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

Zhongtian Celestial Palace.

The immortal being, who was sitting cross-legged deep within the main hall, slowly opened his eyes.

The darkness of the night flashed past behind him.

Dozens of Emperor-level stars lit up, and the Devouring Immortal Industry, which was surrounding the center of the night sky, also emitted a low hum.

Gu Changjin flexed his fingers.

"It has indeed become much weaker."

The original body has already stepped into the realm of Earth Immortal, and has formed its own true great world within the realm of the Unity of Immortals.

At this moment, his consciousness fell back into the body of the mid-stage Xuanxian immortal, just like a person who was used to moving mountains and filling seas was suddenly replaced with an ordinary body.

Naturally, I felt a little out of place.

However, this is only relative to the original entity.

Even in this lower realm, an immortal being is still a being that transcends all living beings.

Moreover, this place also contains the origins of the Five Elements, the Four Directions, and the Nine Paths, as well as the entire Immortal Palace for his use.

After a brief moment of perception, I realized that I had only been in the Upper Realm for two days, but two hundred years had passed in this Realm. It really is true that a day in Heaven is a year on Earth!

Then Gu Changjin raised his right hand.

From deep within the palace, a beam of crimson-gold celestial light flew out, landed in his palm, and transformed into a long, narrow celestial sword.

The dark red line on the sword was still clearly visible.

It was the Crimson Gold Immortal Sword left behind by the former Palace Master of the Southern Heaven Palace.

The Taiyi Xuandu Sword has already gone to the True Immortal Realm with its original body. This immortal sword, which can mobilize the power in the south, is perfect for use by the immortal outside the body.

Gu Changjin gripped the sword hilt and slowly rose from the high seat in the center of the sky.

hum!

The Zhongtian Immortal Palace, which had been silent for nearly 100,000 years, suddenly trembled slightly.

At first, only the immortal patterns in the main hall lit up one by one.

Immediately afterwards, the endless sea of ​​clouds outside the palace began to surge, and an aura that had been dormant for countless millennia slowly spread downwards along the celestial palace's starry river.

The Five Elements Immortal Palace.

Inside the Pill Hall, a furnace of pills, about to be refined, hovered in mid-air.

Inside the Heavenly Crafting Hall, thousands of cultivators who were forging immortal ships looked up at the same time.

The Celestial Patrol Office, the Celestial Law Office, the Demon Suppression Office, and the Conquest Hall—one by one, the celestial officials put down their jade slips, and one by one, the garrisoned celestial armies ceased their drills.

The entire celestial palace fell into absolute silence for a moment.

The next moment, everything boiled over!

"The Celestial Palace of the Central Heaven!"

"It's the aura of the Celestial Palace of the Central Heaven!"

"That...that person has woken up?!"

A young celestial envoy who had only been in the celestial palace for a hundred years looked completely bewildered.

"Who?"

The old immortal official beside him suddenly turned around, grabbed his collar, and blushed with excitement.

"Who else could it be!"

"The Number One Immortal of the Human Race!"

"The Lord of the Immortal Palace, who founded the Immortal Palace, pacified the Central Continent, and personally established an eternal order for our human race!"

The young celestial envoy was stunned.

He had certainly heard of that name.

In fact, it's impossible for any human cultivator not to have heard the legend about that person.

Legend has it that before the establishment of the Celestial Palace, the various realms of the human race were separated from each other, and countless immortals of other races hung high above the heads of all living beings.

It was that person who rose from humble beginnings, swept across all realms, and ended the chaos that had lasted for countless years.

It was also he who established the Celestial Palace, divided the Five Elements, and established the Four Directions, giving the human race its first true order to govern this world.

As for why that person never appeared in public again after the establishment of the Celestial Palace, there are many theories in the world.

Some say that he suffered irreparable injuries in the ancient war and has been sleeping in the Zhongtian Celestial Palace ever since.

Some say that he has already crossed the Immortal Gate and ascended to the Realm of True Immortals, leaving behind only a phantom in the Immortal Palace that suppresses all ages.

Some say that in order to maintain the Heavenly Dao of this world, he had already merged himself into the world and no longer had any independent consciousness.

Some even suspect that the first immortal of the human race has already perished.

However, no one has ever dared to mention this last speculation within the Celestial Palace.

But now... the Zhongtian Immortal Palace has stirred again!

"The Palace Master is still here!"

A white-haired immortal, who was stationed in the Demon-Suppressing Palace, looked up at the sky.

He lived for nearly 20,000 years.

I grew up listening to the story of the first immortal of the human race.

He later went through countless battles to become a true immortal, and then entered the Immortal Palace, where he sat in the Demon Suppression Palace for ten thousand years, but he never actually saw this legendary human ruler.

I never expected that today, I would actually get to see it!

The white-haired immortal's eyes reddened slightly. He suddenly straightened his clothes and solemnly bowed in the direction of the Central Heaven Immortal Palace.

