The Death Saint Gu Shishe had been rampaging through the Great Wilderness Divine Realm, slaughtering innocent cultivators indiscriminately, leaving the entire realm in a state of panic. Many dared not linger in marketplaces or divine cities.
But recently, incredibly good news spread from the Border Sea Saint Dao City: the Dao Lord of the Great Wilderness Divine Realm, Lan Xiaobu, had returned. Upon his arrival, he slew the arrogant Death Saint in the Border Sea Saint Dao City. The news spread across the entire Great Wilderness Divine Realm in the shortest time possible.
The Great Wilderness Divine Realm stabilised almost immediately. The divine cities, once gradually falling into decline, regained their bustle and prosperity. Cultivators who had been hiding in remote corners began returning to the lively divine cities.
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Tian Yang Divine Dao City was once the capital of the Buyan Divine Court.
Later, when the ten great divine courts vanished, the Dao Lord of Buyan Divine Court, Zai Jinchen, pledged allegiance to Lan Xiaobu. Yet Tian Yang Divine Dao City not only endured but grew increasingly prosperous after the establishment of the Great Wilderness Dao Court.
At this moment, a woman entered Tian Yang Divine Dao City with a demonic beast in tow. The woman herself was unremarkable, her cultivation at most at the Divine Monarch level. But the beast—everyone could tell at a glance it was no ordinary creature.
The beast had two horns, its forehead adorned with a few golden scales. As it walked, the very space around it seemed to shift with its movements.
“Gu Dao, are you sure this is fine?” the woman asked with concern. The beast beside her had an extraordinary origin, and as its bloodline awakened, even a fool could see this divine beast was exceptional.
The beast, named Gu Dao, spoke in a human voice, “Don’t worry, Mistress. I just sensed the surroundings. The strongest here is only a Divine King. I’m equivalent to a Divine King now—one bite, and I could take one down. Besides, along our journey, this realm has been fairly peaceful. We haven’t encountered any robberies.”
The woman was Luo Caisi. Though she had long left the Five Universes Immortal Realm, she and Gu Dao had been trapped in a void canyon.
Fortunately, that void canyon contained a top-grade divine spirit vein and even a divine marrow pool. So, despite being trapped, both Luo Caisi and Gu Dao’s cultivation soared.
In just a few hundred years, Luo Caisi reached the Divine Monarch realm. But compared to Gu Dao, her progress was modest. With its bloodline awakening in a place rich with a divine spirit vein and marrow pool, Gu Dao advanced rapidly. It was now a fifth-tier divine beast, equivalent to the Divine King realm.
“Alright,” Luo Caisi said, knowing Gu Dao didn’t want to stay in the True Spirit World. If anything happened, Gu Dao’s speed and ability to breach an opponent’s domain should allow them to escape together.
As Gu Dao predicted, despite the bustling crowds in Tian Yang Divine Dao City, cultivators quickly averted their gazes upon sensing Gu Dao’s strength, putting Luo Caisi at ease.
But soon, she noticed something odd. She had never seen such a peaceful divine city. Not just divine cities—even in immortal realms, she’d never encountered such harmony. She had once been a key figure in the Five Universes Immortal Realm and visited neighbouring immortal realms. Yet no matter where she went, even in the most orderly immortal cities, there were always evildoers.
Some relied on their superior cultivation, others on powerful backers. Order was only a general concept.
But in this divine city, even haggling over prices was calm and civil. Since entering Tian Yang Divine Dao City, she hadn’t witnessed a single fight or even an argument.
This puzzled Luo Caisi. Did reaching the divine realm somehow elevate everyone’s character? She didn’t feel that was the case.
“Mistress…” Gu Dao began, about to comment on the strangeness of the place, when it suddenly paused.
“Gu Dao, hurry up! What are you doing?” Luo Caisi snapped, seeing Gu Dao stop. She wanted to find a place to stay and learn more about this divine realm.
“No, Mistress, look at that square over there. There’s a statue!” Gu Dao said excitedly.
“What’s so special about a statue?” Luo Caisi frowned, following Gu Dao’s gaze toward the square. Then she froze.
That’s Lan Xiaobu? In an instant, Luo Caisi was certain. That statue was unmistakably Lan Xiaobu—she couldn’t mistake it.
With that realisation, she rushed toward the square. It wasn’t crowded; a few people were there, some meditating on the charm of the Dao, others sitting quietly.
Luo Caisi approached the statue and studied it closely. She was certain it was Lan Xiaobu. Suppressing her excitement, she glanced around, then quickly led Gu Dao to a cultivator at the Heavenly God realm.
