Hidden Dragon Star Domain, Endless Realm.
This is a world similar to the "Immortal Xuanhuang Realm," enveloped by the Three Thousand Great Daos.
However, compared to the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm, which cannot gather even three thousand Star Gods, the Endless Realm is undoubtedly a notch above the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm.
In this world, the Three Thousand Great Daos are in perfect order, each Great Dao suppressed by an Immortal Artifact.
The Three Thousand Great Daos amount to exactly three thousand Immortal Artifacts, an incredibly grand scale, as one can imagine.
Yet the Honorable Daoist Mansion was co-founded by numerous Great Powers with the intent to break the local dominance over the Star Zone, and such an action indeed is extraordinary.
Moreover, across the Six Realms, Four Seas, Eight Desolates, there are only eighteen Honorable Daoist Academies in total, so it is only reasonable for Immortal Artifacts to suppress the Three Thousand Great Daos in the Honorable Daoist Mansion.
Gu Jinlai arrived at the Endless Realm and found that there were quite a number of comers and goers in the Endless Realm.
Especially in the outer space of the Endless Realm, where numerous grand and bustling space cities were built, countless cultivators traveled to and fro, making it extremely lively.
It was very much like the numerous small shops operating at the entrance of a school.
Gu Jinlai activated the imprint on the Moonlight Order from the Honorable Daoist Mansion and was quickly led directly into the Endless Realm.
The protection formed by the Three Thousand Great Daos did not react to him in any way.
Following the guidance, Gu Jinlai arrived at a grand hall.
At the entrance of the grand hall, a young lady dressed in a light blue long dress with a gentle aura was already waiting.
Of course, she only looked like a young lady; from her Great Dao Golden Immortal cultivation and the slight aura of time radiating from her, it was not difficult to discern that she had been cultivating for over thirty thousand years.
"Lord Gu, welcome to your arrival."
The young lady smiled and said, "I am Zhuo Yaran, Vice Hall Master of the New Academy Hall. I will assist you with a series of entrance procedures; please come with me."
The Honorable Daoist Mansion is similar to an academy, but its atmosphere is numerous times freer and more relaxed than an academy.
Whether you come to study, listen to lectures, or diligently cultivate depends entirely on your self-discipline, without any constraints.
After all, everyone here is a master who has achieved the Great Dao Golden Immortal. Even in the Heart of the Cosmic, they are the top figures in the world, so the Honorable Daoist Mansion naturally wouldn’t treat them like disciples.
Everyone has significant autonomy.
The Honorable Daoist Mansion only provides a good cultivation environment and external assistance, but whether one can achieve success still depends on oneself.
This is also the reason why Donghua Golden Immortal and others mentioned that as long as one doesn’t "willingly fall," after leaving the Honorable Daoist Mansion, there’s at least a fifty percent chance to become an Immortal Golden Immortal.
Zhuo Yaran led Gu Jinlai directly into the hall’s interior.
In the meantime, she introduced to Gu Jinlai: "Someone should have told you before you received the nomination that you belong to the pending audit Inner Mansion recommendation, right?"
Gu Jinlai nodded: "When will this audit take place?"
"I checked your information, Lord Gu. Your primary cultivation is the Devouring Dao, and due to refining the Three-Life Stone, you also study the Destruction Dao and Space Avenue..."
Zhuo Yaran couldn’t help but glance at Gu Jinlai when speaking up to this point.
Such talent is truly remarkable.
"There have always been only three thousand slots for Inner Mansion Honorable Daoists, corresponding to the Three Thousand Great Daos... Devouring Dao, Destruction Dao, and Space Avenue, as none have been degraded by Evil Gods, are currently the most popular Dao categories, and no vacancies are available for these three Daos in the Inner Mansion, so the audit... it will probably take a while."
"How long is a while?"
"Because there are many people in line, we can only wait for orders from above."
Zhuo Yaran said with some apology.
After listening, Gu Jinlai did not speak.
Previously, he was still puzzled; the Honorable Daoist Mansion’s training slot couldn’t even be exchanged for an Immortal Artifact, and in terms of value, it isn’t much less than a Five-star Merit, so Ming Zun’s warnings and even implicit threats were entirely unnecessary.
The reason actually lies here.
An opportunity that sounds great but yields no practical benefits.
"So... before it gets to my turn, I can only cultivate on the outside like those self-funded Outer Mansion Dao Jun?"
Zhuo Yaran said, waving her hand. The simulated scene of the Endless Realm rapidly projected: "And while waiting in line, you don’t need to pay extra fees like those self-funded Dao Juns, and you can enjoy some conveniences slightly above self-funded Outer Mansion Dao Juns. This is the area that has been allocated in the Endless Realm, and you can choose a mountain peak, an island, or a maritime territory as a temporary residence. I’ll notify you immediately when the review starts."
Gu Jinlai didn’t object, nor did he make a fuss.
The issue with this nominated spot lies with Ming Zun, or perhaps the Domain Master Yu Hui of the Cold Moon Star Domain, while Zhuo Yaran, the New Academy Hall’s Vice Hall Master, was merely following the rules.
He looked at the projected image for a moment and pointed to an island with only a diameter of about thirty miles: "Here it is, then."
"Eastern Sea Island number 1024?"
Zhuo Yaran pointed on it, turning that area from green to red.
Before long, a Profound Immortal approached from outside and respectfully saluted, "Hall Master."
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"This is the control array device for your island’s formation, identity token, along with some Jade Scrolls to help you quickly integrate into the Honorable Daoist Mansion. I hope you will soon reach immortality and achieve Honored Daoist status."
Zhuo Yaran smiled and said, "Today, you take pride in the Honorable Daoist Mansion; tomorrow, the Honorable Daoist Mansion takes pride in you."