Chapter 1193. Xiyuan(Location) Celestial Palace

These celestial soldiers and generals cultivated a unique art, their refined immortal essence bearing identical attributes, while the innate immortal treasure within each of them was a formation artifact.

Although these Heavenly Soldiers numbered fewer than 1 100, once they activated their innate array artifacts within their bodies and used themselves as array eyes to form the Heavenly Soldiers Grand Array, capturing an ordinary Earth Immortal would be well within their grasp.

Generally speaking, when the Celestial Court sought to eradicate a Terrestrial Immortal blessed realm, dispatching anywhere from several 100 to a 1000 celestial soldiers and generals would typically suffice.

Yet dispatching a full 100 celestial soldiers to Verdant Chariot Mountain now left Eldrin utterly astounded.

"Is this the Verdant Chariot Mountain of the Return Abyss Sea, and might I be addressing the Return Abyss Daoist in person?"

That day, Jiang saw Eldrin (Person Name) emerge and spoke directly before he could even open his mouth.

Eldrin’s eyes flickered slightly. Seeing that the celestial soldiers and generals showed no intention of taking action, he immediately cupped his hands and said, “I am indeed the Daoist of the Returning Abyss. May I ask what matter brings you here?”

"Good."

The silver-armored celestial general nodded slightly, then spoke with a gentle smile, "We have come today to deliver an imperial decree."

"First, the Celestial Court requires the restoration of an ancient Ark of Salvation, necessitating the conscription of numerous artificers. As a Heaven-rank master artificer, you must accompany us."

"Rest assured, once the World-Spanning Ancient Ark is restored, you shall be generously rewarded."

"Secondly, I’ve heard that your second son, Chen Xianzhu (Person Name), possesses extraordinary talent and excels in training Dao Soldiers. He has been specially recruited to serve in the Western Abyss Celestial Palace."

Eldrin (Person Name) couldn't help but let out a soft sigh of relief upon hearing this.

He had heard a little about the Western Abyss Celestial Palace. Its full name was the 'Western Qi Divine Abyss Celestial Palace,' and it served as the celestial court of the Human Race's immortal dynasty in the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea.

Among the 3 1000 immortal domains, the Human Race Celestial Court stood as 1 of the supreme ruling powers. Yet within the Vast Heaven Immortal Domain, their authority struggled to penetrate deeply.

Take the Xiqi Divine Abyss Sea before us as an example—the Celestial Court maintains merely a single Celestial Palace within its expanse.

Moreover, aside from the successive rulers of the Celestial Palace, nearly all Divine Lords and Immortal Officials were held by native immortals from the Western Aether Divine Abyss Sea.

Because the Great Azure Immortal Realm and other realms like it were located deep within the primordial chaos, their immortal spiritual energy was far too sparse. Most officials from the Primal Immortal Realm were unwilling to come here.

This resulted in a stark contrast between the Qingcang Celestial Court and the Central Celestial Court. Within the human race's celestial courts, only Celestial Immortals were qualified to be enfeoffed as Divine Lords, while Celestial Soldiers required at least the Ascendant Immortal cultivation realm.

In the Vast Azure Immortal Realm, even Earth Immortals could be enfeoffed as Divine Lords, wielding their primordial spirits as weapons, while those who ascended to immortality became Celestial Generals...

"Wait!"

Eldrin's pupils abruptly contracted. In the Vast Azure Immortal Realm, all celestial soldiers were forged from primordial spirits, while those who attained ascension became celestial generals.

But the weakest of these celestial soldiers before him were all at the Ascendant Immortal Realm—this was simply not the standard of the Qingcang Immortal Domain.

At this thought, he couldn't help but glance at these celestial soldiers and generals, a sudden idea flashing through his mind: "These celestial troops seem to have come from the Central Celestial Court."

"Has Your Excellency comprehended this general's warning?"

Just as Eldrin was lost in thought, the celestial general spoke up and inquired.

Eldrin quickly gathered his thoughts and said, "I understand."

"Very well. Remember to report to the Western Abyss Celestial Palace within a 1000 years."

The Celestial General nodded, appearing to have urgent matters at hand, and made ready to take his leave.

