The mysterious man locked onto the direction of the Imperial Capital, and his body transformed into a stream of light, crashing towards the Imperial Capital like a meteor.

Meanwhile, Chu Nan in the Imperial Capital knew nothing about it.

...

"Sect Leader, do you mean to go to the Heavenly Balance Realm now?"

Inside the Ancestor Sect, Chu Nan looked at Lu Daochang, full of surprise.

Lu Daochang had just broken through to the Unity Realm. He should seize this opportunity to cultivate further, reaching the ninth level of the Unity Realm before going to the Heavenly Balance Realm.

Because in the Heavenly Balance Realm, only by reaching the ninth level of the Unity Realm can one barely have the power to protect oneself.

Lu Daochang sighed deeply and then said, "All my life, I've been devoted to the highest level of the Martial Arts Realm. Even the Unity Realm cannot satisfy me."

"Right now, the situation in the Celestial Crossing Realm is turbulent, and I can already feel a murderous intent in the world."

"The news of the Suffering Crossing Ship could be exposed at any time."

"If we don't leave now, when those Unity Realm martial artists who have been asleep since before the division of the two realms awaken, I might not have another chance to leave."

Lu Daochang's concerns were not unfounded, and Chu Nan could only shake his head and sigh in response.

Whether his journey to the Heavenly Balance Realm would be a blessing or a curse, he might never have the chance to meet them again.

"So I urge you to go to the Heavenly Balance Realm with me. With your talent, you will definitely shine in the Heavenly Balance Realm."

Lu Daochang sincerely persuaded, and even though he had reached the Unity Realm, he still treated Chu Nan as an equal.

But Chu Nan shook his head and said, "I can't be at ease as long as Huo Mingxian is alive."

"If I don't kill her, I absolutely won't leave the Celestial Crossing Realm."

It wasn't just Huo Mingxian; Chu Nan had other concerns as well.

The situation in the Celestial Crossing Realm had drastically changed with many crises, leaving Chu Nan with many people he cared about whom he could not take with him.

Such as Chu Nianfang, Gu Nianxue, Lin Yian...

There were just too many.

The Heavenly Balance Realm was fraught with crises, and Chu Nan couldn't bring them there.

So he must ensure that those he cared about were safe and self-sufficient before choosing to leave the Celestial Crossing Realm.

Of course, Huo Mingxian was the most important.

Although this woman was now a stray dog, she still had the powerful Cyan Demon backing her, with deep resources.

She could cause trouble for Chu Nan at any time, and he wouldn't be at peace until she was dead!

Although Lu Daochang didn't know Chu Nan's background, he knew that there was an irreconcilable conflict between Chu Nan and Huo Mingxian.

Hearing this, he could only sigh.

No more words were needed; if Lu Daochang was going to the Heavenly Balance Realm, Chu Nan would surely act as his guardian.

Lu Daochang ultimately decided to take his direct descendants and loyal followers who had broken through to the Unity Realm in the Ancestor Sect, to the Heavenly Balance Realm.

Chu Nan and the real person Tianxuan would guard him to prevent any unexpected events.

The Suffering Crossing Ship is a treasure beyond reach for ordinary people, capable of traversing the Sea of Suffering.

It would undoubtedly attract the covetous eyes of major forces.

Not only the Royal Family and Strong Races, but even those Unity Realm martial artists who awakened from the Secret Realms wouldn't let go of the Suffering Crossing Ship.

Because they would never allow Lu Daochang to leave successfully. Once he boarded the Sea of Suffering, no one could threaten him anymore.

So after the decision was made, Chu Nan, Lu Daochang, and the real person Tianxuan immediately set off on their journey.

In fact, many things had already been prepared. When Lu Daochang left the Celestial Crossing Realm, Chu Nan naturally became the new generation sect leader of the Ancestor Sect!

Three rainbows silently flew away from the Imperial Capital, but Ba Yang City was controlled by Strong Races and the Royal Family. As soon as they left, their movements were immediately noticed.

In the residences of various Strong Races, people were discussing:

"Lu Daochang actually left!"

"Hahaha, he's finally leaving the Celestial Crossing Realm."

"He naively thought he could secretly cross the sea with the news of the Suffering Crossing Ship, not knowing we have our spies in both the Ancestor Sect and the Lu Family."

"The treasure that can traverse the Sea of Suffering, before, we might not have dared to seize it, but now we are all strong in the Unity Realm. What is there to fear?"

"Let's go, let's quickly seize the Suffering Crossing Ship!"

...

Once they realized Lu Daochang had left, the martial artists from Strong Races immediately took action.

In the Imperial City Palace, Ji Shen Technique, wearing a magnificent dragon robe, looked solemn and majestic.

He walked steadily and powerfully towards the deepest part of the palace, opening the long-sealed secret chamber passage.

Every step was accompanied by a dull echo, as if announcing to the world the secret he was about to unveil.

When he finally reached the end of the passage, a mysterious and powerful aura rushed towards him.

The dark passage suddenly burst with dazzling golden light, like divine light descending from the heavens, inspiring awe.

Ji Shen Technique showed no fear and resolutely walked into the light.

The sight before him left him amazed—a gigantic stone dragon embedded in the rock wall, exuding an incomparable aura of majesty.

This stone dragon seemed alive, vivid and lifelike, its body connected to the Earth's veins of the entire Celestial Crossing Realm, constantly converging the densest Spiritual Energy.

This is the core of the Celestial Crossing Realm, also the Dragon Vein land controlled by the Ji Royal Family, the source of Earth Vein Dragon Qi!

The stone dragon constantly emitted earth-shattering Dragon Qi, capable of providing unimaginable opportunities and power, even in a small amount. This place is the Ji Family's Holy Land, strictly forbidden to outsiders, and only the most outstanding descendants of the Royal Family are qualified to come here to cultivate Earth Vein Dragon Qi, drawing endless essence from it.

Most of the Dragon Qi cultivated by the Royal Family martial artists is taken from here, its effect far less than directly absorbing it from this place.

However, Ji Shen Technique was indifferent to everything in the Earth Vein Sacred Land, as if none of it concerned him. Because this time, his purpose here wasn't to absorb Earth Vein Dragon Qi.

He appeared like a ghost in the deepest part of the Earth Vein Sacred Land, where stood towering, giant stone statues.

Ji Shen Technique approached a stone statue in a slightly forward position and respectfully said, "Descendant of the Ji Family, Ji Shen Technique, earnestly requests the ancestor to come out!"

"The opportunity to return to the Heavenly Balance Realm has appeared. This will be the perfect time for our Ji Family to dominate both realms.

"After his words fell, there was a short silence, during which the stone statue began to vibrate violently.

With a crisp cracking sound, pieces of stone skin fell away, revealing the living body hidden beneath the stone. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

For a martial artist in the Unity Realm, choosing to slumber is actually a means of self-preservation.

After the Human Race Strong Races compromised with the Cyan Demon, it was declared that no martial artist above the Cloud Sea Realm is allowed to appear in the Celestial Crossing Realm.

At this moment, they are left with two choices: the first is to endure the suppression and be forced to fall to the Cloud Sea Realm, waiting to die in this realm; the second is to fall into a long slumber, waiting for the suppression to dissipate.