Meanwhile, the surroundings grew more active.
Figures could be seen bustling everywhere, with many Inner Sect Disciples coming and going in that Celestial Palace, and occasionally even some Foundation Establishment Realm individuals could be seen.
In the eastern mountain range of the Shenxiao Dao Sect, Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were not rare. Although they did not appear in large groups like ordinary disciples, seeing a hundred or eighty of them in a day was not unusual.
The eastern mountain range was the true core area of the Shenxiao Dao Sect.
"Where does Fu Chao live?"
Yu Yunyi arrived at the palace and asked the four Inner Sect Disciples on duty.
"Respectful greetings to this senior sister!"
Seeing the sect’s true disciple, the four Inner Sect Disciples quickly saluted. One young daoist said: "Senior Sister, from the Mad Extreme Palace, follow the White Jade Road for a mile, turn left, pass through a garden, turn left again, and continue until you reach a cluster of pavilions. The third pavilion is Brother Fu’s residence."
"Thank you, Junior Brother."
Yu Yunyi nodded slightly before stepping into the palace complex of Mad Extreme Peak.
"Fortunately, I’m going to Yue Ming Tower to have Wang Weizhi help me find the young lady. If I had ventured to find her on my own, in such a complex place, I wouldn’t find her even if no one stopped me!"
Seeing the intricate layout of Mad Extreme Peak, Li Yunjing thought to himself: "What a relief!"
The Inner Sect Disciple’s directions were very clear. The two followed the enormous White Jade Road beside the Mad Extreme Palace and entered a vast and beautifully landscaped garden.
Though called a garden, it was actually a huge botanical and zoological garden.
Here, clear streams flowed like jade, lush trees flourished, and treasures like ginseng and reishi mushrooms were everywhere.
In this "garden," immortal cranes carried reishi mushrooms, longevity deer bore spirit grass, and white apes held celestial peaches, truly resembling a legendary paradise.
"This is a true immortal paradise! The western district’s peaks pale in comparison to the eastern district."
Witnessing such scenery, Li Yunjing could not help but repeatedly praise.
Continuing on, they finally saw clusters of pavilions and towers, resembling a top-tier luxury villa district.
This area was dotted with numerous pavilions amidst exotic flowers and ancient green trees.
A brief glance revealed at least a dozen pavilions.
Each pavilion covered more than a dozen acres.
These pavilions were like earthly celestial palaces.
Arriving at the third pavilion, Li Yunjing looked at the jade steps beneath them, carved with dragons and phoenixes, barely believing that they seemed to be made of spirit stones?
"Is Mad Extreme Peak crazy? Using Spirit Stones as steps?"
Li Yunjing couldn’t help but exclaim softly.
Yu Yunyi covered her mouth and laughed softly, explaining: "They’re low quality and contain impurities, so they’re not very valuable."
Li Yunjing was speechless; even with impurities, they could be refined. If these jade steps were all dug out and exchanged for Low Grade Spirit Stones, they would be worth at least tens of thousands of pieces?
Thinking of this, Li Yunjing felt dizzy.
The people in the eastern district were truly full and didn’t know the hunger of the poor!
Yu Yunyi smiled and approached the door first, knocking three times, "Dong dong dong." The door, a zhang high, was entirely golden, made of gold.
If such doors were taken to the secular world, they would make countless people envious.
In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, they were of no value.
Li Yunjing looked and felt far less shocked by the golden door than by the jade steps beneath his feet.
Glazed tiles, golden doors, jade steps, and white jade walls, the entire palace shone with grandeur, making Li Yunjing envious.
Recalling his dog-like dwelling on Qiongze Peak, Li Yunjing sighed. Comparing oneself to others could be fatal, comparing goods could lead to discarding.
This time, he must advance to the fourth layer of Qi Cultivation Realm, to become an Outer Disciple.
The benefits for Outer Disciples were far better than for Servant Disciples.
While Li Yunjing was contemplating becoming an Outer Disciple, the golden doors opened, and there stood Fu Chao.
"Hmm? Why are you here?"
Seeing Yu Yunyi and Li Yunjing, Fu Chao was very surprised.
A genius like Yu Yunyi wouldn’t even look at someone like him, yet she came to find him today?
And this kid, what was his name again?
This kid seemed quite close to Yu Yunyi. Could it be that they came here today because of him?
When did this kid advance to the peak of the third layer of Qi Cultivation Realm?
This cultivation speed slightly surprised Fu Chao.
"Fu Chao, is this how you treat your guests?"
"Hehe! Please, come in!"
Fu Chao laughed and stepped aside, making a slight gesture of invitation.
Following Fu Chao, Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi entered the palace, and a vast living room came into view, over five hundred square meters, with carved beams and painted rafters, resplendent in gold and jade.
The secular imperial palaces could not compare to Fu Chao’s place.
The living room was filled with an array of furniture and decorations in perfect order.
Huge, glossy vases were displayed before the screens, and in the center, they sat as guests around a three-zhang-long rectangular wooden table.
Fu Chao personally made tea for them, and Li Yunjing, seizing the opportunity, got to taste some superior Spirit Tea.
The quality was far superior to the Spirit Tea given to him by Wang Weizhi.
"Yu Yunyi, is there something you need?"
Only then did Fu Chao begin to ask about their purpose.
"The trouble you caused, you don’t intend to ignore it, do you?"
"Hmm? Trouble? What trouble? Who would dare trouble me?"
Fu Chao showed a hint of surprise, reclining in his chair, legs crossed, looking leisurely and carefree.
"Li Yunjing, tell Young Master Fu what happened."
Yu Yunyi took a sip of her tea and turned to Li Yunjing.
"Alright! Young Master Fu, Brother Fu, you’re truly my good brother. It goes ..."
With Yu Yunyi backing him up, Li Yunjing didn’t hesitate, directly recounting what he had earlier told Yu Yunyi.
"Just this little matter?"
Fu Chao remained silent until Li Yunjing finished, then said.
"Fu Chao! What seems minor to you is a life or death matter for Li Yunjing. This trouble was caused by you!"
Seeing Fu Chao’s attitude, Yu Yunyi frowned, very dissatisfied.
"Wei Henian is asking for death!"
Fu Chao didn’t respond immediately. After a moment, he looked at Li Yunjing with a hint of amusement, smiled, and said, "Kid, you deal with your own trouble! Let’s see if you have what it takes. If you come through this, I’ll protect you!"