At the beginning, you will meet a fox demon and be taught the art of immortality

Three days later, the sun was shining brightly with no clouds in the sky.

Deep in the majestic Kunlun Mountains, a mysterious and solemn palace, the Yuxu Palace, stands tall. At this time, the elites of almost all the righteous sects gathered here, and they all had the same goal: to enter the ruins of the Heavenly Palace from the South Heaven Gate.

Su Rui, Yuan Ning and Zhang Beiyang, as representatives of the Qingcheng Sect, also stepped into the hall of Yuxu Palace. Since the collapse of the Heavenly Palace, the South Heavenly Gate has been sealed in the cave of the Kunlun Sect, like a sleeping giant. The ruins of the Heavenly Palace, this once sacred place, has almost become the private garden of the Kunlun Sect. Countless precious natural treasures have continuously flowed into the Kunlun Sect, becoming a strong support for it to consolidate its position as the leader of the righteous path.

However, fate is always full of drama. The Xuanyin Sect suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and found the Beitian Gate that had fallen into the human world from nowhere. They gathered a large number of evil demons and sneaked into the ruins of the Heavenly Palace under the cover of night, hoping to take this opportunity to break through the Kunlun Sect in one fell swoop. This sudden attack plunged the Kunlun Sect into an unprecedented crisis, and also broke their monopoly on enjoying the ruins of the Heavenly Palace and the fortune of the Great Dao.

In order to save the sect from danger, Kunlun Sect had to send out a call for help to other righteous sects. All the major sects responded and joined hands to resist the invasion of evil demons. After a thrilling bloody battle, they finally successfully repelled the enemy and defended the dignity of the righteous path.

The Emei Sect was a rising star that quickly emerged in the fierce battle against evil spirits.

These stories were all recorded in the Qingcheng Sect's Sutra Library and the memories of the Zhushan Sect's leader, so Su Rui knew much more than Zhang Beiyang.

As the South Gate of Heaven was raised up by Kunlun's master, Tianji Zhenren, like a majestic gate to heaven, everyone finally arrived at the critical moment to enter the ruins of Heaven.

Because they were worried that those unorthodox people would do something unconventional, such as suddenly rushing to the gate and forcibly snatching the South Heaven Gate, all the Yuanshen Zhenren present needed to be divided into two groups according to the previous rules: one group stayed behind the South Heaven Gate, and the other group was responsible for leading everyone into the Heavenly Palace ruins. Unfortunately, Zhenren Xiao Ge was unlucky and drew the lot to stay behind the South Heaven Gate, so he could not lead the team forward personally.

Faced with this situation, Su Rui and the other two had no choice but to follow the Emei Sect's team and enter the Heavenly Palace ruins under the guidance of a real elder of the Emei Sect.

The Nantianmen Gate in front of us is extremely large, dozens of feet high, and its majestic momentum is breathtaking!

Although the surface is covered with numerous cracks after years of vicissitudes, its original grandeur and magnificence are still difficult to conceal. This gate is not only carved with exquisite cloud patterns, but also decorated with patterns of birds and beasts, heaven and earth, and other creatures. The most eye-catching ones are the phoenix and real dragon hovering at the highest point of the gate. They are lifelike, as if they are about to spread their wings and fly away or ride on the clouds at any time.

A broken plaque hangs above the door lintel. Although it has been eroded by wind and rain, the words "Nantian" can still be vaguely recognized. However, most of the word "Men" is missing, with only a dot and a horizontal line left, giving people a sense of incomplete beauty.

When the spell was performed, the South Heaven Gate suddenly lit up with a fairy light, like a thin layer of mist, making the entire gate seem like a dream, with a slightly ethereal feeling. Through this fairy light, a corner of the gate could be vaguely seen, which turned out to be a ruined wall, revealing the vicissitudes of time.

As the gate gradually opened, everyone began to enter in an orderly manner according to the established order. As the leader of the emerging forces, the Emei Sect had an extremely high status, and its order of entry was only behind the Kunlun Sect, the leader of the South Heaven Gate. Su Rui and the other two also followed closely behind the Emei Sect and entered the South Heaven Gate together.

When Su Rui entered the portal with his sword, he was surprised to find that it was a huge palace covered by a layer of hazy clouds. Through the gaps in the clouds, he could vaguely see a huge jade road leading straight to the sky, and the top of the sky seemed to be a wide square.

