Passing through the canyon, a dazzling array of golden palaces and treasure pavilions came into view. They were truly radiant, like the morning sun reflecting the colorful clouds. Red pillars stood in rows, and beaded curtains hung like raindrops. Flying eaves and walls were adorned with sculptures of spiritual beasts.
Winding corridors twisted and turned, and the palace complex stretched for over a hundred miles. Exquisite and intricate, the secluded courtyards resembled deep valleys.
It was hard to imagine that on this fragmented floating island, there would be such a vast palace complex. Partially hidden in the white mist, it resembled a heavenly palace.
Jiang Wen stood on the cliff, observing the palaces in the valley. He could see that the entire palace seemed to be built on the back of a massive elephant. This elephant was bound by countless chains, unable to move from its spot. Only from its protruding tusks and coiling trunk could one glimpse the immensity of this giant beast.
Jiang Wen didn't feel much about this giant elephant. After all, he had encountered many large demons, not to mention that he had personally killed many monsters. The longest could reach thousands of miles, truly a colossal creature that shook the heavens and earth.
Besides, Chi Yao could be thousands of feet long, and Bai Jing's transformation could reach hundreds of feet. Now, seeing a giant elephant that was a hundred miles in size wasn't particularly special.
However, the ginseng spirit on his shoulder didn't think so. It looked at the giant elephant and exclaimed, "What a big fellow! Bigger than the big fellows! So big, how can it grow so big!"
"Hmph, this old one has seen even bigger fellows! This is nothing! Don't underestimate this guy just because it's big, this old one isn't afraid of it! If we really fought, it couldn't catch this old one!" Kui Dou, the tiger, heard the ginseng spirit's words and wanted to show off his strength. He looked at the giant elephant with a disdainful expression, his words full of self-praise.
"Look at it, it's different from this old one. This old one is free, but this guy has to carry a palace city on its back."
"Do you know it?" Jiang Wen asked the tiger.
"Of course, I know it! Although it came in earlier than this old one, this old one can wander around." The tiger quickly answered Jiang Wen's question. He also explained the origins of the giant elephant.
"This guy is called Kun Xiang, said to be from the Chengtian Giant Elephant clan. These Chengtian Giant Elephants are rare spiritual beasts in the Sumeru Realm, and the largest can grow to ten thousand miles. Its four legs can cause an earthquake when it walks. One leg can be hundreds of miles big, and its body is hidden in the clouds. However, these spiritual beasts are too large, so they are not favored by the immortal cultivators. They are all in the southern wilderness of Sumeru, you can't see them here."
"Chengtian Giant Elephant?" Hearing this, Jiang Wen became interested in the things of the Sumeru Realm. Since coming to the Sumeru Realm, he had learned many things he didn't know before. Compared to the mortal world, it seemed that this was where cultivators should exist.
"You know quite a lot." Jiang Wen looked at the tiger and smiled. He didn't expect that this carefree white tiger spirit would know so much about the things of the Sumeru Realm. He even knew the meaning of the name Sumeru Realm. If it weren't for the fact that it was indeed a tiger, Jiang Wen would have suspected that it was a human in disguise.
Hearing Jiang Wen praise it, the tiger looked even more smug. Brandishing its two mountain-opening axes, it proudly raised its tiger head and said, "This old one has followed Pure Yang Zhenren for thousands of years, and has traveled all over the Sumeru Realm. Of course, I have heard many things and seen many things. If you are interested, this old one can tell you the story of this old one's travels through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths of Sumeru."
"Nine Heavens and Ten Earths? Are these the different regions of the Sumeru Realm?" Jiang Wen was curious about the division of the Sumeru Realm.
"Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are naturally the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. But those are the places where you human cultivators are. How should I put it, going out of this cave to the outside world. You can fly up nine layers in the sky, each layer is a world. Then on the ground, there are ten places occupied by major cultivator sects, which are the Ten Earths. Before, this old one didn't understand what these were, but after following Pure Yang Zhenren for a long time, I heard a lot and knew a lot." As the tiger spoke, its voice couldn't help but become low. It seemed that the days of traveling with Pure Yang Zhenren were also the days it liked more.
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"But this old one has been here for too long, and I don't know if the outside is still like this."
"Excuse me for asking, Brother Tiger, what was your status when you followed Pure Yang Zhenren?" Jiang Wen looked at the tiger up and down, and asked curiously.
"This..." The tiger was asked by Jiang Wen's question, scratching its head a little embarrassed. After hesitating again and again, the tiger gritted its teeth and stamped its feet, and told Jiang Wen its origin. "This old one is definitely the most needed helper of Pure Yang Zhenren. He travels everywhere, and he needs this old one to take him there. So, this old one is the mount of Pure Yang Zhenren."
"Uh, indeed a crucial helper." Jiang Wen grinned, admiring the tiger's ability to bend and stretch. However, seeing the tiger looking so nostalgic, it seemed that the original Pure Yang Zhenren hadn't treated it badly.
He also asked Brother Tiger how he was imprisoned here, and where Pure Yang Zhenren had gone. The tiger could only lower its double axes, look up at the central palace in the distance, and say sadly, "This old one was left here by Pure Yang Zhenren. After he finished building this cave immortal palace, he disappeared. Before leaving, he also said a word, something like those who are destined will meet again. This old one doesn't know where he went, this old one can only guard here. This guarding and guarding, I waited until you came."
"So you are willing?" Jiang Wen suddenly thought of something, and looked at the tiger in surprise. From the tiger's words just now, he could hear that Pure Yang Zhenren hadn't really restricted the tiger. After all, if he wanted to restrict it, he would definitely imprison it with means like this Chengtian Giant Elephant, instead of letting it be free.
"This old one ate his Pure Yang True Fire, so helping him look after the house is also something that should be done, right? After all, he only had such a request, and this old one couldn't refuse it." The tiger smiled, its voice simple and honest. It could be seen that it truly felt this way, remembering the favor of eating Pure Yang Zhenren's things.
"I don't know if there is a place for alchemy in it." Jiang Wen thought to himself, and stepped into the Dousiz Palace.
