Douluo: Starting with the Signing in of Goddess Xiaowu

"I just said, with your strength, Black Serpent could not possibly be your opponent. So it turns out he attacked you while you were in closed-door cultivation!" Jiu Yin said with a smile.

"That's alright, Qing Yu," Chu Qin said, "We can wait."

After all, Chu Qin was not in a hurry.

Speaking of which, he was indeed a bit unfamiliar with Devil's City, and there might be great dangers. Chu Qin had just absorbed the power of Black Serpent Regal Honor and was about to break through to the Sanctified Venerate Realm.

Once he broke through to Saint Lord, Chu Qin's confidence would be even greater!

Seven days should be enough for him to break through!

"Hmm!" Jiu Yin said as well, "We'll all listen to Chu Qin. Then, we'll bother you for seven days at Azure Cloud Divine Mountain!"

"Yes, that's okay. Let Elder Luyun first arrange a place for you to stay. After I settle the followers inside the Glazed Cover, I will come to join you," Qing Yu said.

"No worries, we're very familiar with Azure Cloud Divine Mountain," Li Ji said with a smile. "Elder Luyun, you go about your business, I will take Chu Qin and the others to stay in the courtyard we usually reside in."

"Well, then alright!" Qing Yu nodded.

After that, Li Ji led Chu Qin and the others towards the back courtyard of Azure Cloud Divine Mountain.

"Speaking of which, Azure Cloud Divine Mountain is really impressive. The huge commotion from Chu Qin's fight with Black Serpent Regal Honor just now didn't affect any of the buildings here at all!" Luo Yiyi exclaimed in awe.

"Of course, Yi Yi sister, you don't know, Earthly Immortal Sect is not just any Heavenly Domains," Jiu Yin said. "In the Ancient Era, the Earthly Immortal Sect was named as one of the 'Eight Ancient Realms,' along with our Wanmo Palace, Outer Upper Realm, Great Thousand Buddha Nation, Infinite Immortal Domain, Supreme Beast City... an invincible sect below the Sanctuary! The Dixianjiao Jiaozhu, Zhenyuan Celestial Sovereign, was even recognized as the strongest in the Ancient Era, with combat power surpassing some of the old ancestors of the Sanctuary. This Azure Cloud Divine Mountain was created by him. Even the Venerate of Heavens might not be able to shake Azure Cloud Divine Mountain."

"Then why did the barrier outside seem so easily destroyed?" Yuè Yīnà asked.

"In the time of the Earthly Immortal Sect in the Ancient Era, there was no need for any barriers. With Zhen Yuan Celestial Sovereign guarding it, who would dare to touch Azure Cloud Divine Mountain from any direction. It's just a pity, during the Ancient Era, there was an unprecedented great battle, and Azure Cloud Divine Mountain's top combatants all fell in that war. The whereabouts of Zhen Yuan Celestial Sovereign also became unknown, and only then did the Earthly Immortal Sect completely decline. After that, someone set up the barriers," Jiu Yin said passionately.

"The battle you mentioned, is it the one where the Primordial True Sword and Heavenly Inferno Demonic Staff went missing?" Chu Qin asked. Chu Qin remembered Jiu Yin mentioning this so-called battle before.

"Correct!" Jiu Yin replied. "That battle caused the top combatants of Infinite Heavens to lose nine-tenths of their number, brutal beyond compare! But strangely, no one knows the cause of that battle."

"In conclusion, the Earthly Immortal Sect was once very powerful, but now it has declined, which is truly regrettable," Jiu Yin said.

"The rise and fall of the world are common occurrences," Chu Qin said, casually placing his hand on the back of his head and smiling, "Don't dwell on the past, don't inquire about the future. Living well in the present is what matters most."

"Yes, Chu Qin is right!" Jiu Yin nodded.

"We're here!" At that moment, Li Ji said with a beaming smile.

Here, nestled against the mountains, stood towering palaces in front of the mountain range, and with the dispersal of the black clouds, Azure Cloud Divine Mountain had returned to its former scenery.

