Chapter 714: Cuckold Comes Home to Roost
Beneath the Heavenly Palace, there lay a blazing ocean vast and unyielding, wrought from the very fabric of the Celestial Sourcecore. This fiery expanse, bursting with uncontrollable power, was no place for the cultivation. Even for ordinary Immortals, mere survival in this crucible was a formidable challenge, let alone any meaningful progression. So, this stretch of creation lay deserted, untouched by any signs of life.
In that moment, within the molten veins of ore-like stone, a gusty portal abruptly tore open.
With a thunderous roar, the silhouettes of Immortals burst forth from this portal, their celestial power surging out to form a protective barrier around their flesh. Only with such defenses could they find a semblance of stability within this relentless forge.
Leading them was a figure of striking presence—tall, with a face as fine as cut jade and a bearing both regal and unrivaled in beauty. Yet, his expression was marred by distress, his mood visibly stormy and volatile. This was none other than the Crown Prince of the Celestial Court.
"Zhao Shi, quickly summon the Western Kunlun Palace!" the Crown Prince commanded, turning to address a woman of stately grace and imperial dignity, clad in a gold and black phoenix robe.
Under normal circumstances, no imperial prince would dare to address the Empress Dowager in such a manner, for their ages and experiences were worlds apart. To the world, she was the maternal figure of the Celestial Court; to him, perhaps nothing more than another of his father's consorts.
Despite her youth compared to the Crown Prince, in this crisis, she exuded a calm that belied her age, her every action radiating nobility and an untouchable grace. She responded to the Crown Prince’s harsh command with silence, waving her hand through the air. A mystical light shot into the Celestial Sourcecore forge and vanished.
Soon after, all those who had escaped the Taiwei Imperial Palace emerged safely from this void passage, which then sealed with a loud boom, allowing the survivors a moment of respite.
"I wonder if His Majesty has confronted Yun Xiao..." the Crown Prince’s consort, Saintess Yao Xi, murmured with a worried look.