The group left the band of shattered rocks and flew for half a day before they saw a dazzling light shining in the vast Chaos.
"That's the light from Ghost Mansion Four!"
The maiden exclaimed happily.
"So bright."
Immortal Zhen Yuan couldn't help but be amazed. They were still very far from Ghost Mansion Four and couldn't see its outline, but they could see such a bright light. This Star Palace was truly extraordinary.
The group continued flying forward, and the light grew brighter and shone like the morning sun.
It was a sacred light.
As they got closer, the group saw a Star Palace glowing splendidly.
The Star Palace floated in the Chaos, with endless Buddha Light blossoming from within, rippling through the Chaos, emitting magnificent Buddhist chants.
The light emanating from the Star Palace had already exceeded its size; the Buddha Light formed a halo, spreading out more than tenfold.
"There's something strange about this Star Palace."
Sun Wukong's expression turned solemn.
He could feel the immense power coming from Ghost Mansion Four, a force that surpassed all the Star Palaces he had encountered on his way.
Even if Ghost Mansion Four was not the residence of the White Robed Venerate, it was certainly a very important stronghold for him.
Everyone realized that things were unlikely to proceed as smoothly as before.
"Elder brother..."
Immortal Zhen Yuan was about to say something to Sun Wukong when the space ahead suddenly shook.
"Stop!"
Sun Wukong felt something was wrong and instructed the group to halt.
The group looked towards the source of the tremors.
"Someone is coming."
Sun Wukong gazed at the trembling area, where space began to crack and flashes of lightning twinkled.
However, after waiting for a while, the cracks remained just cracks, and the lightning continued to flicker; no one appeared.
Immortal Zhen Yuan frowned, "What's happening?"
"They are stuck."
Sun Wukong replied, "Wait a little longer."
They waited for another moment, and then ten peals of thunder suddenly sounded. The space cracked open extensively, and endless flames poured out from the fissures, quickly engulfing the Star Domain in front of them.
Amidst the surging flames, three Fire Birds, shrouded in red dawn light, rose into the sky.
Their vitality surged to the heavens, bodies bathed in brilliance. As they spread their wings, vast swathes of firelight fell, blinding and dazzling.
"We've finally arrived!"
The Fire Birds said joyfully upon emerging, "We've found a new Cosmic Domain!"
"There are strangers here."
One of the Fire Birds noticed Sun Wukong and the others, and exclaimed happily, "This Cosmic Domain hasn't been destroyed yet; there must be worlds suitable for our propagation."
While the Fire Birds were talking, the group also observed them.
"Your Majesty."
The maiden frowned and said, "I haven't seen them in the Heavenly Court; they might be Exotic Beasts from beyond our realm."
"Beyond our realm?"
Sun Wukong's thoughts were stirred.
At this moment, the Fire Birds decided to take action against Sun Wukong and his group.
"Capture these little ones."
One Fire Bird said, "They must know where there are intact worlds!"
The Fire Birds were accustomed to solving problems with force, charging at the group with terrifying flames.
The group quickly retreated.
Sun Wukong alone faced the three Fire Birds. Their flame Divine Skills could ignite Heavenly Immortals, but to him, they were nothing more than three gusts of hot air.
He didn't even take out the Jingu Bang; he threw punches with his bare hands, turning the Fire Birds into three plucked chicks in the palm of his hand.
"I have something to ask you."
Sun Wukong said.
"Please ask, please ask!"
The chicks were so terrified they wet themselves. With Sun Wukong's questioning, they blurted out their origins and everything about themselves in just a few words.
They came from realms beyond, indeed not the Exotic Beasts of the Brahma Void Heavenly Court, completely ignorant about the matters of the Heavenly Court.
The place where the three Fire Birds came from had been destroyed by the Buddha Beads. Afraid of being hunted by the Buddha Beads, they traveled through inter-dimensional space and arrived here.
"Since it comes from a realm beyond, little brother, here we find our path."
Immortal Zhenyuan said, "What do we need to do in Ghost Mansion Four?"
Sun Wukong turned his head towards the maiden: "Is it only through Ghost Mansion Four that we can reach the realm beyond?"
"Not necessarily."
The maiden shook her head: "I've heard that some Chaotic Places can lead there as well."
The locations of Chaos Zones were hard to find, so the maiden couldn't lead everyone in search of them.
"However, nearby there is a space that can lead to the realm beyond."
The maiden continued: "Perhaps it is right here."
Sun Wukong pondered for a moment, then spoke: "Let's give it a try first."
He then released several firebirds.
"I see a radiant Immortal Light upon you, not resembling creatures of great evil, so I'll spare you this time. In the future, you mustn't harm others indiscriminately."
Sun Wukong spoke calmly: "If I learn of any further misdeeds by you, there will be no escape for you."
Although his voice was calm, the firebirds felt an inexplicable terror.
"This guy caught us so easily, even more dreadful than those Buddha Beads."
"Better listen to him."
The firebirds thought to themselves while nodding repeatedly on the surface.
"Understood, understood!"
They behaved as obediently as real little chicks.
Sun Wukong then pointed them in the right direction, and the demon beasts flew away gratefully.
"I can shatter the void."
Sun Wukong watched the space in front of him gradually recover and said, "I'll go ahead and take a look."
"Let's go together."
Immortal Zhenyuan said, "There's nothing else to do if we stay anyway."
Sun Wukong thought for a moment, then nodded, and shrunk everyone to bring them along with him.
Just as he was about to shatter the void, he suddenly had an idea and used a method to draw a Wanling chart in the Chaos as a mark.
The Wanling chart flashed twice in the Chaos and then disappeared.
Sun Wukong stepped into the exotic space with peace of mind.
As soon as he stepped in, he found himself in Chaos again, but with completely different scenery.
Amidst the boundless Chaos, there were countless sparks twinkling, forming a vast river of light resembling a road stretching toward the unknown far distance.
"What are these sparks?"
Sun Wukong reached out to touch those sparks but found that they seemed to be non-existent, evading his grasp no matter what.
It was a power unknown to him.
Sun Wukong temporarily put aside his questions and walked forward along the river of light.
With a single step, he could traverse countless Star Palaces, and soon saw a bright exit.
"That's the place."
He walked out of the exit.
After stepping out, the surrounding light immediately vanished, leaving only boundless Chaos in sight, with no Star Palaces to be seen.
He released everyone.
"Quite an empty place this is."
Immortal Zhenyuan looked around for a moment: "Are we already beyond the domain here?"
"I do not know."
Sun Wukong shook his head; he did not know if they had left the Brahma Void Heavenly Court, but after half a day's journey, they were, at the very least, billions of miles away from where they started.
"Can you tell?"
Sun Wukong asked the maiden.
The maiden shook her head.
"Then where should we search for the Three Realms?"
Immortal Zhenyuan asked.
"Let's see."
Sun Wukong narrowed his eyes to sense the surroundings and suddenly felt a familiar aura in the distance.
"Let's go check in that direction."
Sun Wukong led everyone flying towards the west.
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