At this moment, the sky above Azure Cloud Divine Mountain was clear, and with a faintly visible rainbow, one could truly call it a land blessed with the essence of heaven and earth, a scenic beauty.

"What a beautiful place!" Qian Renxue said contentedly with a smile, "Compared to Tianyong Valley, I feel, I like it here even more."

"Xue'er, if you like, after we return from Devil's City, you can move back in, how about that?" Chu Qin said with a smile.

"I'm just afraid that it will be very difficult for us to come back," Shi Yao said with a chuckle, covering her mouth. "After all, following you, we seldom take the same path twice."

"Indeed, after all, Azure Cloud Divine Mountain is someone else's territory," Chu Qin said, nodding his head with a smile.

At that moment, a thought suddenly occurred to him – it seemed that, in these Infinite Heavens, he still didn't have a power or territory of his own.

Perhaps, it was time he addressed this issue.

In fact, what Chu Qin most wanted was to bring the Divine Star from the Inner Universe to the Infinite Heavens.

But realistically, that was nearly impossible; setting aside whether he could return to the Inner Universe, even if he could, the idea of transporting the Divine Star across worlds was unimaginable.

Just then, Qing Yu joined them. Having heard Chu Qin's recent words, she gracefully smiled and said, "Young Master Chu, you speak as if you're an outsider. You saved the entire Earthly Immortal Sect. From now on, you can stay on Azure Cloud Divine Mountain for as long as you wish!"

"Oh, Miss Qing Yu, you finished your tasks so quickly!" Chu Qin exclaimed in surprise.

"There was nothing much to assign," replied Qing Yu. "The layout of Azure Cloud Divine Mountain hasn't been damaged in the slightest, and we didn't suffer any losses. After exiting the world of the Qingguang Liulizhao, I just let everyone return to their original residences."

"It's just that, Young Master Chu, along with Jiu Yin, Tian Yong, and Li Ji—three old friends of yours—are here, and I thought I might spend some more time with all of you," added Qing Yu with a smile.

"That's perfect," said Chu Qin with a light smile. "Miss Qing Yu, could you find me a place to go into seclusion? I'd like to attempt a breakthrough."

"A breakthrough? To the Sovereign Venerate Second Layer?" Qing Yu exclaimed in surprise. She could roughly sense that Chu Qin possessed the strength of the Imperial Venerate First Heaven; another breakthrough would put him at the Sovereign Venerate Second Layer.

"No, to the Sanctified Venerate Realm," Chu Qin said gently with a smile.

"The Saint Lord!" Qing Yu revealed a look of disbelief. "That would still make you a Deity Venerate...!"

"Qing Yu, you might not know this," Jiu Yin said with a smile. "Chu Qin is a legendary figure. He is probably the only one in the history of Infinite Heavens who, at the Divine Venerable Realm, could slay an Imperial Honor."

"Hmm!" Qing Yu nodded involuntarily.

"Young Master Chu, breaking through to the Saintly Honor Realm requires surviving a tribulation. I'll take you to the Heavenly Venerate Cave," said Qing Yu. "The Heavenly Venerate Cave has an ancient array left by our ancestor, the Zhenyuan Celestial Sovereign. Although it's very old and has lost some of its divine power, it should not be a problem to face the tribulations at the Imperial Venerate Level."

"Thank you for your trouble," said Chu Qin, nodding his head. He no longer needed to attain enlightenment, so naturally, there was no need to endure the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Following this, Chu Qin briefly instructed the ladies.

"Well then, Young Master Chu, please follow me," said Qing Yu, leading Chu Qin to the front of a waterfall.

"Heavenly Venerate Cave is behind the waterfall?" Chu Qin said with mild surprise. "This is the Water Curtain Cave!"

"Yes!" Qing Yu nodded with a smile. "Since the Heavenly Venerate Cave is extremely ancient, and its divine power weakens with every Heavenly Tribulation it endures, only Earthly Immortal Sect Elders and above, or those holding Qingyun Jade, may undergo tribulation inside. It is usually sealed. Fortunately, the Black Serpent did not destroy this place."