Chapter 845: Palace of Enlightened Dao (I)
Lu Jiangxian remained only as a wisp of divine sense as the two conversed. Though he couldn’t act physically, it allowed him to pass unnoticed right beside Daoist Master Chang Yun and Daoist Master Qiushui.
He did not linger. His divine sense roamed, sensing waves of magical powers clashing. Many familiar faces of Purple Mansion Realm cultivators appeared here and there.
These cultivators hailed from both the north and the south, but they were mainly Purple Mansion Realm cultivators and those Merciful Ones. His divine sense swept through the surroundings and rose high into the sky. He saw countless blue-black grand halls, some encircling lakes, and others stacked like fish scales upon mountain ridges. Clouds billowed throughout, and colorful arrays were interwoven in a landscape of boundless grandeur.
Several grotto heavens in the south had already been opened. Chu Yi had forcibly broken through Eastfire Heaven alone, thus it lacked prohibitions. Mirage Mirror Heaven had connections to many southern Dao lineages. But Anhuai Heaven was the first grotto heaven to remain fully intact till the present.
Most of the formations in Anhuai Heaven weren’t independent, but rather sub-arrays affixed to the foundational grand formation inscribed deep into the grotto heaven itself. Though time had weakened it somewhat, its structure remained firm.
These were naturally problems for the Purple Mansion Realm cultivators to worry about. Lu Jiangxian, however, moved freely, and was able to observe nearly half the entire grotto heaven.
He frowned slightly and thought, Jinlian and Zhelu... where have they gone?
Those Mahas were not to be underestimated. Jinlian was a Maha of seven lifetimes, and only someone like Zipei in Jiangnan could match her. Their movements could decide the entire balance within the grotto heaven. It was of great importance.
However, even after scanning the area twice, he still couldn’t find them. Growing suspicious, he sent his divine sense to linger in Anhuai Heaven’s highest point, the Anhuai Hall. The Metallic Essence remained safely on the celestial throne. It shimmered faintly from the fluctuation of Purple Mansion Realm divine arts nearby, but it bore no sign of being touched.