Sigh, things have become more and more restless lately. Who knows when the flames of war and chaos will reach us ordinary cultivators?
Even the ninth prince of the Demon Court, a figure of such status, has unexpectedly perished.
Next, the Endless Demon Domain may carry out a great reckoning to find the true culprit who killed the ninth prince of the Demon Court.
One would think that to kill a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, the perpetrator's strength must at least be at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level. Moreover, as the ninth prince of the Demon Court, he must have had many life-saving treasures. It's very likely that an Immortal Emperor was involved.
However, beings like Immortal Emperors are elusive, rarely seen by us ordinary cultivators.
Speaking of which, the dean of the Imperial Immortal Academy in our Taiyuan Ancient Domain is also an Immortal Emperor. However, he hasn't made an appearance for many tens of thousands of years. If you have the chance, Elder Gu, to receive guidance from him, with your talent, it's not impossible for you to break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level.
It's just a pity that our Imperial Immortal Palace has been declining in recent years. Each generation of disciples is weaker than the last, and there's a lack of talent. Many Dao Realm elders have chosen to go into seclusion or leave. A few years ago, that ninth prince of the Golden Crow Clan burned several universes within our Imperial Immortal Palace's territory, and in the end, the matter was left unresolved...
However, Elder Gu, you can rest assured. As long as you join our Imperial Immortal Academy, you won't lack cultivation resources. Ancient texts, Dao scriptures, and the handwritten notes and inscriptions left by past sages from the Imperial Immortal Palace will all be available for you to study at any time.
The Imperial Immortal Palace is a renowned supreme force in the Prime-Origin Civilization, comparable to the Immortal Chu Dynasty, Endless Demon Domain, and Purple Mist Mountain.
The Imperial Immortal Academy is one of the many branches under the Imperial Immortal Palace, distributed across various great universes and ancient domains.
It specializes in recruiting and teaching exceptionally talented prodigies and disciples from various worlds.
At this moment, in Taiyuan Ancient Domain, Cuicui City.
On the broad ancient streets, people came and went, creating a lively atmosphere.
A slightly short, rotund, and wealthy-looking middle-aged man in brocade robes was chattering away as he walked beside a young man in white, continuously introducing the heritage and strength of the Imperial Immortal Academy.
The young man in white beside him was tall and slender.
His face was as fair as jade, his eyes warm and gentle, his features handsome, and his hair shimmered with a crystalline glow, as if bathed in immortal light.
Even as he walked, a faint immortal radiance surrounded him, making him seem as if he had stepped out of a painting.
If Steward Zhou says so, then I must take the opportunity to visit the dean someday.
The young man in white smiled slightly and replied.
The middle-aged man in brocade robes appeared to be in his forties, with a weathered aura about him.
However, his cultivation aura was not to be underestimated—he was at the Half-Step Immortal King level. For cultivators of his level, age could not be judged by appearance.
Many cultivators and living beings on the ancient street clearly recognized this middle-aged man and treated him with great respect.
After all, the Imperial Immortal Academy was a dominant force in Taiyuan Ancient Domain, far surpassing the influence of other academies.
Of course, there were also branches of the Imperial Immortal Academy in other ancient domains.
They were in competition with each other, and the struggle to recruit talented disciples was fierce behind the scenes.
Haha, with Elder Gu's talent, receiving guidance from the dean, it's not impossible for you to achieve the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, or even Immortal Emperor, in the future.
As for someone like me, who has wasted his life, I can only be a steward, with no hope of reaching the Immortal King level.
The middle-aged man in brocade robes couldn't help but show envy in his eyes.
His name was Zhou Yuanyi, a steward of the Imperial Immortal Academy in Taiyuan Ancient Domain, not a teaching elder.
Usually, he traveled outside to seek talented individuals and bring them back to the academy.
During this trip, while passing through a desolate star domain, he was attacked by star domain bandits and nearly lost his life.
At the critical moment, it was this young man in white who saved him.
Zhou Yuanyi was naturally very grateful. After some inquiries, he learned that this young man in white was surnamed Gu.
He had cultivated for less than a million years and had already become an Immortal King. Moreover, he had no sect or master and had never joined any faction or sect.
Thus, Zhou Yuanyi had the idea of inviting this Gu-surnamed young man to the Imperial Immortal Academy to serve as an elder.
This led to the current scene.
I was only able to break through to the Immortal King level by chance, thanks to a stroke of fate.
The young man in white smiled casually in response.
Zhou Yuanyi, however, couldn't hide his envy. No matter what, the other party was an Immortal King, while he himself had no hope of reaching that level in this lifetime.
The young man in white was naturally Gu Changge. Seeing this, he smiled and said nothing more.
Although the Imperial Immortal Academy was only a branch of the Imperial Immortal Palace, it was still one of the few supreme forces in the Prime-Origin Civilization. The level of access it provided was vastly different from that of ordinary forces.
Moreover, the ancestors of the Imperial Immortal Palace had deep connections with the person Gu Changge was searching for.
After making arrangements to exploit the gap in the river of fate of the Prime-Origin Civilization and setting his plans in motion, Gu Changge set out to retrieve the Sixfold Celestial Abyss Armor.
After all, the calamity of the Prime-Origin Civilization still needed some time to brew.
This period was enough for him to retrieve the Sixfold Celestial Abyss Armor.
However, when Gu Changge tried to sense the Sixfold Celestial Abyss Armor again, he unexpectedly encountered difficulties. The seal in the space-time realm where the Sixfold Celestial Abyss Armor was sealed had been artificially reinforced.
He had originally planned to follow his senses to find it, but now the path was completely cut off.
Thus, he had to change his approach. He needed to find someone connected to the sealing of the Sixfold Celestial Abyss Armor to determine its exact space-time coordinates.
After some calculations, Gu Changge chose the Prime-Origin Civilization as the closest option and identified the cause and effect of the Imperial Immortal Palace.
This was why he had arranged for a group of bandits to attack Zhou Yuanyi, only to save him afterward.
Soon, Zhou Yuanyi led the way, leaving the ancient street and passing through several grand architectural complexes and mountain ranges.
Finally, the silhouette of an academy spanning millions of miles came into view, shrouded in immortal mist.
Before the mountain gate stood several majestic and imposing mountain ranges, with radiant rays of sunset light rising into the air.
The ancient characters for Imperial Immortal were carved on a stone tablet nearby, emanating a golden brilliance and exuding an aura that seemed to overlook all of creation.
Many cultivators and disciples gathered before the mountain gate, bowing respectfully as Zhou Yuanyi approached.
Although the Imperial Immortal Palace was in decline, for ordinary cultivators, it remained an unreachable holy land. Every day, countless cultivators came here, hoping to join the Imperial Immortal Academy.
After all, only by becoming a disciple of the Imperial Immortal Academy could one gain the right to enter the Imperial Immortal Palace.