Gao Huating felt that she had prepared sufficiently.

Her enemies on the path ahead thought so too.

...

Land of Sunrise.

Gao Huating originally thought this place would be a grand spectacle, but it turned out to be just a vast ocean, with hundreds of workshops scattered on the seabed.

Looking east, one could vaguely see the Eastern Sky’s Sky Pole.

It was a giant Heavenly Pillar, as wide as the side of a plateau, containing endless starlight within.

When she arrived at the outskirts of the Land of Sunrise, it was just midnight in the Immortal Realm.

Gao Huating dared not make a sound, sitting on a large sea turtle heading towards the most peripheral of several workshops.

The workshops here were much more bustling than those in the East Sea.

A large number of Immortals and Cultivators practicing Fire Attribute Techniques resided here, just to absorb the power of the first light from the daily rising sun.

Surrounding these Immortals, a business ecosystem naturally arose within the workshops.

Besides the workshops, there were more than a dozen Demon Clan sects on the seabed, not very large in scale, also relying on the power of the sun for cultivation.

As soon as Gao Huating entered a workshop, she sensed that something was off with the atmosphere here.

Most of the shops were closed, yet there were many Loose Cultivators wandering the streets;

Typically, the teahouses next to Magic Treasure Shops and Elixir Medicine Shops would be major intelligence exchange areas in workshops, but in these teahouses, though there were many customers, those speaking were very quiet.

Lest they speak loudly and startle passersby.

"Wow," Gui He whispered, "Master, there are so many experts here, I sensed over a dozen Heavenly Immortals... Where have the workshops in the East Sea ever seen so many experts...?"

Gao Huating responded, immediately finding an inn to settle down, instructing Gui He to stay in the room and not wander aimlessly, while she went out to gather some intelligence.

She first went to the Magic Treasure Shop and Elixir Medicine Shop, like a True Immortal training outside, selling some Great Demons’ Demon Cores and the like, exchanging them for a batch of Elixirs and two consumable explosive magical treasures.

Afterwards, Gao Huating strolled to the local restaurant, ordered some delicacies, and soon began munching on a Spiritual Fish.

Her acting was so convincing, she even admired herself!

By the way, Gao Huating used a bit of magic she learned from Gui He, starting to eavesdrop on the discussions of these cultivators.

She could roughly hear transmissions from those below the True Immortal Realm.

Suddenly, she heard at this table:

"Sigh, there are more and more experts in the Land of Sunrise, I heard Golden Immortals are already fighting outside the sky."

"Shouldn’t we lie low? With our level of cultivation, we wouldn’t even get to sip the soup they’re seeking the Secret Realm for."

"Lying low, you only know how to lie low, what if a piece of Ancient Spiritual Jade falls our way, wouldn’t we hit the jackpot? Cultivation requires a gamble."

"We don’t seem to be the ones with great luck."

"Talk of destiny is illusory, our fate is in our own hands, brothers."

She heard the conversation continued at the other table:

"The Dark Sect is in trouble this time, right? I heard the experts of the Eight Great Immortal Palaces have expressed dissatisfaction with the Dark Sect."

"That’s inevitable."

"Why so inevitable?"

"What’s their position anyway? Just the lackeys of the Heavenly Dao. They might still show off outside the Immortal Realm, but in the Immortal Realm, they have to tuck their tails between their legs. This time they suddenly made such a big noise, even asking all parties to give them face, how could the Eight Great Immortal Palaces tolerate it?"

"I’ve also heard news recently saying the imminent Infinite Tribulations were instigated by the Dark Sect and Tianluo, with the Heavenly Dao wanting to suppress the force of living beings."

"Hasn’t this been old news? The Heavenly Dao is no good anyway, it’s always been this way."

"It’s not necessarily like that, it’s mainly because we’re cultivating against the will of heaven, of course we’re at odds with it."

Gao Huating pondered slightly.

Could this news about the Heavenly Dao triggering an Infinite Tribulation be deliberately leaked by our side?

She dared not make a conclusion and continued her feasting and drinking.

The yield was not substantial;

Her belly was very full.

Now that Gao Huating had reached True Immortal, she naturally wasn’t afraid of her figure changing, and all things in the Immortal Realm were full of Spiritual Energy, eating a little was also beneficial to herself.

She tossed a few Spirit Stones, wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and just as she was about to leave, her pupils suddenly vibrated.

What is that!

Gao Huating stared at the wooden building opposite the teahouse.

The seabed workshop towns were encased in large arrays, and aside from the morning, most of the time there was no sunlight, so many corners were dimly lit.

Only then did Gao Huating notice a poster hanging on the wooden building opposite, with the words ’Bounty’ written on it, but below was...

Blade Beast!

Basic Blade Beast!

The appearance of this thing accompanied Gao Huating throughout her childhood and teenage years, she certainly wouldn’t mistake it!

Gao Huating was instantly excited!

If it were just a picture of a basic Blade Beast, it could have been a trap set by the Dark Sect, but below the text bar of the bounty order, there was a line of characters written in pinyin.

"If you can hunt this demon beast, please come to No. 225, East Street, Second Alley."

Gao Huating clenched her fist, biting her lip, almost jumping for joy.

Keep it calm, keep it calm, can’t trust too easily.

She went back and called Gui He, had Gui He transform into her likeness using a transformation technique, and followed behind Gui He to the East Street, Second Alley, quietly.

The place was filled with small wooden courtyards, each covered with a formation.

The difference was, some formations were just to prevent prying, while others had strong protective powers.

This seemed to indicate whether the residents inside were in seclusion or not.

Gui He soon found the courtyard.

This not-so-smart lady began pounding on the door forcefully, causing slight ripples in the courtyard’s formation, the door opened, and a silver-white mechanical body poked its head out.

The mechanical body asked in an electronically synthesized voice: "Who are you looking for?"

Before Gui He could speak, Gao Huating jumped out from the corner, crashing into the mechanical body, and rushed into the courtyard.

"Mu Dan! Are you here! Uh?"

Her shout came to an abrupt halt.

In the courtyard, over a dozen mechanical bodies looked over simultaneously, some drinking tea, some teasing birds, like retirees.

Gao Huating thought something was off.

Mu Dan’s mechanical bodies wouldn’t be this anthropomorphic!

She turned to leave, but the rear door suddenly closed, Gui He let out a startled cry, his body went limp, and he fell to the ground, reverting to his blue-haired sea turtle form.

Two formidable auras locked onto Gao Huating.

Two Heavenly Immortals!

Gao Huating tightly pressed her lips, holding a Longsword in her hand, looking towards where the auras appeared, only to find out that one of the auras was from the alley she had come from.

Gao Huating suddenly understood.

She had been watched all along.

Those posters, these mechanical bodies, were all baits prepared for her!

Those two Heavenly Immortals appeared outside the courtyard gate, an old woman and an old man, both with their backs to the courtyard, showing no intention of coming in.

Gao Huating looked towards the main house in the courtyard, where someone seemed to be moving.

Soon, a figure lifted the curtain and walked out, wearing suspenders and a floral shirt, holding a mechanical arm, his eyes lit up upon seeing Gao Huating.

"Yo? Starry Sky Songstress, how’s the feeling of traveling through time?"

Gao Huating’s forehead was lined with black lines, incredulous as she looked at the person before her, completely not expecting to see this guy in the Immortal Realm.

If she wasn’t mistaken...

This seemed to be the source of the Blade Beast disaster, the culprit who destroyed the Spirit Cultivators’ civilization!

Spirit Cultivator, Hei Yao!