“Senior…” The Heavenly God cultivator greeted her hastily as she approached.
Though he wasn’t worried about this stronger cultivator harming him, facing someone with higher cultivation still made him uneasy. What unnerved him more was the divine beast—likely equivalent to the World God realm.
Luo Caisi waved a hand. “I’ve been in seclusion for a long time. Coming out, I feel things have changed a lot. Tian Yang Divine Dao City seems unusually orderly. And why’s there a statue here? Who is it?”
Luo Caisi was sure the statue hadn’t been there long—she could sense it.
Hearing her question, the Heavenly God cultivator bowed quickly. “In response, Senior, this statue is of the supreme figure of our Great Wilderness Divine Realm’s Dao Court, Dao Lord Lan Xiaobu. The Dao Lord has poured his heart and soul into the Great Wilderness Divine Realm, risking his life over a thousand years to create the most peaceful and stable divine realm in the vast universe. Here, there’s no bullying the weak with strength, no market tyranny. Any disputes, even vendettas, must be judged by the Divine Prohibition Division. Without the Dao Lord, us rogue cultivators wouldn’t dare wander here. The Dao Lord is eternal.”
At this, the cultivator bowed respectfully toward Lan Xiaobu’s statue.
Luo Caisi’s heart surged with excitement. She knew Lan Xiaobu would never fade into obscurity, no matter where he went. In the Five Universes Immortal Realm, he’d established the Five Universes Immortal Court, reviving a fractured and declining realm to surpass all surrounding immortal domains.
Now, in the divine realm, he’d built the Great Wilderness Dao Court, bringing such prosperity to the Great Wilderness Divine Realm.
“With a statue of the Dao Lord here, is he in Tian Yang Divine Dao City?” Luo Caisi asked, her voice trembling with excitement.
The Heavenly God cultivator shook his head. “Tian Yang Divine Dao City is just a fringe divine city. The Dao Lord wouldn’t be here. The Great Wilderness Dao Court Hall is in the Eternal Life Saint Dao City, where the Dao Lord resides. As for his statues, almost every divine or saint city in the Great Wilderness Divine Realm has one now. Even open-air markets have them—some outside the cities, some in city squares. Ours in Tian Yang is in the city.”
“How do I get to Eternal Life Divine Dao City?” Luo Caisi asked, her voice quivering at the thought of seeing Lan Xiaobu soon.
The Heavenly God cultivator didn’t mind her excitement—countless people admired the Dao Lord. This woman’s fervor suggested she was another smitten admirer. Despite her beauty, she’d likely be disappointed. How many exceptional women dreamed of becoming the Dao Lord’s partner, only to find it a fantasy?
“There’s a teleportation array in Tian Yang Divine Dao City. You can take it straight to Eternal Life Saint Dao City,” he replied, pointing toward the array.
“Thank you!” Luo Caisi said, then eagerly led Gu Dao toward the teleportation array. Knowing Lan Xiaobu was in Eternal Life Saint Dao City, she couldn’t waste a moment.
The teleportation plaza in Tian Yang Divine Dao City was vast, with the array to Eternal Life Saint Dao City being the largest.
But with so many heading there, Luo Caisi and Gu Dao had to queue. When she went to buy teleportation tickets, she realised she had no divine crystals.
“Can I use divine marrow crystals to buy tickets?” she asked urgently.
“You have divine marrow crystals? Trade with me! I’ll give you three hundred top-grade divine crystals for one,” an elderly man nearby said eagerly, before the ticket seller could respond.
“Heh, even a low-quality divine marrow crystal is worth more than three hundred divine crystals. Offering that is absurd—if the Divine Prohibition Division finds out, you’ll face consequences,” another voice cut in, a middle-aged cultivator with a tone of disdain.
“Exactly. The Dao Lord recently slew the Death Saint effortlessly in Border Sea Divine Dao City. Are you rushing to join him in the afterlife?” another cultivator chimed in.
Someone else added, “Back when the Death Saint was slaughtering innocents in our Great Wilderness Dao Court, wiping out entire cities, the Dao Lord returned and took him down. The Dao Lord despises evil and tolerates no nonsense. Yet some still dare to exploit others. I’ll bet if the Divine Prohibition Division ignores this, I’ll eat my words.”
The old man’s face paled at their words. “My mistake earlier. I’ll offer a thousand top-grade divine crystals for one divine marrow crystal.”
Luo Caisi quickly pulled out ten divine marrow crystals. “Then I’ll sell ten.”
The teleportation fee to Eternal Life Saint Dao City was three thousand top-grade divine crystals per person. Ten divine marrow crystals would fetch ten thousand—more than enough.
