Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 709: Havoc in Heaven (I)

"This time, the four of us will go together to attack the 'Heavenly Palace' floating island. Quality is more important than quantity," Lu Qiuliang said. "For cultivators below the eighth level, going to the floating island is a death sentence."

Although in Lu Qiuliang's perception, the true energy of the messenger "Meng Zhike" in front of him was only at the seventh level, he still regarded him as a strong man at the eighth level and did not dare to despise him in the slightest.

Gu Xu nodded slightly to show his agreement.

"Do you know the layout of the Heavenly Palace Floating Island?" he asked, "For example, where are the cells and where is the center of the formation?"

When Emperor Ziwei was defeated, the headquarters of the Heavenly Palace was still on the ground, and the Lingxiao Realm did not have this floating island high in the clouds, overlooking all living beings.

Therefore, Gu Xu did not know the current situation inside the floating island.

Hearing Gu Xu's question, Lu Qiuliang pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand and gestured lightly in the air a few times.

Instantly, silver light gushed out from his fingertips, flowing out like a trickle, drawing arcs in the air. The light seemed to have life, and it kept interweaving and converging with Lv Qiuliang's gestures, and finally condensed into a vague map outline in mid-air.

This map is shrouded in a thin layer of mist, and the terrain and building outlines are vague, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.

"We have never set foot on the floating island ourselves. This information is obtained from various channels, and we can only understand the general situation." He explained.

Gu Xu did not respond, but just stared at the blurry map silently, memorizing every detail firmly in his mind, his expression calm and focused.

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The Heavenly Palace Floating Island was floating and patrolling in the sky above the Lingxiao Realm as usual.

No matter where it drifts, it will cast a large shadow on the ground like a dark cloud.

Countless civilians bowed their heads in worship in the shadows.

The practitioners held swords and shouted at them.

After a large amount of waste from the cultivation world poured down from the floating island like heavy rain, causing the people to scramble for it, the floating island drifted away silently to a farther place.

For thousands of years, the creatures in the Lingxiao Realm have long been accustomed to the existence of floating islands, as if they have become a part of the existing laws of nature, just like the sun and the moon rising in the east and setting in the west.

But today, the tranquility on the floating island was quietly broken.

Behind the densely packed buildings with painted roofs and soaring eaves, the originally empty blue sky suddenly trembled, and a crack suddenly appeared, as if the sky was torn apart by an invisible force.

From the crack, silvery-white starlight poured out like water, like a river bursting its banks, rolling down and instantly illuminating the surroundings.

Despite the huge noise and strange phenomenon, the guards on the floating island did not notice it. They still stood guard and patrolled as usual, as if everything was normal.

Gu Xu and his four companions quietly walked out of the crack.

They did not choose to act separately, but according to the plan, they went to the prison together to rescue Jiang Zhaoyue, and then went to find the center of the melting pot.

After all, they need the power of Gu Xu's "secret" authority to cover their whereabouts, and when encountering emergencies, they can also evacuate the floating island quickly through the "cave sky" together.

The four of them crept quietly in the shadows. The surrounding palaces were majestic and magnificent, like sleeping beasts. The surroundings were suffocatingly quiet, with only the occasional footsteps of patrolling guards.

On the way, they were stopped from time to time by some invisible formation barriers.

Although it was not perceptible to the naked eye, Gu Xu clearly felt that there was a hidden power hidden in these barriers, secretly checking the identities of the monks coming and going. In addition, these formations also imprisoned the surrounding space, making it impossible for them to tear through the space directly.

Gu Xu raised his hand, intending to use his profound attainments in formations to break through these blocking barriers one by one.

But Lu Qiuliang's movements were a beat faster than his.

I saw a silvery-white light flowing out from his fingertips, quickly outlining a bright passage, passing straight through the center of the barrier and extending forward.

The four of them looked at each other, then followed the passage and crossed the barrier effortlessly.

"Fellow Daoist Luqiu, how did you manage to ignore the spatial restrictions here?" Gu Xu walked while transmitting his voice with his spiritual sense, asking Luqiu Liang for advice without any hesitation.

"The authority of 'Dongtian' is different from ordinary space Taoism," Lu Qiuliang responded, "Just now, 'Dongtian' and Lingxiao Realm were in a state of spatial superposition. After we entered the passage, we actually existed in Lingxiao Realm and in my 'Dongtian'.

"Taishang Haotian's restriction can only work on the space of Lingxiao Realm, but it cannot affect my 'Dongtian'."

Gu Xu nodded, thoughtfully.

His "Qiankun" authority is more flexible in the use of spatial laws. It allows him to move instantly at different distances, compress and knead space at will, and even use spatial cracks as weapons to attack enemies.

However, unlike the authority of "Dongtian", it does not have a small world independent of the real world and with independent rules.

"The cell should be near this area," Lv Qiuliang said after walking several hundred meters and coming to an open area, recalling the vague markings on the map. "There is nothing on the surface here, so the cell must be hidden underground. We have to find a way to get in."

Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Taishang Haotian might have used some special means to completely isolate the cell from the outside world. Although he was close at this moment, he could not feel the causal line on Jiang Zhaoyue at all.

At this moment, the ground not far away suddenly flashed with a faint golden light, like ripples on the surface of a lake.

Then, a tall and burly man in armor appeared out of nowhere.

Although fully armed, he does not look heavy at all. Instead, his posture is as straight as a pine tree, revealing an invisible majesty.

Gu Xu's gaze lingered on this person for a moment, and a dusty memory emerged in his mind. He recognized him as Bu Chengde, a divine general under Tai Shang Haotian.

Thousands of years ago, when the "Heavenly Palace" had not yet been established, Bu Chengde had already followed Taishang Haotian and fought in all directions.

Today, the stars have moved, the world has changed, the Heavenly Palace is already high in the sky, and Bu Chengde is still serving as Taishang Haotian's loyal guard. Time has not left any trace on him.

Now, Bu Chengde was holding two bags in his hands and walking towards the magnificent hall nearby.

This bag is no ordinary item. It is woven from precious icy silk, and a hint of coldness is faintly emitted from the surface.

Gu Xu's eyes fixed and his heart was slightly shaken.

He keenly noticed that the two bags in Bu Chengde's hands were emitting powerful energy fluctuations. The aura was extremely overbearing, revealing a majesty that could not be ignored.

"That's dragon blood!" he thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)