Cangwu Immortal Island, Cangwu Immortal Palace

The light flew extremely fast. The sound of the wind brushed past their ears, and the sea of clouds surged beneath them.

Gu Changyuan looked down and saw islands of various sizes scattered throughout the sea of clouds.

On the large islands, palaces and pavilions were lined up closely together, and spiritual springs and waterfalls could be seen everywhere.

In the center of the largest island stood a majestic palace.

The palace was over a hundred zhang tall, covering a vast area, and was built entirely of cyan jade.

In the center was a massive main hall, flanked by side halls. Behind it were the sleeping quarters and a scripture pavilion, all surrounded by gardens, spiritual springs, and cultivation platforms.

The entire palace was enveloped by a faint cyan light barrier, upon which runes could be faintly seen flowing.

Cangwu Immortal Palace.

Immortal Emperor Cangwu did not take them to that largest island. Instead, he brought them to a small island located to the southeast of the Cangwu Immortal Palace.

The small island was not large, spanning no more than a hundred zhang in radius.

After landing, Immortal Emperor Cangwu raised his hand and waved.

Two emerald-green rings flew out from his sleeve, landing steadily in front of Gu Changyuan and Jun Anshi. They hovered in mid-air, slowly rotating.

"Since you are unwilling to take me as your master,"

Immortal Emperor Cangwu looked at them, his tone gentle yet brokering no refusal.

"Then become guest disciples of my Cangwu Immortal Island. On this island, you may cultivate and come and go freely. If you need anything, you can come directly to me."

He paused, his gaze falling upon the two rings.

"These rings contain the resources you will need for your cultivation, and your disciple tokens are also inside. You may use all the facilities on the island."

After saying this, his figure flashed, and he vanished directly from the spot.

His speed was so fast that not even an afterimage was left behind.

Gu Changyuan and Jun Anshi stood in place, looking in the direction Immortal Emperor Cangwu had disappeared, both feeling a mutual sense of speechlessness.

Was he really that afraid they would run away?

Gu Changyuan withdrew his gaze, shook his head, and began to observe the small island.

His eyes slowly swept across the entire floating island, discovering that aside from the two quaint and elegant wooden cabins behind them, there was only a gigantic parasol tree.

He circulated his divine sense, covering the entire Cangwu Immortal Island and the surrounding small islands, carefully sensing the flow of time in this world.

He then discovered that the flow of time here was a thousand times faster than the outside world.

Gu Changyuan reached out his right hand, grasped the ring in front of him, and slowly probed his divine sense into it. Instantly, he felt the massive amount of resources contained within.

Not only were there mountains of high-grade spirit stones and various pills for healing and assisting cultivation, but there were also many rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, as well as various high-tier magical artifacts and cultivation methods.

There were also disciple tokens, identity jade plaques, a map of the immortal island, cultivation guides... all sorts of miscellaneous items stuffed the ring full.

Gu Changyuan looked at the scroll of the Cangwu Longevity Art in the ring, which was identical to the one he had obtained in the secret realm, and his heart stirred slightly.

Was this giving them all the resources at once?

Gu Changyuan secretly grumbled in his heart, while simultaneously pondering the intentions of Immortal Emperor Cangwu.

He probably wanted the inheritors to cultivate his legacy in this world, eventually completing the inheritance through learning, comprehension, and practice.

Speaking of which, why was he brought in as well? Unlike Jun Anshi, he had directly barged into the inheritance space, yet he had also been included in the scope of the inheritance trial by the other party.

Gu Changyuan shook his head and stopped overthinking it.

Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. A free inheritance delivered right to his door was not something to turn down.

Jun Anshi's voice came from behind, interrupting his thoughts.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan. This world should be the inheritance trial grounds of Immortal Emperor Cangwu, right?

Although everything here is very real, the tactile sensations, the smells, and the spiritual energy fluctuations are all exactly the same as reality.

But I can sense that the flow of time here is a thousand times faster than the outside world. It is highly likely a dream world."

Jun Anshi had previously experienced the divine ability of her senior sister Lan Caiyou and had also entered a dream spirit state, so she had some understanding of this.

Gu Changyuan nodded.

"You're right, this is indeed a dream world."

He paused and added.

"Moreover, the flow of time is fast, so we don't need to worry about staying here too long. Even if we stay here for a few years, perhaps only a few minutes will have passed outside."

Hearing this, Jun Anshi breathed a slight sigh of relief.

She wasn't afraid of being trapped here; she was afraid that the people outside would worry.

Although her brother Jun Mukong appeared calm and steady on the surface, if she really disappeared for that long, he would definitely go crazy with anxiety.

She nodded, her gaze shifting away from the parasol tree and landing back on Gu Changyuan.

Those eyes lingered on Gu Changyuan's mask for a moment before she spoke:

"By the way, since we might be spending a long time together, you can't possibly wear a mask the whole time, can you?"

Her tone did not carry any deliberate questioning or probing, but her eyes held a trace of pure curiosity.

From the time this black-robed man appeared until now, she had never seen his face and didn't know what he looked like.

Hearing her words, Gu Changyuan subconsciously raised a hand to touch his face.

Then he discovered that the mask seemed unable to be taken off.

He could freely change the clothes on his body.

With a thought, the loose black robe transformed into a simple dark robe.

His clothing changed according to his will, but the mask didn't budge an inch, firmly adhering to his face and obscuring more than half of his features.

Gu Changyuan frowned slightly, then felt relieved.

This mask was never a physical entity to begin with.

It was just a layer of spiritual energy barrier attached to his face, serving the purpose of hiding his appearance and preventing prying eyes.

This mask he obtained from the system possessed special rule attributes, and in reality, he could take it off at any time.

But here, it was highly likely that the mask was treated as a part of himself and projected into this world.

Since he couldn't take it off, he just wouldn't.

After all, wearing this mask didn't give him any sense of restriction on his face, nor would it affect Gu Changyuan's daily activities or cultivation life in the slightest.

Gu Changyuan helplessly spread his hands and said:

"I can't take it off. It's highly likely that it was projected over together with me as a part of my body."