Chapter 1483: Chapter 882: Gui Xu Divine Thought

Lu Qing followed Old Azure Dragon through the multiple halls of the Immortal Palace, delving deeper inward.

The Immortal Palace was far more vast than he had imagined.

Back when he first came to the Returning Ruins Secret Realm, although he had entered the Immortal Palace, his cultivation was shallow, his range of movement limited, and he did not venture deeply within.

For the vast majority of the time, he was confined to the second level space for secluded cultivation.

Now, as he followed Old Azure Dragon, he discovered the space inside the Immortal Palace was much larger than it appeared from outside.

Corridors winding, halls standing, layers of restrictions.

Each time they passed through a door, they entered a new space.

Some spaces were immensely wide, with towering ceilings, as if able to hold a small world.

Others were delicate and small, elegantly arranged, exuding hints of warmth.

Old Azure Dragon moved through it all with ease, clearly very familiar with the place.

Lu Qing noticed that Old Azure Dragon, unlike before, was not traversing through space directly but choosing to walk.

Even as he walked quickly, Old Azure Dragon would instinctively glance at the halls each time he passed, eyes filled with deep nostalgia.

The Black Bull and Ming Feng followed in silence, their gazes full of reflection.

Obviously, these halls, these furnishings, bore too many memories for them.

Those long years spent together with Gui Xu Daoist.

It was unclear how long they walked before Old Azure Dragon finally stopped in front of a great hall.

This hall was located at the heart of the Immortal Palace, surrounded by layers of restrictions.

The restrictions were extremely intricate, linking with one another to form an exceedingly tight protective system.

For an ordinary Unity Realm Stage cultivator, even approaching these restrictions would result in instant destruction, let alone entering the hall.

But for Old Azure Dragon, these restrictions were perfectly familiar.

He cast a spell, and the restrictions parted like a ripple, revealing a path.

"Ah Qing, come with me." Old Azure Dragon spoke, leading the way into the path.

Lu Qing followed.

He passed through the restrictions, entering the great hall.

The hall was vast and empty, without much furnishing.

The walls around were inscribed with countless ancient runes, emitting a faint light.

On the dome, nine fist-sized pearls were inlaid, each emitting a gentle light, brightening the hall as if it were daytime.

In the center of the hall stood a statue.

The statue was only as tall as a person, much smaller than the one Lu Qing had seen when he first took his master in another space.

But it was carved with incredible precision, every detail lifelike.

It depicted a middle-aged scholar, with a lean face, bright eyebrows, three strands of long beard, clad in a Daoist robe, standing with hands behind his back.

His gaze was deep and distant, as if looking into the endless distance, or overseeing the masses.

His manner, his bearing, made it clear that he was no ordinary person.

This was Gui Xu Daoist.

Lu Qing gazed quietly at this statue, feeling a surge of emotion.

When he first conducted the initiation ceremony, he had also seen a statue of Gui Xu Daoist.

That statue was a hundred zhang tall, majestic and awe-inspiring, evoking a sense of profound reverence.

Yet this one, though much smaller, was more real, more intimate, as if Gui Xu Daoist was standing right before him, ready to speak at any moment.

More importantly, when he first took his master, he couldn’t see the face of the other statue clearly.

Now, having achieved Unity, he could finally see his never-before-seen master’s visage clearly.

Old Azure Dragon, Black Bull, and Ming Feng stood before the statue, looking up at that familiar face, nostalgia in their eyes.

The light in Old Azure Dragon’s eyes shimmered, those eyes that had witnessed the vicissitudes of countless ages were now filled with tenderness.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but no words came out.

Ming Feng’s feathers trembled slightly, and the excitement in those phoenix eyes was unmistakable.

It stared fixedly at that face, as if trying to etch that image forever in its heart.

It had been over three hundred thousand years since it last saw its master, in those long years, it dreamed countless times of this scene, fantasized endlessly about seeing its master again.

Black Bull was more direct, tears fell down in streams.

Not caring about appearances, it stood there, allowing the tears to flow.

Rough in temperament, it never concealed its emotions, and at that moment, its sadness and longing were all written on its face.

They had not seen their master for over three hundred thousand years.

Three hundred thousand years.

For mortals, this is countless reincarnations, for cultivators, it is an era so long it almost sees no end.

They remained in this Returning Ruins Secret Realm, day after day, year after year, protecting the secret realm their master left, waiting for the day their master might return.

But their master never came back.

They didn’t know where he went, whether he was alive or dead, nor if they would see him again within their lifetimes.

All they could do was wait, hope, and in the empty Immortal Palace, recall those days spent with their master over and over again.

Now, standing before this statue, looking at that familiar face, the memories surged like a tide, overwhelming them emotionally.

Old Azure Dragon took a deep breath, calming his emotions, and said to Lu Qing.

"Ah Qing, this statue was personally left by the master back then.

Before he left, he instructed us that should an outstanding younger generation pass his test, become his disciple, and cultivate to the Unity Realm, then—.

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