most prosperous regions for the human race, and the selection process here is the largest, attracting the most participants.

The three of them had just reached the vicinity of the registration area when they heard a murmur of discussion from the side.

"Have you heard? The Holy Son of the Xuanming Dao Sect has also arrived."

A young cultivator next to him immediately gasped for breath.

"The Holy Son of the Xuanming Dao Sect? Han Daoxuan, who reached the Void Returning Realm at just over four hundred years old?"

"No, he's already at the Void Returning stage, why would he participate in the Celestial Palace's selection of prodigies?"

The person speaking sounded sarcastic.

A person like Fanxu, if placed in many places, could easily establish his own school of thought.

So now we have to compete with them for a spot in the Celestial Palace?

An older cultivator nearby overheard this and couldn't help but laugh:

"What's so strange?"

"The selection criteria for the Celestial Palace are based on individuals under five hundred years old."

"Anyone under 500 years old is considered to be in this generation."

Gu Xiaolou stopped in her tracks.

She turned her head and glanced at Gu Qingxiao.

Gu Qingxiao also looked at her.

The two were silent for a moment.

Five hundred years old... and they're considered the younger generation?

Ye Chen's lips twitched slightly.

He had many opportunities along the way, especially recently, when the group explored several caves and secret realms.

He had a series of fortuitous opportunities, and his cultivation level soared all the way to the Nascent Soul stage, which gave him some confidence.

Upon arriving here, he discovered that even as a Nascent Soul cultivator, he didn't seem to qualify for the head-on combat selection.

Because this year, the most basic threshold for the Celestial Palace's magical duel is the Nascent Soul stage.

"Then what's the point of choosing?"

Someone nearby immediately voiced the question that had been bothering them.

"Even those who have reached the Void Realm have come, and even those old guys who have cultivated for four or five hundred years can participate."

"What do those young cultivators who are actually in their fifties or even a hundred years old have to offer to compete with them?"

"Were all the spots taken by these people?"

The older monk shook his head.

"Who told you that you can only enter the Celestial Palace by fighting?"

"A battle of wits is just one aspect of it."

"When the Celestial Palace selects people, it looks at whether you have value."

"Your cultivation level is low, but if you possess some kind of special bloodline, you can still enter."

"Or perhaps they have amazing talent in crafting weapons, alchemy, and so on."

"Even some special Dao bodies and special talents and bloodlines can be directly recruited as long as the Immortal Palace deems them worth cultivating."

At this point, he pointed to several different entrances in the distance.

"See that?"

"That's a battle of magic over there."

"Check the blood vessels on the left."

"After that, there are pills, artifacts, formations, and talismans."

"The Celestial Palace is so vast, it lacks more than just people who can fight."

Everyone then realized what was happening.

Gu Qingxiao and the other two did not listen any further. They returned to the cave they had rented in advance, closed the cave door, and activated the formation.

Gu Xiaolou was the first to sit down.

"So what do we do now?"

She counted on her fingers.

"A direct combat is definitely out of the question; the minimum requirement is Nascent Soul stage, not to mention the numerous Void Returning stages among them."

"Even if the three of us were tied together, we wouldn't be enough to withstand one slap from them."

Gu Qingxiao glanced at her.

"You're quite self-aware."

Gu Xiaolou rolled her eyes.

"What else can we do? Talk to a Void Returning Prodigy who's over four hundred years old and says young people don't have martial ethics?"

Gu Qingxiao was amused by her words and shook his head.

"I don't have any special bloodline."

"His swordsmanship is decent, but in a place like the Celestial Palace, it's probably nothing special."

Gu Xiaolou thought for a moment.

"Me too."

After they finished speaking, their gazes fell on Ye Chen at the same time.

Ye Chen remained silent for a moment.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Gu Xiaolou asked suspiciously:

"Your breakthroughs are as easy as eating and drinking for you."

"He wasn't even at the Nascent Soul stage last month."

"You'll reach the Nascent Soul stage after just one trip into the secret realm."

"Do you dare say you have absolutely nothing?"

Ye Chen remained calm and composed.

"Good luck."

Gu Xiaolou chuckled twice.

Ghosts believe.

However, after traveling together for some time, the group had developed a certain understanding.

Everyone has their own secrets.

Ye Chen remained silent.

Neither of them asked any further questions.

After a brief discussion, we couldn't come up with a good solution for the time being.

As night deepened, the three returned to their respective caves to cultivate.

Ye Chen sat cross-legged on the futon, but he was unable to enter a meditative state for a long time.

Enter the celestial palace.

He has to go in.

Only by truly joining the Celestial Palace would he be qualified to do what he had always wanted to do.

Complaint to immortal.

Linhai City was wiped out overnight, and all living beings in the city were exterminated. He survived by chance by going to sea.

Do you really think the Celestial Palace can investigate for the sake of a city's mortals and low-level cultivators? You're dreaming.

The Celestial Palace governs the human race, but the human race is so vast, how many people die every day? How many cities are destroyed? How many sects fight each other?

If we investigate everything, the Celestial Palace will have nothing to do.

Ultimately, you have to prove yourself worthy first.

You have talent and potential to become a member of the Celestial Palace.

The celestial palace would naturally be willing to uphold justice for you.

Ye Chen had already figured this out long ago.

The question is... should I reveal my true talent?

Ye Chen lowered his head and slowly grasped the pendant he always wore on his chest.

After a moment, he finally spoke in a low voice.

"Elder Xue, what do you think?"

The cave was quiet for a few moments.

Soon, a somewhat aged voice, tinged with a sinister laugh, emanated from the pendant.

"Finally, you've decided to ask this old man?"

Ye Chen did not respond.

Deep inside the pendant.

A faint cloud of blood mist slowly appeared.

No one knows that when Linhai City was completely wiped out by that palm strike, the massive amount of blood energy released after the deaths of all the living beings in the city was accidentally infused into this pendant.

It was on that occasion that Blood Elder, who had been dormant for countless years, was abruptly awakened.

Blood Elder was a true immortal of the Blood Dao. Even though he is now only a remnant soul, he is still a true immortal.

If it weren't for Elder Xue's appearance, Ye Chen would never have been able to advance all the way to the Nascent Soul stage in such a short time.

Sometimes, Ye Chen would think to himself, and he didn't know whether that day was a blessing or a curse.

The entire city was destroyed, but he managed to escape the calamity while at sea. Upon returning, he retrieved a remnant soul of a true immortal from the ruins.

After a moment of silence, Blood Elder suddenly laughed.

"Entering the Celestial Palace is actually not difficult."

"What you should really be worried about... is what happens after Asgard discovers your bloodline."

"Am I wanting you too much?"

Ye Chen's eyelids twitched.

"What do you mean?"

The blood mist churned gently.

For the first time, Xue Lao's voice also carried a deeper meaning.

"Kid, do you really think that the reason I followed you all this time after I woke up was just because you were lucky?"