Watching him depart in such haste, Eldrin couldn't help but feel curious about this summons. He rose and cupped his hands in a salute, saying, "Pray inform me, General—is this summons for me alone, or are there others as well?"

The celestial general shook his head, then spoke with a gentle smile, "This conscription has gathered over a 100 artifact forgers. You'll understand once you arrive."

The Celestial General said no more, as if eager to continue delivering imperial decrees, and swiftly departed with his celestial soldiers.

After he had departed, Lyra could not help but voice her concern, "Wouldn't it be perilous to venture into the Western Abyss Celestial Palace?"

"That shouldn't be the case."

Eldrin shook his head and said, "After all, that is the Celestial Court of the human race, not some private backyard garden of a blessed paradise."

"Moreover, as members of the human race, we will inevitably have to deal with the Celestial Court sooner or later."

Hearing this, Lyra gave a slight nod.

Their original intention was to, after breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm, directly head to the Western Abyss Celestial Palace to claim a Divine Lord title, immediately elevating themselves into the middle and upper echelons of the Celestial Court.

Now, encountering the Western Abyss Celestial Palace ahead of time might not necessarily be a bad thing.

Setting aside that thought, Lyra (Person Name) remarked thoughtfully, "The 1 delivering the orders this time appears to be a trusted confidant of the Western Abyss Celestial Palace’s master."

"It appears that the ancient ferryboat we need to repair is no ordinary vessel."

Eldrin nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Legend has it that the Western Abyss Celestial Palace changes its ruler once every 30 million years, yet the appointed time for succession has not arrived."

"Could it be that something unexpected has occurred?"

Unable to make sense of his thoughts, Eldrin decided to let the matter rest.

The Western Abyss Celestial Palace holds the sovereign seat of the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea, a position that can only be governed by a Celestial Immortal capable of illuminating all realms.

He was merely an Ascendant Realm immortal; there was truly no need to trouble oneself over such a person.

After setting aside his thoughts, Eldrin smiled and said, "I’ve heard that Xiandao’s cultivation has stabilized almost completely. Let him end his seclusion and accompany me."

The Western Abyss Celestial Palace was exceedingly distant from the Sea of Returning Abyss. Even flying directly there would likely take 8 100 years.

To avoid missing the date, Eldrin (Person Name) wasted no time and brought Chen Xiandao to Meteorfall Sea, then traveled through the Void Gate to reach the Western Abyss Celestial Palace.

When they arrived at the Western Abyss Celestial Palace, they discovered several celestial maidens had been waiting for quite some time.

At the forefront stood a celestial maiden draped in Seraphina Qu (Person Name). She gave a slight nod upon seeing the 2, then spoke: "You must be the Return to Abyss Immortal. The Sovereign has been awaiting your arrival for quite some time."

"Waiting for us?"

Eldrin (Person Name) froze for a fleeting moment, a flicker of astonishment stirring within his heart.

But an instant later, he smiled and said, "Please lead the way."

Following the Celestial Maiden, he soon arrived within a courtyard.

Within the courtyard, several ancient trees stood in tranquil silence. Beneath their boughs, a weiqi board was laid out, with 2 figures seated upright on opposing sides.

A man with hair and beard as white as snow, an elder with the transcendent aura of an immortal.

The other was a middle-aged man clad in scholarly robes, an elegant gentleman of refined demeanor.

Eldrin could not discern the aura of the 2 individuals. Upon confirming the identity of the middle-aged man, his expression faltered slightly.

"It's him?"

Chen Xiandao was also taken aback, hesitating slightly as he spoke, "Master?"

"Disciple, come quickly and brew a pot of tea for our senior."

The middle-aged man spoke calmly, continuing to move his chess pieces with deliberate slowness.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiandao immediately stepped forward obediently to brew the tea.

Meanwhile, Eldrin carefully observed the pair and couldn't help feeling a slight shock inwardly. He vaguely speculated about their identities and immediately rose to his feet, cupping his hands in salute. "Greetings, Seniors."

"There is no need for formalities."

The middle-aged man remained silent, but the elderly man smiled warmly and said, "I have long heard that you, Daoist Guixu, possess the bearing of a Great Luo. Today, I specifically summoned you for an audience, and indeed, you are no ordinary mortal."

(End of Chapter)