Chapter 622: Chapter 245: Emperor Shangjing

Surrounded by layers of prohibitions and dark walls, a massive mountain range like a coiled dragon lay in the heart of the Central Spirit Mountain.

This is what was once the Ascension Platform, now the Fallen Immortal Land—

Old Dragon Mountain.

All around was a dense yet violent Immortal Spirit Qi; only at Old Dragon Mountain did various auras, like the Imperial Guard, line up neatly and in strict order. Various prohibitions cut off the exchange of auras and the passage of the Dao. Unlike other Fallen Immortal Lands, the skies above were not busy with flying ships; Old Dragon Mountain seemed like a secret base, rarely connecting with the outside world.

Fan Wubing observed from the sky for half a day and only saw a special flying ship, like a fish swimming in the sea, entering Old Dragon Mountain.

Aside from that, there were no other vehicles going in or out.

He tried to probe with his mind, but among the numerous prohibitions, there were also those that blocked the mind, and they were very powerful; forcibly breaking through would certainly cause quite a commotion.

With no personnel moving in and out, the method of altering perceptions via the Enchanting Demon Dao was not feasible.

"Is the vigilance really this strict? It’s simply unlike the defenses of other Fallen Immortal Lands..."

Fan Wubing furrowed his brows slightly, "This kind of defense measures clearly aren’t just against True Demons, more like against... outsiders. Perhaps Old Dragon Mountain is not just a Fallen Immortal Land. Old Dragon Mountain is mainly controlled by the Heaven-Questioning Sect; perhaps to get in, it needs to be through the Heaven-Questioning Sect."

He dared not take risks recklessly.

This place, the Immortal Continent, is not like the barren land of the Seven Continents of Celestial South. Opportunities are everywhere, but so are threats. He hasn’t forgotten that he’s still being "wanted" by the White Jade Capital; before the situation becomes clear, or completely chaotic, he definitely shouldn’t act rashly.

Moreover...

Fan Wubing always had a worry in his heart. The Nine Nether Divine Phoenix Body has indeed helped him through many crises; one could say that without it, he wouldn’t know how many times he would have perished. But, this physique ultimately comes from that drop of blood left by the Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable in the Fan Family Forbidden Land.

Is that drop of blood truly from the Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable?

If it is...

"Then wouldn’t I essentially be her descendant?"

Until these matters are clarified, he did not want to be involved with the Heaven-Questioning Sect. At the very least, he couldn’t face the Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable so soon.

Having straightened things out, he did not linger long, swiftly following his plan and headed at high speed towards the Qixia Lake Fallen Immortal Land in the northwest of the Shangjing Immortal Dynasty.

Half a day later,

a colossal lake, shimmering with rosy light, came into Fan Wubing’s view.

Now it was midnight, but it seemed like time at Qixia Lake had stopped at dusk; there were no evening clouds in the sky, but the lake mirrored a fantastical, enchanting glow. Countless islands, large and small, were set in the lake, looking like black sesame seeds floating in a thick soup.

Just upon arriving here, Fan Wubing felt a powerful but peculiarly familiar Dao.

It was his first Supreme Dao—the Circulation Dao.

The essence of the Circulation Dao, like an undercurrent, was hidden beneath other various Daos, obscure and dark.

He operated the "Heart’s Furnace" scripture to carefully observe, gradually realizing that it might be precisely this Circulation Dao that created the wondrous spectacle of the shimmering glow on Qixia Lake’s surface. Moreover, to his astonishment, this Circulation Dao was surprisingly more enduring and stronger than his own.

"The glow on the lake’s surface is forcibly locked by the Circulation Dao... In a sense, are these glows another form of expression of the Power of Circulation?" Fan Wubing pondered, "Can it be used this way? To lock the space within the world using the Power of Circulation from the starry sky. It seems that whoever laid down the Power of Circulation here is more adept at using the Circulation Dao than I am."

The defenses at the Qixia Lake Fallen Immortal Land were not as stringent as those at Old Dragon Mountain.

It didn’t take Fan Wubing long to infiltrate a supply convoy using the Enchanting Demon Dao. However, just as he was about to follow the convoy into the outer Suspended City, the Supreme Dharma Orbiting Device stored in the Purple Mansion suddenly began spinning wildly.

He was taken aback, "Huh?"

Immediately, from the surface of the lake beside him, a burst of glowing light shot forth, piercing through the supply convoy’s flying ship in an instant, heading straight for Fan Wubing. At that moment, Fan Wubing felt as if a planet was crashing towards him. He quickly maneuvered his energy to dodge, but this glow locked onto him directly. No matter how he shifted his position, it was futile.

At the same time, an ear-piercing alarm sounded from the Suspended City ahead.

"I’ve been discovered!"

Fan Wubing had no choice but to leave the scene at full speed. Once out of the Qixia Lake range, the power of the light drastically diminished, and it soon fell behind.

As he left, a crimson arc of energy shot out from the Suspended City.

The arc of energy landed in front of the supply convoy, where a tall man clad in Mottled Black Armor frowned and questioned the bewildered convoy leader,

"What’s going on?"

The convoy leader broke into a cold sweat upon seeing this figure personally appear, quickly kneeling down,

"Reporting to Grand Admiral Ce Xian..."

The leader dared not conceal anything, recounting in detail everything that had just happened. They also didn’t know how it happened; they were on the verge of entering the Suspended City when suddenly a glow shot out from the lake, piercing their flying ship.

Grand Admiral Ce Xian, one of the four great leaders under the Immortal Emperor of the Shangjing Immortal Dynasty, in charge of overseeing all matters related to the Qixia Lake Fallen Immortal Land.

After listening, Grand Admiral Ce Xian squinted his eyes, "A pest snuck into your convoy."

The leader was taken aback, "But we followed the procedure strictly, verifying everyone’s identity."