After two days of travel, Gu Changqing finally arrived at the place where the Heavenly Court stood in the alien race's memory.
What came into view was a huge floating island floating in the clouds, even larger than the towering Wenxin Mountain in the Northern Region.
Several tall white jade pillars stand at the entrance, carved with dragons and phoenixes, appearing and disappearing in the misty clouds.
A long and wide white marble road stretched from the towering gate in front of us to a vast plaza in the distance, where palaces and buildings stood side by side.
Gu Changqing transformed into a beam of light and landed in front of the Heavenly Court gate, where a long line of people had already formed, all of whom were at least at the Nascent Soul stage.
Gu Changqing did not conceal his cultivation level, and his aura as a Divine Void Realm cultivator was exposed to everyone's perception.
The guard at the gate, upon seeing Gu Changqing's appearance, hurriedly notified the person sitting behind him in a chair. That person, following the direction the guard pointed, also saw Gu Changqing, who resembled a celestial being.
The man hurriedly stood up from his seat, ignoring the questioning looks from the others in line, and rushed to Gu Changqing's side, bowing respectfully:
"My Lord Celestial Dragon, please follow me into the palace."
Gu Changqing simply looked at the person in front of her calmly and asked:
"If we do this, won't we be breaking the rules of this place?"
The man smiled and said, "My lord, the Lord of Heaven has instructed me that all those in the Divine Void Realm of the Heavenly Dragon Clan do not need to queue and can go directly to the main hall where the Lord of Heaven resides."
Upon hearing this, Gu Changqing nodded slightly. "Go then, lead the way."
The man respectfully led Gu Changqing, ignoring the city walls, directly flying through the air to the central hall of the Heavenly Court.
Meanwhile, the crowd queuing below the wall included both humans and other races. They all looked at Gu Changqing behind that person with envy in their eyes, after all, they were also old people who had cultivated for at least a hundred years.
Although they didn't know why Gu Changqing could disregard the rules of the team and the Heavenly Court's no-fly zone, they only dared to complain in their hearts, but dared not be disrespectful in their words or actions.
The two people flying in the sky turned back to Gu Changqing and said:
"My lord, the central hall of the Heavenly Court is just ahead. I am not qualified to go there. Please go there yourself."
Gu Changqing simply nodded slightly to indicate that she understood, without saying anything.
The man bowed respectfully, then returned to the foot of the city wall to continue supervising the gate.
Looking at the magnificent hall before him, Gu Changqing landed at the door. The two guards at the Nascent Soul Realm saw Gu Changqing's appearance as a Heavenly Dragon and his aura as a Void Realm cultivator, so they quickly bowed and opened the door.
Gu Changqing didn't need to say anything more; the guards knew what they should do.
Upon entering the main hall, two rows of seats were separated to the left and right, while in the middle, at the highest point, a throne was erected, presumably the seat of the Heavenly Lord.
Many people had already taken their seats, while some people from other ethnic groups were wandering around and chatting.
At this moment, a human from the Heavenly Dragon race, dressed in a blue Taoist robe and resembling Gu Changqing, also approached Gu Changqing.
Upon approaching, the person noticed a surprised expression on Gu Changqing's face, but quickly regained their composure and spoke softly:
"I wonder where this cousin comes from? I have never seen a cousin in the territory of the Celestial Dragons."
After the Celestial Dragon finished speaking, seeing that Gu Changqing ignored him, he was not angry and continued:
"I am the young patriarch of the Celestial Dragon Clan. My name is Long Tian, and my Daoist name is Ba Tian. May I ask if you, my cousin, belong to the Celestial Dragon lineage in the human realm?"
Upon hearing Long Tian's identity, Gu Changting glanced at him slightly, then calmly replied:
“My parents used to live in the northern region of the human race. Unexpectedly, a human expert ambushed my parents, and they lost their lives while protecting me. I have been searching for enemies in the human race’s territory. I happened to hear about the Heavenly Court, so I came here to see them.”
This was the explanation Gu Changqing had prepared on the way when he learned about the alien race's memories, in order to avoid arousing suspicion, since a small number of Celestial Dragons also lived in the human territory.
Long Tian was slightly taken aback by Gu Changqing's words, then sighed and said:
“Brother, there is no need to grieve. Since we are both Celestial Dragons, our clan will surely avenge you. May I ask your name and Daoist title?”
Gu Changqing nodded slightly and said calmly:
“My name is Gu Changqing, and my Daoist name is Wuxin. You may call me Wuxin, my fellow clansman Longtian.”
Upon hearing this, Long Tian chuckled and then led Gu Changqing to a seat near the Heavenly Court's ruler, ignoring the strange gazes of the surrounding alien races.
After Gu Changqing and Long Tian sat down together, Long Tian turned to look at Gu Changqing and said:
"Wuxin, do you know why I, as the young patriarch of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, treat you so well?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Changqing simply nodded slightly, and then replied:
"But is it because I have already reached the Divine Void Realm at such a young age, and because I am an orphan and at odds with the human race?"
Upon hearing this, Long Tian burst into laughter, then picked up the wine on the table in front of him, poured a cup for Gu Changqing, and then poured one for himself.
Long Tian raised his wine glass, looked at Gu Changqing, and said:
“Brother Wuxin is extremely intelligent. I see that you have reached such a level of cultivation at less than a hundred years old, and I can’t help but try to win you over.”
Gu Changqing also raised his wine glass, gently touched it to Long Tian's glass, then drank it all in one gulp, saying in his usual calm tone:
"We are of the same kind, there's no need for this."
Seeing that Gu Changqing had drunk the wine, Long Tian knew that Gu Changqing had agreed to his offer of alliance, and he smiled and said:
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Wuxin, do you know who the Lord of Heaven is?"
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