Queen Lunar's Speculation, Wang Zijin Appears in the Central Immortal Domain
Queen Lunar’s Speculation, Wang Zijin Appears in the Central Immortal Domain
Aside from the Northern Immortal Domain, the other Immortal Domains were actually in a similar situation.
The fall of four Kings was an event rarely seen since ancient times, and terrifying anomalies surfaced across every universe.
The Western Immortal Domain, in particular, had finally regained a rare peace because of this incident.
The various races of the Other Domain withdrew one after another, returning to the Other Domain, not daring to linger.
Even some True Immortals with unfathomably deep cultivation felt their hair stand on end when passing through the border regions of the Western Immortal Domain. They could sense the unwillingness and regret left behind by the fallen Immortal Kings, still lingering among the various Star Territories.
Anyone with an unsteady mind would absolutely be eroded by those emotions.
From this, one could imagine just how brutal that battle had been. The four Kings of the Other Domain had descended upon that place, incomparably powerful, believing they could sweep away everything before them—yet in the end, they all perished there with hatred in their hearts.
The sensation caused by this battle was even more terrifying than when the barrier of the Western Immortal Domain had been breached by the Other Domain back then.
For a time, rumors sprang up everywhere across the Immortal Domain. Some claimed to have personally witnessed that scene.
The heavens and earth rained down torrential blood, and all manner of the most dreadful anomalies since ancient times emerged. The world turned dim, leaving only endless deathly silence and darkness.
Some also said that the being who slew the four Kings of the Other Domain came from the Source World, descending through that gateway—a Forbidden Existence that could not be spoken of within the cycle of reincarnation.
Others said that it was actually a supreme powerhouse from some other True World, not a living being of the Source World at all.
In short, all kinds of discussions and speculations abounded.
Southern Immortal Domain. The Queen Lunar Residence sat deep within the void, grand and imposing, with even its outer walls forged from various immortal jades, magnificent beyond compare.
As one of the only two remaining Immortal Kings of the Southern Immortal Domain, Queen Lunar’s status was supreme, and her residence was a sacred symbol.
The entire estate was suffused with hazy immortal light, Chaos Energy coiling about everywhere.
Ordinarily, no one dared approach this place. Even the True Immortal ancestors of various orthodoxies and forces could only gaze respectfully from afar.
At this moment, deep within the Queen Lunar Residence, a prayer mat descended into the emptiness.
A flawless figure, pure white like the bright moonlight, sat cross-legged there, her features blurred. Her slender, delicate hands were wreathed in radiance, as if sculpted from the finest immortal jade.
She wore a gauzy lunar robe that flowed like water, and even her hair was hazy and indistinct.
“Forbidden Existence...”
Just then, Queen Lunar spoke, as though she had lived for hundreds of millions of years. Though her voice was like the music of the heavens, it carried not the slightest emotional fluctuation. Her entire being was natural and ancient, submerged in Chaos Energy.
Below, Jin Yuan waited respectfully, head bowed. Hearing her, he answered, “Every word of what I saw back then is true. I would not dare deceive Queen Lunar.”
“I never imagined that a single offhand attempt to win him over would end up forcing me to honor those words.” Queen Lunar spoke softly, her tone betraying little emotion, yet still carrying a trace of regret.
With a wave of her delicate hand, the immortal jade teacup on the white jade table before her fell into her grasp—then, with a kacha, it cracked and crumbled into ash.
It was clear her current state of mind was not as calm as she appeared on the surface.
Jin Yuan dared not make a sound. After personally witnessing everything before the Heavenly Ancient City, his heart was now filled with dread and trembling, and he simply dared not speak further of certain matters.
When it involved a Forbidden Existence, every word and deed could invite karmic consequences.
Even Immortal Kings had been casually suppressed and slain—what did a mere Quasi-Immortal King like him amount to?
He had no ability to bear such terrifying karma.
“If it truly is that Forbidden Existence you speak of, then why would he demand the territory of the Southern Immortal Domain?”
Queen Lunar paid Jin Yuan no mind, her delicate brows furrowed as if murmuring to herself, speculating on Gu Changge’s intentions at the time.
The reason she had spoken of sharing the world was that she had hoped to win over an Immortal King of unknown origin, so that the Southern Immortal Domain’s stability could be preserved as long as possible.
Otherwise, it would sooner or later follow in the footsteps of the Western Immortal Domain, breached by the Immortal Kings of the Other Domain, and she herself would not escape the fate of perishing.
She was the supreme being of the Southern Immortal Domain, ruling over it as it stood today, while King Bodhi cared only for the survival of his Buddhist Kingdom and had not manifested for tens of millions of years.
The last time Queen Lunar had seen him was several epochs ago.
“He said that the next time he descends upon the Immortal Domain, he hopes I will have everything prepared.”
