You You brought Yuan Qi, Feng Rong, and Ning Hui with her. Yuan Qi and Feng Rong were her followers, so they naturally went with her. As for Ning Hui, she hadn't seen Nie Zheng and his brother for several months, and since she was a legitimate family member, she naturally had to bring her along.

The upper realm passage opened by Chao Hong was originally powered by the Phoenix Flame True Fire. So, almost the instant the group entered the passage, the passage, which could only accommodate one person at a time, immediately expanded several times, becoming even more unobstructed. Unaware of the truth, Chao Hong was startled and repeatedly checked the red lotus in his hand, nervously watching the lightning bolts around him, which were blocked by the flames, as if afraid they would suddenly strike.

After entering the passage, the group arrived in just a few minutes. The scenery before them changed instantly, transforming into a completely unfamiliar landscape. Before them, auspicious clouds swirled, and majestic palaces stood amidst the clouds. Flocks of cranes flew between the palaces, stirring up the surrounding auspicious clouds and leaving rainbow-like trails in their wake.

The palace was extremely tall, seemingly reaching the heavens. Layer upon layer of suspended steps connected the various palaces, especially the largest palace in the very center, from which a pillar of light rose straight to the sky, faintly radiating an undeniable divine might. You You and Yuan's father hadn't noticed anything yet, but Ning Hui, standing beside them, choked on her own after just one glance, seemingly unable to restrain herself from kneeling down.

Fortunately, Father Yuan reacted quickly and immediately channeled a wisp of divine power onto the other person, which improved Ning Hui's expression. "Your cultivation level is not enough to withstand the might of heaven. Do not look directly at that light."

"Yes, thank you, Venerable One." Ning Hui immediately lowered her head and stopped looking at the pillar of light.

“You Tiannv…” Chao Hong stepped forward and pointed to the main hall ahead, saying, “The Emperor is inside. You can go in directly to meet him. I have not been summoned, so I cannot see you off.”

Youyou replied habitually, "Thank you for your trouble." Turning to look at the steps that stretched straight to the sky, she frowned slightly. These steps were so long, were they really going to climb them? Couldn't they use swords?

"There's a teleportation array on these steps!" As if knowing what she was thinking, Yuan's father suddenly spoke up to explain.

"Oh." Youyou breathed a sigh of relief and stepped onto it. "Let's go then!"

Sure enough, she only felt a gust of wind beside her, and the group that had been at the bottom of the steps were now at the top in the blink of an eye. Before them stood the largest palace, its white walls appearing even more majestic up close. Especially striking were the two dragon pillars at the front; the dragons on them were alive, coiling and moving among the pillars. Although they were made of stone and not real dragons, they were far more sophisticated than ordinary sculptures.

As soon as they arrived at the palace, a celestial official came down to greet them. Compared to Chao Hong, the official was much more polite, bowing to them and saying, "The Emperor has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me into the palace." Without delay, he stepped aside to lead them forward.

Youyou followed, heading towards the hall. It was as if they were on rotation, with several different celestial palaces leading the way. It took them more than ten minutes to finally be led into a grand hall.

Upon entering the main hall, one is immediately enveloped by an aura of immortality. The hall is quite crowded, and the white aura swirls around everyone like a white mist. In particular, the figure sitting high above the main hall is almost entirely obscured by the aura, making it impossible to see his face. This must be the so-called Emperor.

You You glanced around the hall, then politely clasped her hands in greeting, "Greetings, Emperor Yongqing!" Chao Hong had mentioned the other's name before, so she shouldn't be mistaken.

"You audacious mortal!" Before she could finish speaking, an immortal beside her suddenly shouted angrily, "You dare not kneel before the Emperor!"

"Huh?" Youyou was startled by him and subconsciously replied, "But he's your boss, not mine!" Hadn't she already told him?

"How dare you! You mere mortal, how dare you defy the might of Heaven!" The immortal was even angrier, and a wisp of immortal energy swept towards her, clearly targeting her legs.

Before the celestial energy could even get close, Feng Rong, who was next to You You, snorted coldly and released her divine power. She not only blocked the celestial energy, but also deflected it back with ten times the power in the direction it was coming from.

With a loud clang, the immortal was struck in the legs by the rebounding immortal force and fell to his knees with a thud.

Because he knelt so suddenly, his body leaned forward and his head slammed into the ground, hitting Youyou hard with a loud thud that echoed throughout the hall.

Youyou: "..." Is this a demonstration of kneeling down for her?

The etiquette of the Heavenly Palace is... quite strange!

"You..." The immortal was furious and quickly looked up, looking like he wanted to rush up and settle the score.

"Feng Xianjun." A deep male voice came from above, carrying a hint of warning.

The immortal's expression immediately changed, and he hurriedly scrambled to his feet, retreating and bowing towards the heavens, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

The figure above slowly rose and walked down, revealing a square and dignified male face. Surprisingly, this emperor was somewhat young, appearing to be no older than Ning Hui. His looks weren't particularly handsome, but... very upright!

That's right, it's uprightness, the kind of uprightness that makes people think at a glance that you are an honest, selfless, and good person, so that you can't feel any ill will towards you.

He glanced at You You, seemingly explaining, yet also appearing to be showing goodwill, and said, "This fellow Daoist is a celestial maiden from the lower realm, naturally different from ordinary people. As for these two..."

Emperor Yongqing had already walked up to the three of them. He turned to look at Yuan Qi and Feng Rong, then suddenly clasped his hands in a fist salute and said politely, "Greetings, you two Divine Lords!"

The hall fell silent. Even the immortal who had just been struck in the leg by Feng Rong changed his expression and began to turn pale.

A deity?!

The Emperor meant that the two people following the mortal woman were actually gods!

"I heard from Nie Qing that he received help from the Divine Lord when he was in the mortal realm, which is why he was able to retrieve the divine artifact so smoothly. At the time, I thought he might have been mistaken, wondering how the Divine Lord could appear in the mortal realm. But now it seems that it is true." Emperor Yongqing said earnestly, "I thank the two Divine Lords here."

"Your Majesty is too kind!" Father Yuan smiled, glanced at the other party, and said, "We did nothing wrong, and as for the divine artifact, it was our sect leader who retrieved it."

"The Heavenly Maiden should naturally express her gratitude..." Emperor Yongqing glanced at You You, but did not linger. He immediately looked at the two of them again and said, "However, there is something I don't understand about the divine artifact. I invited you here today not only to thank you for your help, but also to ask the Divine Lord for clarification."