Numerous forked roads extend from both sides of the jade staircase, which are connected to each other to form layers of cloud platforms. On these cloud platforms, the ruins of palaces are scattered everywhere, and fairy grasses and trees can be seen everywhere, layer upon layer, on an extremely large scale. From this, we can imagine how prosperous this place must have been when it was in its original state!

Su Rui stood in the middle of the Jade Avenue, looking up, and was shocked. He suddenly found that this huge ruins of the heaven was like a giant sacred tree with luxuriant branches and leaves. The Jade Avenue was like a thick tree trunk, stretching straight to the sky, and the palace ruins on both sides were like luxuriant branches and leaves, spreading out.

"Could this be the legendary Jianmu?" Su Rui thought to himself. According to rumors, there is a magical tree in the world called Jianmu, which towers into the clouds. It is believed to be the passage connecting the human world and the fairy world. Although it is impossible to confirm whether Jianmu is really the passage connecting the two worlds, the scene in front of him at this moment gave him the illusion that he was in front of the "Jianmu" in ancient times.

At this moment, Xiaotu's voice suddenly came from his Niwan Palace: "This is the palace that the Lord of Heaven carefully built with the help of the only remaining Jianmu tree in the world and the power of all the immortals! Above this palace, there are 365 magnificent palaces, dotted in the sky like stars, specially for the 365 main gods to live in; in addition, there are countless small palaces for many auxiliary gods and minor gods to live in."

"According to the division of the Yuntai, the palace here is divided into thirty-three floors. Could it be the legendary thirty-three heavens?"

Su Rui speculated in his heart. This heavenly palace is like a towering mountain, towering into the clouds, surrounded by clouds and mist, giving people a mysterious and solemn feeling. Each layer of the cloud platform is like an independent world, with palaces standing in rows and fairy trees swaying, as if telling of the past glory.

Su Rui deliberately counted the cloud platforms on both sides of the Jade Avenue and asked again.

"It is indeed the thirty-third heaven!" Xiaotu's tone was actually a little melancholy.

Su Rui didn't understand why Xiao Tu suddenly had such emotions, but when he was about to ask, Xiao Tu took the lead and said, "Master, since we arrived here, a memory about the old heaven suddenly emerged in my mind. This memory may come from the spirit before I was born. Through this memory, I learned that my original master was actually the most powerful being under the Lord of the Old Heaven - Zhongji Gou Chen Emperor!"

Hearing this name, Su Rui couldn't help but take a breath. Although he knew something about myths and legends, he knew very little about the existence of Emperor Gou Chen.

Xiaotu continued, "After the connection between heaven and earth, the Lord of Heaven led all the gods to the Earthly Immortal Realm. However, for some unknown reason, Emperor Gou Chen did not leave with them, but instead fought with the Lord of Heaven. The battle was so fierce that the entire Heaven was beaten beyond recognition and became what it is now. In the end, Emperor Gou Chen unfortunately died and reincarnated, and my body was also severely damaged in that battle, and was beaten by the Lord of Heaven into the form you saw before."

After listening to Xiaotu's words, Su Rui's eyes began to become confused and uncertain. He slowly raised his head and stared into the distance, as if he was lost in thought. He asked softly: "Could it be that... I am the reincarnation of Emperor Gou Chen?"

However, the small picture's answer instantly made Su Rui feel relieved. It said, "You are not the reincarnation of Emperor Gou Chen. After countless reincarnations, the divinity of Emperor Gou Chen has been gradually eroded in the process of reincarnation. And you are just a lucky person chosen by Emperor Gou Chen before he completely disappeared."

For some reason, after hearing these words, Su Rui finally felt relieved. What he feared most was that he would be burdened with some inexplicable blood feud or messy karma. Since he was not the reincarnation of Emperor Gou Chen, even if this karma befell him, he was confident that he could find a way to get rid of it.

Then, Su Rui couldn't wait to ask: "Emperor Gou Chen chose me, so what kind of cause and effect do I need to bear? Should I avenge him?"

There was a hint of worry in his tone.

Xiao Tu responded faintly: "There is no such request. He chose you only to find a new master for me. If there must be a cause and effect relationship, then the cause and effect you need to bear is to repair me completely!"

"What is the relationship between the Pleiades star official behind the 'Golden Pupil of the Mao Sun' and the Emperor Gou Chen?" Su Rui asked again.

"The Pleiades star official was one of the few good friends of Emperor Gou Chen in the past! He did not take any action when the two Immortal Emperors fought in Heaven. This time, he favors you, and I'm afraid he also regards you as the reincarnation of Emperor Gou Chen!" Xiaotu responded.