Queen Lunar spoke again, her gaze seemingly piercing through the boundless chaos, falling toward some unknown Mysterious Space.
“That Forbidden Daren did indeed say exactly that,” Jin Yuan answered, not daring to conceal anything.
“Truly inconceivable. Countless epochs have passed—how could such a figure still exist in this world?”
Queen Lunar fell silent for a moment, pondering inwardly. In truth, she had few choices now.
Gu Changge had told her to make preparations; he had not told her to make a choice.
In other words, the next time Gu Changge appeared in the Immortal Domain, the Southern Immortal Domain would have to be handed over into his hands by her.
Queen Lunar had ruled the Southern Immortal Domain for countless years. To simply hand it over like this left her somewhat unwilling, but she also clearly recognized that there was no room for refusal or negotiation in this matter.
“Then again, from another perspective, perhaps this is also an opportunity for me.”
“The existence that once destroyed the Supreme Immortal Palace...”
Queen Lunar murmured, then her figure blurred once more and vanished from the prayer mat. The place sank into deathly silence.
Seeing this, Jin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and quietly withdrew. He had been worried that Queen Lunar might fail to think things through and overestimate herself at a time like this, attempting to provoke that one.
The living example of the four fallen Kings of the Other Domain was still right before their eyes.
The Central Immortal Domain lay at the heart of the vast and boundless Immortal Domain. The territories and universes it encompassed were immeasurably vast, its borders nowhere in sight.
Even a True Immortal with heaven-piercing cultivation would find it fundamentally impossible to reach its edges.
This was also the most prosperous place in the current Immortal Domain—the land where orthodoxies and sects had passed down their legacies before the Immortal Domain split apart.
Even now, the other Immortal Domains combined could only barely match the scope of the Central Immortal Domain.
The ancient orthodoxies and noble families hidden within the Central Immortal Domain were numerous, some traceable back to before the Forbidden Epoch, each with an Immortal King holding the fort.
To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the Central Immortal Domain’s inhabitants, the other surviving Immortal Domains were no different from remote backwaters.
Of course, the various Immortal Domains were separated by the Chaos Sea and turbulent void currents. True Immortals could hardly cross them; one had to use ancient Transportation Arrays to descend.
Thus, the inhabitants of the various Immortal Domains rarely came into contact with one another.
And at this moment, in an ancient immortal city of the Central Immortal Domain, a woman in white appeared. She carried an otherworldly immortal grace, with bright eyes and pearly teeth, skin like jade, and breathtaking beauty—a countenance that even the heavens would envy.
“Zijin-xiaojie, please don’t make things difficult for us servants.”
“The Western Immortal Domain is far too distant from here. Even if you wished to rush over, you would need a True Immortal ancestor to escort you. Otherwise, the force of the cross-domain Transportation Array would crush you to pieces.”
Behind the woman in white followed quite a few maid-like female cultivators, all of them transcendent in bearing, immortal energy rising about them.
“I heard that a gateway leading to the Source World has appeared over there. I want to go home and take a look.”
The woman in white spoke, her expression somewhat haggard, having lost her former liveliness and spirit.
“Zijin-xiaojie, your home is right here in the Immortal Domain.”
Several maids spoke, their words tinged with helplessness.
“My home is not here. I was simply guided up here for no reason at all.” The woman in white shook her head, her tone resolute.
“But even if you could rush over, the Western Immortal Domain is a place where Immortal Kings have fallen... Moreover, behind that gateway lurks such a terrifying existence—one who casually slew even Immortal Kings.”
“The Source World may already have fallen into chaos; a shocking upheaval has likely long since occurred. Even the Immortal Kings have declared it a forbidden land that must not be approached.”
“Please, don’t make things difficult for us servants.”
The maids followed behind her, speaking helplessly.
Hearing these words, the woman in white fell into a daze for a moment, then shook her head in disbelief.
Honglonglong—
Just then, an Ancient Battle Chariot streaked across the universe, descending toward this very spot. Two figures stood atop the chariot.
One of them was dressed in white, handsome in appearance, tall and straight in stature, his eyes carrying a faint golden hue and an air of transcendence.
When he smiled, he gave off a gentle warmth, immortal energy coiling about him.
The figure beside him was slightly taller and burlier, with proper, dignified features and an imposing bearing. A faint golden radiance suffused his body, and even his hair flowed with golden brilliance like that of a deity.
“Greetings, Wushang-daren.”
The instant they saw these two figures, the maids behind the woman in white hurriedly paid their respects, showing extreme reverence toward one of them.
“Cousin Zijin, are you planning to leave King Luo City?”
The white-robed man on the Ancient Battle Chariot greeted her with a smile, his gaze falling upon the woman in white.
“Luo Xuan greets Zijin-guniang.”
The tall man beside the white-robed man also spoke at this moment, his gaze carrying a clear intent to curry favor.