Chen Guan just wanted to try and see if he could get some benefits from the Snake Woman. If she was willing to bring out that cloud-like mount, it would be perfect.

The Snake Woman spoke as wisps of white steam floated out from the collar on her neck, finally gathering into a white cloud before her.

Chen Guan watched with delight, although the Snake Woman’s cloud wasn’t as fast as Phecda’s red cloud, it was still much faster than flying on his own. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"This kind of Celestial Cloud Secret Spirit can only be found in the Nine Heavens, and its speed is among the top-tier within Secret Spirits. Taming one is exceedingly difficult; I had to expend a great deal of effort and rely on chance to tame just this one. I’ll lend it to you for now," said the Snake Woman, and then she instructed the Celestial Cloud: "Little White, Little White, temporarily follow his commands, help him go to Wuxiang Divine Palace to seek mentorship, bring him back after he obtains the Mountain Shifting Order."

The cloud surprisingly changed into an ’OK’ gesture in the air, making Chen Guan’s eyes light up with excitement.

"What kind of place is the Nine Heavens?" Chen Guan asked.

In the future, he wanted to get a Celestial Cloud himself. The Snake Woman’s Little White was much slower than the red cloud; if he could acquire a top-tier Celestial Cloud, that would be ideal.

"Nine Heavens is a forbidden zone within the Secret Realm, accessible only via the Gate to Heaven on the Sacred Mountain. Once you join Wuxiang Divine Palace, it’ll be convenient for you to reach the Nine Heavens, as Wuxiang Divine Palace sits atop the Sacred Mountain," said the Snake Woman.

"Which heaven is the Celestial Cloud in?" Chen Guan inquired.

The Snake Woman chuckled at his question: "You really lack knowledge; the ’Nine’ in Nine Heavens is merely a designation for its hierarchical height. In truth, Nine Heavens is a cohesive whole without divisions, Celestial Clouds are everywhere there, it’s just a matter of your ability to tame them."

Chen Guan nodded: "Then I’ll go to Wuxiang Divine Palace to seek mentorship, you wait here for me to return with the Mountain Shifting Order."

"You’d better be quick," the Snake Woman’s expression grew somber.

"Alright, I’ll hurry back," said Chen Guan as he called out to the Celestial Cloud, "Little White, let’s go!"

The Celestial Cloud, exhibiting its spirituality, floated right over to Chen Guan, hugging around him like a cloud and fog, lifting his body as it flew off in one direction.

"This Celestial Cloud is truly the best of the best, unlike other Secret Spirit mounts that are so bumpy to ride on, way more comfortable than a large sofa!" In his heart, Chen Guan longed for a pet Celestial Cloud of his own.

He wanted to snatch Little White, but after trying to probe subtly, he couldn’t figure out how to kill a Celestial Cloud.

The Snake Woman and Phecda had battled multiple times, with Phecda repeatedly dispersing Little White, but none seemed to harm it. To kill a Celestial Cloud would require special methods; ordinary power surely wouldn’t do it.

Moreover, Celestial Cloud’s speed is so fast that even though Little White was slower, Chen Guan wouldn’t be able to catch it using his Body Technique Secret Skill at full strength.

Chen Guan could only endure for now, until reaching Wuxiang Divine Palace to find a way to kill the Celestial Cloud.

Little White was quite spirited; without direction from Chen Guan, it flew quickly, avoiding some dangerous zones, heading towards Wuxiang Divine Palace.

That place was originally its homeland; it navigated smoothly, arriving much sooner than Chen Guan had expected, emerging from the Double Heavenlessness Sacred Mountain area.

After making a turn, Little White finally headed towards the Sacred Mountain.

All this time it flew within the regions belonging to Wuxiang Divine Palace. Once it exited the forbidden zone, under the jurisdiction of Wuxiang Divine Palace, Secret Spirits were not allowed to battle amongst each other. Little White boldly led Chen Guan straight towards Wuxiang Divine Palace.

Along the way, Chen Guan saw a variety of Secret Spirits, though most relied on their own abilities or rode Secret Treasures to fly.

Only a minority of Secret Spirits had their own mounts.

Celestial Cloud was just one type of mount, relatively common among mounts, yet only a few Secret Spirits possessed them.

"Seeing many Ninth Awakening Spirits without Celestial Cloud mounts, it’s either luck or a special reason that the Snake Woman has one," Chen Guan pondered.

Celestial Clouds come in many colors; white, gold, red, gray, and black are the most common, with some colorful Celestial Clouds varying in speed.

However, color doesn’t determine the Celestial Cloud’s speed; Chen Guan saw extremely fast white clouds on his journey, much faster than Little White.

This journey truly broadened Chen Guan’s horizons; he saw many Secret Spirits he’d never encountered before, some tremendously terrifying existences.

Chen Guan reckoned there were few humans here; otherwise, they would have surely come to develop the area. With the protection of Wuxiang Celestial Master, this place was extremely friendly to humans.

If the Snake Woman hadn’t seen humans, Chen Guan would have believed no humans had come here; it was still undeveloped human land.

Approaching the Sacred Mountain, Chen Guan saw the giant mountain like an endless wall where heaven and earth met, resembling a dam between them.

At the mountain’s summit, palaces were linked together, like a meandering giant dragon coiling upon the Sacred Mountain’s apex.

And atop the Sacred Mountain, a rainbow-like halo enveloped it, changing in layers of color miraculously, as if gods and buddhas blessed the place.

Only then did Chen Guan understand why the summit of the Sacred Mountain was called the Nine Heavens, with the rainbow-like sky divided into nine color layers, appearing magnificently colorful.

Merely staring at the Sacred Mountain and Nine Heavens from afar evoked a deep sense of one’s insignificance; truly a rare celestial sacred land.

All Secret Spirits arriving before the Sacred Mountain automatically descended, walking towards the mountain’s foot.

Little White, without Chen Guan’s orders, landed itself, nearly flying at a low altitude before putting Chen Guan down, transforming into cloud fog and slipping into Chen Guan’s clothes, with no trace left.

Chen Guan looked around at the passing Secret Spirits, feeling like a human arriving at an alien base. Though many humanoid Secret Spirits were present, they all differed somewhat from humans.

Regardless of their strength or weakness, Secret Spirits here could coexist peacefully, and Chen Guan even saw Secret Spirits waiting at crosswalk traffic lights on the street at the mountain’s foot.

Chen Guan watched a Secret Spirit with a red and green Command Flag directing traffic, growing more astonished.

Previously, seeing the palace clusters atop the Sacred Mountain made him suspect they were remnants of ancient human civilization left behind.

But now, observing the traffic-directing Secret Spirits, Chen Guan began to suspect the Wuxiang Celestial Master might be human.

He had never seen Secret Spirits capable of creating these things; they focused solely on Heart Cultivation, with no mind for such activities.

"Could it be, this Wuxiang Celestial Master truly is human?" The more Chen Guan walked through the town at the mountain’s foot, the more he suspected. There were too many things only humans would do, all contrary to Secret Spirit nature, appearing discordantly.