The Great Crown Domain is one of the three Great Domains of the Righteous Faction and is also regarded as the heart of life professions in Mortal Ascension Heaven.
Dominated by the Runic King Palace, this domain has the most developed infrastructure and resources for nurturing alchemists, forgers, and rune crafters.
The Runic King Palace stands at the pinnacle of Mortal Ascension Heaven's power, surpassing even its counterparts, the other Righteous and Three Evils, in its influence over the life professions.
This domain is divided into regions controlled by three legendary cities: Runic Forge City, Runic Alchemy City, and Runic Formation City, forming a triangular boundary around the palace itself. Each city specializes in a vital aspect of life professions:
The Runic King Palace is a sect unlike any other. Rather than a place of martial dominance or war, it serves as a sanctuary for craftsmen and scholars, valuing skill and knowledge above sheer combat prowess.
However, its legacy of innovation and its role in Mortal Ascension Heaven's development has made it a power that cannot be challenged lightly.
Legends say the palace was established over an ancient Ascension King-grade leyline, and its founders were the first Ascension King Dual Runic Master (9-Star) in history.
The leyline is rumored to radiate creative inspiration and power, allowing the palace's members to surpass the limitations of ordinary mortals. Many believe that it has something to do with the Heaven Grade Spirit Beast. Vein.
Moreover, many speculate that the triangular arrangement of the three cities creates an ethereal boundary around the palace, amplifying its runic formations and ensuring its invincibility. A mysterious phenomenon known as the Crown Light sometimes illuminates the sky above the palace when all three cities resonate in unison, though no one knows what triggers this alignment.
The Runic Forge City was one of the three legendary cities surrounding the illustrious Runic King Palace in the Great Crown Domain, a place synonymous with supremacy over the path of Spirit Forging.
Known as the hub for the finest Spirit Forgers in the Mortal Ascension Heaven, the city embodies a spirit of constant creation and fiery innovation.
At this moment, many flying ships were docking at the grand platform on the western entrance of the Runic Forge City, a special place for flying ships normally used by powerful cultivators.
Flying within the cities was prohibited, so everyone had to enter through here, no matter their status. Many powerful guards solemnly checked the people's identities coming out of these flying ships without any expectations.
Eleanor's blue ship was also among them, and Ace was behind her as he scanned the place with scrutiny. He had to admit that in front of Runic Forge City, the four cities of the AIG Sect were nothing; just this entrance was the size of half a sect city under the AIG Sect!
"Please show your identification and pay the entrance fee!" A burly guard in pale silver armor, bearing a symbol of a brush seemingly made with countless runes, approached Eleanor and Ace, demanding in a heavy voice.
Ace was shocked because he could sense this guard's aura, which was terrifying. He was at least an Ascension Master, and most importantly, this guard wasn't a human but a hunter!
But he remained silent and let Eleanor handle it just as they discussed it beforehand. Eleanor was again in her veil and changed into a beautiful white robe. She didn't show any attitude. She took out a white token engraved with a sun and moon diagram and handed it to the Guard.
The Guard didn't say anything and took the token before putting it on a formation plate in his hand. Then, he nodded when the formation plate shimmered in blue light. He returned the token and said, "Your identity is confirmed, Miss Eleanor of the Sun and Moon King Valley."
He then looked at Ace, clearly waiting for his token, but Eleanor spoke first. "This is my attendant. You can register him under my name. I'll take full responsibility for his actions."
The Guard didn't seem surprised, but the look he gave Ace now contained a hint of disdain before he didn't bother to look at him again and said to Eleanor, "That'll be 100 Tier-5 Spirit Coins, Miss Eleanor is qualified to gain access to the inner city, but you have to pay 1000 Tier-5 Spirit Coins, and if you want to bring your attendant, that'll be another 1000 Tier-5 Spirit Coins."
'Inner city? Why did he say Eleanor qualifies? Could it be because of her identity as a King Sect disciple?' Ace thought as he didn't pay the prices any heed since he was filthy rich, and he was sure Eleanor was as well.
Eleanor didn't bat an eye and directly handed over 2100 tier-5 spirit coins, which the Guard took before he started operating the formation plate again.
The next moment, two golden tokens with a brush symbol formed above the formation plate, and he handed them over to Eleanor.
"These are your visitors' tokens, and each token will last for 100 days before you have to pay more to renew them if you want to extend your stay. Please don't lose them, or you'll be penalized."
Ace cocked his brows when he heard this point since he wasn't expecting that just staying in this city will require someone to pay.
Eleanor took the tokens without saying anything, handed one to Ace, and said meaningfully, "You hear the man; don't lose it, or you'll have to pay yourself."
Ace took the token, smiled at Eleanor, and nodded, "Deduct it from my salary." Eleanor rolled her eyes and ignored him, knowing Ace wasn't as simple as he seemed. She said, "Follow me."
The guard didn't stop them anymore and moved on towards another visitor.
Ace followed Eleanor towards the grand entrance, but to his surprise, Eleanor wasn't walking towards the main entrance but towards another closed gate. Only now did he notice that there were many such gates there, and many people were going towards them, which piqued his curiosity.
Soon, the door opened on its own, and Eleanor entered. Ace followed, and he was startled when he entered a spacious white room with a runic altar in the center.
A teleportation altar?"
Eleanor seemed pleased seeing Ace finally reacting like a bumpkin, or she would've suspected that he had already been here.
She walked towards the teleportation altar, where another guard stood, and said, "Teleport us to the inner city."
The Guard impassively looked at the golden tokens in Eleanor and Ace's hands. He knew they were qualified to enter the inner city and said, "Please pay 100 tier-6 spirit
Eleanor paid the fee without hesitation and walked over to the teleportation altar. Ace was right behind her, still absorbing all this information. He was in awe of the Runic King Palace for using teleportation channels just to travel in the city.
This also showed how rich they were, and their claim as the most powerful sect of the Mortal Ascension Heaven in life profession was well-earned!