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Chapter 1867 The Ancient Battlefield of the Great Wilderness, the Immortal Palace Arrives
Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

The Celestial Palace's team has assembled and is heading towards the Heavenly Profound Martial Arts Tournament aboard the enormous Black Cloud.

The Black Cloud is a giant black ship, a veritable aerial fortress, much like the ship owned by the merchant Jin Buhuan. It has fewer useless luxuries and more magic arrays, giving the ship even more terrifying defensive capabilities and powerful propulsion.

This is Yao Xiong's vehicle, and also a symbol of the Celestial Palace.

Its departure signifies the departure of the domain lord.

During this period, Cao Hechuan issued Immortal Palace Orders to many sects, drawing upon the strongest individuals from each sect. A total of fifty-two Celestial Immortals gathered at the Immortal Palace.

Don't underestimate these fifty-two celestial immortals, because they are all at the late stage or peak of the celestial immortal realm, and some of them are even close to the strength of a celestial lord.

These people are all pillars of their sects, and all are powerful figures with a reputation. They have all gathered at the Immortal Palace for the smooth conduct of the Heavenly Profound Martial Arts Tournament.

If it were just a matter of scale and number of people, the Celestial Palace could easily gather many more, with far more early-stage and mid-stage Celestial Immortals. However, after careful consideration, it was ultimately decided to only recruit the strongest. Otherwise, in a real melee, those with lower strength would be easy targets, which would be completely unnecessary.

Aside from these fifty-two super-strong individuals, the entire ship was filled with celestial palace guards and maids of Golden Immortal strength. Lin Chen, a late-stage True Immortal, was arguably the weakest member of the entire ship.

Lin Chen didn't get involved in these matters. After all, with Cao Hechuan in charge, there was nothing to worry about. Besides, he was just a young man with low strength, and even if he said something, people might not listen to him. It was better to focus on cultivation.

After leaving the meditation room and boarding the ship, Lin Chen went directly into the room next to Yao Xuanji to continue his cultivation.

Yao Xuanji was worried about Lin Chen's safety, so she let him stay next door to her, so he could take refuge in her room in case of danger.

The entire ship was an aerial fortress, and the room where Yao Xuanji was located was the core of the fortress.

The area is covered with various protective formations, and even a peak Celestial Immortal might not be able to break through them.

The giant ship sped along and finally arrived at the location chosen by Tianxuan Martial Arts Tournament a month later.

The ancient battlefield of the Great Wilderness.

This is the site of an ancient battlefield. Countless immortals were buried on this desolate land, resulting in this vast area being barren and filled with malevolent energy.

This place is also a good place for many cultivators to go on adventures. If they are lucky enough, they may be able to find the relics of fallen immortals and obtain cultivation techniques or magic treasures.

On the ancient battlefield, giant ships swarmed like carp crossing a river, stretching endlessly.

The Heavenly Profound Martial Arts Tournament is a grand event on the Heavenly Profound Continent, attracting most sects to witness its spectacle. Participants can also gain enlightenment through sparring and combat, or trade with other sects for what they need; in short, it's a worthwhile trip. The appearance of the Immortal Palace's black behemoth caused a stir.

"This must be the Domain Lord's vehicle. I haven't seen it in so many years!"

"Yes, it must have been tens of thousands of years since we last saw this ship. Seeing it again today is truly awe-inspiring."

"Yao Xuanji can be considered to have followed in her father's footsteps. Although Yao Xiong has left, she, a young woman, has managed to hold up the Immortal Palace. In recent years, the Heavenly Dao Alliance has caused trouble, and the Immortal Palace has fought several battles and won them cleanly and decisively, which once again proves the strength of the Immortal Palace."

"Since the Celestial Palace has arrived, the Heavenly Dao Alliance should be here too. Everyone be careful. If things don't look right, we'll slip away!"

"This year's Heavenly Profound Martial Arts Tournament is likely to run into serious problems!"

Amidst the discussions, the giant ship came to a stop atop a majestic mountain peak, as if a castle had appeared out of nowhere.

Yao Xuanji stepped out of the cabin and stood at the bow, looking at the giant ships ahead like a sea, the banners like a forest, the roars of various strange beasts, the howls of dragons and tigers, the dance of phoenixes and the movement of dragons. For a moment, he was also excited.

There are three days left until the Tianxuan Martial Arts Tournament.

As the celestial palace's carriage arrived, people began to go to pay their respects to Yao Xuanji.

This is a statement.

Yao Xuanji received them one by one. After all, those who dared to board the Black Cloud to meet the Palace Master must be core figures of powerful sects. At such a critical moment, Yao Xuanji had to win people's hearts.

These people who took the initiative to pay their respects were mostly staunch followers of the Celestial Palace and loyal subordinates of Yao Xiong. Although Yao Xiong was no longer there, Yao Xuanji had come, so they naturally had to come and see him.

Besides, many other powerful sects chose to stand by and watch, remaining uninvolved.

Those who are well-informed generally know that the upcoming Tianxuan Martial Arts Tournament will be a fierce and dangerous struggle, so they will not easily express their opinions or place bets. It would be best for them to remain neutral, stay out of the fray, and leave themselves some room to maneuver.

The Black Cloud is situated atop a mountain peak, meaning that anyone who goes there will be seen by others, causing many to hesitate and waver between going and not going.

At this moment, two men floated over and arrived on the Black Cloud. The middle-aged man shouted in a deep voice, "Dugu Poyun of the Northern Profound Sect requests an audience with the Palace Master!"

(End of this chapter)