"The Celestial Palace, the Demon-Suppressing Mansion, respectfully welcomes the Palace Master's return!"

A voice fell.

Throughout the entire Demon Suppression Palace, countless armored cultivators knelt on one knee simultaneously.

"Welcome back, Palace Master!"

boom!

The next moment, the Fire Virtue Palace lit up first.

A bright red sun rose from the sea of ​​clouds.

Immediately afterwards, the four celestial palaces representing metal, wood, water, and earth trembled simultaneously.

The five primordial energies that permeate heaven and earth converge in one place.

The five Palace Masters of the Five Elements Palace, who had not made a public appearance for tens of thousands of years, suddenly emerged from their respective main halls at the same time!

Behind them, one by one, deputy palace masters, true immortal officials, and powerful figures from various halls appeared.

But this is not the end.

Above the Five Elements Immortal Palace.

For the first time, the gates of the four ancient celestial palaces—Eastern Heaven, Western Heaven, Southern Heaven, and Northern Heaven—opened simultaneously!

Four figures clad in ancient palace robes emerged from the depths of the sea of ​​clouds.

The East is pure white, the West is dim yellow, the South is crimson gold, and the North is deep blue.

With the four primordial sources settled, the entire celestial palace and starry river instantly fell silent.

Countless celestial officials stared blankly at this scene.

All nine palace masters have appeared!

Such a sight is rarely seen, let alone witnessed in person; it is even rarely recorded in the oldest books of the Celestial Palace!

Boom!

Suddenly, a bell rang out from the sky.

Within the five regions, all the magical seals belonging to the Celestial Palace lit up simultaneously.

Whether they are in seclusion or far away on the frontier.

All human sects, immortal cities, and immortal armies heard the bell at the same time.

In the Eastern Region, within a sword sect with a history spanning tens of thousands of years, three True Immortal Ancestors who had been in seclusion simultaneously opened their eyes.

On the western frontier, a celestial army that has been confronting foreign tribes for a thousand years puts down its wine bowl and draws out its rusty war weapons.

In the ancient immortal city of the Central Continent's Great Luo Heaven Domain, immortal palace steles, which have been enshrined for countless years, shine on their own.

Those cultivators who had only seen records of the Zhongtian Bell in ancient books finally understood what the sound of the bell meant.

The highest decree of Immortal Palace.

All human races from the five regions, regardless of sect, family, or cultivation level, are eligible for conscription!

One after another, cloud platforms rose up from various parts of the celestial palace.

At the very bottom, there were countless cultivators and immortal soldiers, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Above them are the five palace masters of the Five Elements Immortal Palace, as well as the deputy palace masters, immortal officials, and powerful figures from various halls behind them.

Above that, the four palace masters stood at the four corners of heaven and earth.

And above everyone's heads.

A figure shrouded in a hazy celestial light finally emerged slowly from the Zhongtian Celestial Palace.

Gu Changjin, holding the crimson-gold immortal sword, stood at the highest point of the sea of ​​clouds.

Nine fundamental principles surround the body.

No one could see his face clearly.

But the first thought that naturally arose in everyone's mind when they saw him was the same.

The number one immortal among humans!

Lord of the Celestial Palace!

The figure simply stood there, and the entire Human Immortal Palace seemed to have regained its true master.

Gu Changjin's gaze passed over the sea of ​​clouds and fell upon the Five Domains, upon the lands beyond the human territory that were still occupied by the demon race and other races.

He raised the immortal sword in his hand.

The sound wasn't loud, but under the influence of the laws of heaven and earth, it spread throughout every human immortal city.

"To convey my decree."

"From this day forward, the Nine Palaces open their gates, the Immortal Treasury is unsealed, and all departments responsible for patrolling the heavens, suppressing demons, and waging war are mobilized!"

"The mortal race and the immortal sects all produce powerful individuals."

"All members of the mortal race's lineage have been sent as disciples."

"All those who wear armor, leave the pass!"

"All those who carry swords, step into the ranks!"

With each word spoken, the celestial palace trembled.

The excitement in the eyes of countless human cultivators gradually turned into fervor.

The crimson-gold immortal sword in Gu Changjin's hand pointed far beyond the human race's territory.

"In the past, all kinds of tribes stood together, each vying for control of their own territory."

"From this day forward, this world will only need one voice!"

"I will silence the Demon Court and silence the ancestral lands of the alien races."

"This land and its rivers shall all belong to the human race."

"May all the heavens and myriad realms revere our human race!"

"Belongs to Asgard."

"Follow me...on the expedition!"

boom!

The auras of countless cultivators merged into one at this moment.

"Let's march!"

"Let's march!"

"Let's march!"

The sound traveled out of the celestial palace, across the five regions, and shook the entire world.

Countless dusty immortal ships slowly rose into the sky.

One after another, the war formations that had been dormant for many years lit up again at this moment.

This is the first true mobilization of the human race since the establishment of the Celestial Palace.

it has started!