The Cloud Peak Celestial Palace was once a majestic complex, now nothing more than ruins.

Jiang Wang had barely begun to explore when the chains binding him clashed with the words “Dao Thief,” abruptly ending his investigation.

At this moment, the palace ruins seemed to shrink before him, while he expanded into the vast void.

It was an “expansion” influenced by his consciousness, not entirely real.

Now, the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace ruins hovered before him, reduced to the size of his palm.

From this perspective, he could still discern details within the ruins, but they were incredibly minute.

Jiang Wang was utterly bewildered by these events, but the palace ruins seemed to possess their own sentience, hurtling directly towards him.

They “crashed” into his Fivefold Heavens.

Within the Fivefold Heavens, on the boundless ocean, the colossal Isle of Solitude stood firm, the Dao Meridian Soaring Dragon resting upon it.

High above, the crimson sun, the First Inner Palace nurturing the Samadhi True Fire Divine Power, shone brightly.

The ruined Cloud Peak Celestial Palace, upon entering, momentarily blotted out the sky, casting the entire Fivefold Heavens in shadow. But it quickly began to shrink, settling at roughly one-fifth the size of the Isle of Solitude.

Clouds began to form in the skies of the Fivefold Heavens.

Clouds were normally unsegregated, but Jiang Wang had long cleared away the murkiness of ignorance. These clouds were distinct from the mists of ignorance, and even unconnected to Jiang Wang himself, originating from the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace.

The clouds gathered, “supporting” the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace in mid-air.

The Fivefold Heavens shuddered, then gradually calmed, solidifying in this new state.

Jiang Wang’s Fivefold Heavens were forever changed.

At the base was the boundless ocean, upon which stood the vast and vibrant Isle of Solitude, with the ancient and grand Palace of Heavenly Ascent manifesting as the Dao Meridian Soaring Dragon, resting upon the island.

Above the island’s skies now floated clouds, with the palace ruins suspended upon them.

Above the clouds was the First Inner Palace, manifesting as the crimson sun.

This extraordinary scene was unlike anything any other cultivator had ever possessed.

By now, Jiang Wang understood that he had somehow, for reasons unknown, “acquired” the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace. Or rather, the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace had forcibly taken residence within him.

In a sense, he had inherited the legacy of the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace.

But he had no idea what he had inherited. The Cloud Peak Celestial Palace had already entered his Fivefold Heavens, hovering beneath his First Inner Palace, yet he remained utterly ignorant of its secrets.

Perhaps the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace had once been glorious, magnificent, but the reality was that Jiang Wang had only obtained a desolate, uninhabited ruin. No divine arts, secret techniques, magical treasures, ancient mysteries… nothing at all.

Still filled with inexplicable confusion, his surroundings shifted.

The time within Falling Cloud Mountain was coming to an end, or rather, the power supporting the changes within Falling Cloud Mountain could no longer sustain them.

Cloud Wanderer and Dou Mian were simultaneously ejected from the past image of Falling Cloud Mountain, tumbling outside the Guest-Welcoming Pavilion.

The small pavilion on the south side of Falling Cloud Mountain once again reverted to its dilapidated state.

Dou Mian’s golden light had dimmed, and his Golden Battle Body could clearly no longer be maintained.

Cloud Wanderer, filled with deep-seated hatred for him, did not immediately seize the opportunity to kill him upon falling out of the pavilion. Instead, he took off towards the mountain peak.

The moment he was ejected from the pavilion, he sensed the changes at the peak of Falling Cloud Mountain, knowing that the Cloud Stairway had appeared and the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace had opened wide!

He had wagered eighty years of his lifespan on this, and if he could not enter the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace and seize its legacy, it would be a complete and utter failure, worse than death.

He unleashed the fastest speed he had ever achieved in his life, shooting towards the peak like an arrow, only to watch helplessly as the Cloud Stairway vanished, as that fair-faced young man stepped into the massive void in the sky.

