Chapter 67: With a Casual Grab, a Golden Dragon Becomes a Mountain Range; The Immortal Court Makes Its Debut!
"That is the Lihuo Imperial Dynasty."
After glancing at it, Xiao Cui continued explaining casually.
"It's an immortal dynasty that has existed for countless years. Their emperor is a True Immortal Realm expert who rules over a territory spanning hundreds of millions of li."
"True Immortal Realm? Hundreds of millions of li?!"
Hearing this, both Zhu Zhuqing on the ship and the countless beings watching from the Douluo Continent behind the Sky Screen couldn't help gasping in shock.
How big was the Douluo Continent in total?
How large was the territory of a single empire on the Douluo Continent?
Compared to that… it probably wouldn't even match the backyard of this dynasty!
"So powerful…" Zhu Zhuqing murmured, unable to suppress her amazement despite already witnessing the terrifying foundation of the Primordial Immortal Court.
"Powerful?"
However, upon hearing that description, Xiao Cui curled her lips in disdain and pointed at her own dusty servant robe.
"Big sister, you've got one thing wrong."
"Although the Lihuo Imperial Dynasty looks impressive from the outside, it's merely one of the many vassal dynasties under our Primordial Immortal Court!"
"To put it bluntly, they're just begging for our Immortal Court's protection."
"Every year around this time, the Lihuo Emperor personally brings tribute and kneels outside the Immortal Court's mountain gate, praying for blessings from the Immortal Lord."
"Even if an inner sect disciple from our Immortal Court goes to their dynasty with an Immortal Court token, the imperial family must respectfully treat them as honored guests."
"There's a saying for this, right? An envoy of a superior nation does not bow to the ruler of a lesser state. That's basically the idea."
Hearing Xiao Cui's casual words, Zhu Zhuqing and the countless beings behind the Sky Screen all stood frozen.
Their minds buzzed loudly.
A dynasty that ruled hundreds of millions of li…
One with an ancient inheritance and supreme experts…
Was merely a dog under the Primordial Immortal Court?
Even ordinary disciples could be treated like honored guests there?
Was this the true weight of the Primordial Immortal Court?!
…
"Buzz—"
The massive Cloud-Piercing Shuttle moved through the sea of clouds like a bronze beast.
Despite its terrifying speed, the ship remained completely steady, without the slightest tremor.
Leaning over the railing, Zhu Zhuqing refused to blink.
Everything she had seen on this journey was ten thousand times more shocking than the knowledge she had accumulated in the past decade of her life.
"Xiao Cui, what is that golden mountain range floating in the sky? It looks like a sleeping true dragon!"
Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing pointed toward a golden mountain range stretching tens of thousands of li beneath the clouds.
"Oh, that?"
Xiao Cui casually glanced at it while munching on some kind of spiritual melon seeds.
"That's one of the Primordial Immortal Court's Gengjin mineral veins. It produces rare metals used to forge divine weapons."
"They say one of the Immortal Court's Supreme Elders casually captured a troublemaking golden dragon and sealed it here. After being nourished by the earth's veins for hundreds of millions of years, its dragon bones turned into this mineral vein."
"A… a golden dragon… turned into a mineral vein?!"
Zhu Zhuqing was completely stunned.
Looking again at the mountain range that resembled a coiled dragon, her breathing became uneven.
Capturing a golden dragon just to mine it?
What kind of terrifying power must that Supreme Elder possess?
Not only her, but the countless people and soul beasts of the Douluo Continent also felt their scalps go numb.
On the Douluo Continent, aside from the long-vanished Dragon God, the strongest dragons were the Silver Dragon King and the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King.
Yet here, a golden dragon was merely a mineral resource?!
Before anyone could recover from the shock, Xiao Cui's voice sounded again.
"Look! That's Medicine King Valley!"
She pointed excitedly toward a valley shrouded in seven-colored divine light.
"That's where the Immortal Court cultivates spiritual medicines. If you casually pulled a single blade of grass from there and took it outside, small sects would fight to the death over it!"
"I heard there are even a few seedlings of Immortal Medicine deep inside. Only core inner disciples are qualified to view them."
"Immortal Medicine…"
Hearing that, Zhu Zhuqing swallowed.
At this point, she had become completely numb.
Along the way, she had seen too many unbelievable things.
There was a floating Scripture Pavilion, where each floor was as vast as a magnificent city.
There was also the Ten Thousand Beast Garden, where spiritual beasts were raised. Even the unknown beast guarding the gate possessed a pure bloodline and emitted an aura she had never felt before.
She had even seen secret realms used for disciple trials.
Those were entire small planes captured from shattered worlds!
This was the Primordial Immortal Court.
A supreme giant standing at the peak of the heavens, a force that all living beings could only look up to in awe.
…
Several days later.
Southern border of the Immortal Domain, Servant Gathering Grounds.
"We're here!"
On the warship, Xiao Cui tugged at Zhu Zhuqing's sleeve and pointed toward a massive plain below.
"That's the gathering point for servant disciples of all the different factions."
Looking down, Zhu Zhuqing saw a sea of people.
Countless warships, flying boats, and exotic beasts were stationed across the plain.
Colorful banners fluttered in the wind.
They were all servant disciples and low-level cultivators from major forces across the Immortal Domain.
"So many people…"
From above, the crowd looked like an endless swarm of ants, each formation emitting powerful auras.
"That group is from the Qianqing Sword Palace."
Xiao Cui pointed to a formation on the left where everyone wore green Daoist robes and carried long swords on their backs.
"That's another immortal Dao lineage. Their ancestor is a sword immortal who has lived for countless eras. He's extremely powerful and is said to be the number one swordsman in the True Immortal Realm."
"Oh, look there! Those are the servants of the Heavenly Demon Sect. That sect is both righteous and demonic, acting unpredictably. They're quite difficult to deal with."
"And the ones riding flaming rhinoceroses are from Purple Firmament Divine Mountain…"
Xiao Cui listed them one by one, as if they were her own treasures.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing listened with her mouth agape, nearly forgetting to disembark.
These forces were unheard of in the Douluo Continent.
Any one of them alone could probably crush the entire Douluo Continent with ease.
Yet here, they had all come merely to pick up scraps from the battlefield?
"The Primordial Immortal Court has arrived!"
Suddenly, someone shouted.
The once-noisy plain instantly fell silent.
Countless gazes filled with awe turned toward the newly landed Cloud-Piercing Shuttle of the Primordial Immortal Court.
"Look! It's the Immortal Court's Cloud-Piercing Shuttle!"
"What an imposing sight!"
"As expected of an Immortal King–level Dao lineage. Truly terrifying!"
"Even their servants ride artifacts of this level? Comparing people really drives one mad."
Leaders and stewards from other factions immediately changed their expressions.
No matter how arrogant they had been before, the moment they saw the banner of the Primordial Immortal Court, they all clasped their hands respectfully from afar in greeting.
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