He even flew upwards, reaching the edge of the void, but the massive opening representing the path to the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace mercilessly closed before him.

So cruel!

How unfair was Heaven, how cruel was fate!

He had given up the possibility of a Divine Power to enter the Outer Tower ahead of time. He had sacrificed eighty years of his life, giving everything he had. He defeated Dou Mian of the Great Chu’s Dou Clan at the Guest-Welcoming Pavilion, winning the secret entry token to the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace. In the end, the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace was taken by a boy who came from who-knows-where?

They had done nothing, they were so timid and afraid that they only wanted to seize the Divine Power Fruit!

But now, not only was the Divine Power Fruit theirs, but even the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace had become theirs?

Where was justice?

The more Cloud Wanderer thought about it, the more he hated it. He turned around and focused on Ye Qingyu, still at the peak of Falling Cloud Mountain.

“The young miss of the Azure Cloud Pavilion!” He grinned cruelly. “What will Ye Lingxiao be willing to pay for you? Perhaps something that can increase lifespan?”

Even on Falling Cloud Mountain, his three Holy Towers were clearly reflected.

Ye Qingyu stood on the Seven-Colored Cloud Banner Chariot, silently strengthening its defenses, and replied in a faint voice, “Of course he’s willing to do anything for me, and he can afford anything you want. But the only problem is… do you dare look for him?”

“There’s more than one way to trade.” Cloud Wanderer swooped down, “I don’t necessarily need to look for him!”

His hand formed a seal, carrying the force of a collapsing mountain, and a Mountain Character Seal slammed directly onto the deep blue barrier. The entire deep blue barrier, along with the Seven-Colored Cloud Banner Chariot inside, was pressed to the ground.

Ye Qingyu manipulated the hand seals, activating the Red Banner. Blazing flames erupted, turning the entire peak of Falling Cloud Mountain into a sea of fire, forcing Cloud Wanderer back.

The Green Banner moved again, and instantly flying leaves became knives, dense and ferocious. With a sudden burst, they cut open the faintly visible Mountain Character Seal.

The two Four-Winged Ink Warriors, each guarding one side, had already received her orders, wielding black blades as they flew towards Cloud Wanderer simultaneously.

This series of actions was fluid and seamless. Facing Cloud Wanderer, whose cultivation far surpassed her own, Ye Qingyu displayed remarkable fighting spirit.

Compared to her battle against the Fierce One in Three Mountains City, she was like a different person. It seemed that although she had never killed anyone, the trials Ye Lingxiao arranged for her were quite effective.

After all, he was a current-generation True Person, sparing no effort in cultivating his daughter after becoming a True Person. In this situation, it would be difficult for Ye Qingyu to not become strong.

At this moment, Cloud Wanderer frowned.

Ye Qingyu’s performance surprised him, but it was only a surprise.

The Four-Winged Ink Warriors were valuable and powerful, but they were still only Inner Palace combat strength and could not stop him at all.

What really troubled him was the Seven-Colored Cloud Banner Chariot, which temporarily showed no weaknesses, and even more so, the figure rushing up from the mountainside – Dou Mian!

He felt that he was somewhat distracted, and in order to compete for the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace, he had not immediately killed Dou Mian. Now that he had failed to enter the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace, he turned around to try to make up for his losses with the Azure Cloud Pavilion, but he had to face the variable of Dou Mian.

It seemed that he was being targeted by fate, and nothing he did went smoothly.

“The Cloud Peak Celestial Palace has already been taken by that kid surnamed Duguh!”

Cloud Wanderer suppressed his chaotic thoughts and immediately shouted, “Dou Mian, join me in capturing Ye Qingyu, threaten that kid, and we still have a chance to seize the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace! We’ll split everything we gain evenly!”

He urged repeatedly, as if he and Dou Mian were the most unbreakable allies, and not sworn enemies, “Hurry! Once that kid inherits the Cloud Peak Celestial Palace and comes out, using the power of the Celestial Palace, we will all be wiped out!”