Following the direction of Xiao Bai's finger, Du Kang saw the tallest palace in the distance standing among the many pavilions. It was extremely majestic, standing out among the other palaces. It was really too tall, half of it reaching the clouds, hidden in the snow-white sea of clouds. If Xiao Bai had not pointed it out, Du Kang would not have noticed this ridiculously large building.
When he focused his gaze, it was strange. When he was not paying attention, he could still see the edges and corners of the building. But now that he was concentrating on it, it was chaotic and blurry. It was like the moon in the water or the flowers in the mirror. He could not see it clearly.
"Damn, am I nearsighted?"
Du Kang raised his hand to rub his eyes but was stopped by Little White. Puzzled, Du Kang turned his head and looked over. Little White smiled mysteriously and waved her hand in the air. The cloud in the distance flew over and landed in front of the green jade railing.
"What is the meaning of this?"
Du Kang did not understand. He looked at Little White but the girl smiled at him without saying anything. He was even more confused. He muttered that there was something wrong with his brain. He turned his head to look at Cang Jin. He found out that the big sister was already sitting cross-legged in the middle of the stone platform. Her hands were forming a hand seal like a blooming lotus. She had entered a meditative state.
"I told you to go, so go. Stop nagging."
Little White saw that Du Kang was not moving and could not help but have a mischievous thought. She grabbed Du Kang's collar from behind and easily lifted Du Kang's feet off the ground. Before Du Kang could understand what was going on, he felt the world spinning. He was already thrown off the green jade platform by Little White. His body was in mid-air and there was nothing to support him. With a scream, he fell straight down.
"Aiyo … eh?"
Du Kang's blood-curdling scream had not even ended when he felt something was wrong. His lower body felt soft, there was not even a trace of pain in his entire body. Feeling strange, he looked down and was shocked to find that he was actually in the clouds.
It was the cloud that Little White had casually summoned. "Could it be made of cotton?"
Du Kang couldn't help but reach out his hand to grab a handful of the rolling clouds around him. It was indeed the real clouds. Looking at the wisps of white gas dispersing through his fingers, a strange thought emerged in Du Kang's mind. He raised his hand and scratched the top of his head. After confirming that there were no halos, he let out a sigh of relief.
Xiao Bai saw that Du Kang was stupidly busy, how could she not guess what he was thinking? She could not help but laugh out loud, and said, "Fool, you are not dead, why are you blindly touching? Hurry up and go, what are you waiting for?"
"Where to?"
Knowing that he was not dead, the fear in his heart disappeared. His mind became active and he climbed up from the clouds. Just as he was about to ask Little White what was going on, he saw that the surrounding clouds were growing. In the blink of an eye, everything in front of him was covered by the white clouds and he could not see anything clearly.
Du Kang could only faintly feel the clouds flowing under his feet. It felt like he was sitting on a high-speed train. Looking at the rolling clouds, Du Kang did not dare to rush in recklessly. If he stepped on air, it would be like stepping on air from a tall building. If he fell to his death, wouldn't that be unjust?
After an unknown period of time, when Du Kang was yawning, the misty clouds suddenly dispersed and everything around him became clear again.
In front of him was a dazzling scene of gold and jade. Eighty-one towering pillars pierced through the sky. Dragons and phoenixes coiled around them. They were engraved with dense characters. However, Du Kang did not recognize a single one of them.
Slowly turning around, Du Kang scanned his surroundings. Only then did he realize that he was already in front of the grand hall that he had just seen. Three hundred feet behind him was a perfectly straight corridor that extended into the sea of clouds below. He had no idea where it led to, and further away, he could only make out a vague silhouette. He could faintly see the green jade railings that faced the grand hall.
The ground was made of pure gold bricks that were one foot square, and there were countless strange images carved on them. Some were human, some had angry eyes, some had benevolent eyes, some had scales and horns, and some had wings on their backs. There were also many strange things that were neither human nor beast. Most of them looked like humans, but some had three heads and six arms. Some had the head of a snake and the body of a human. There were all kinds of strange things.
Although the carving technique of the relief sculpture was rough, every stroke was very nimble. With a rough stroke, the charm was vividly portrayed. Although it was clearly an inanimate object, one would always feel a wild and ferocious aura coming from it. It was as if the various monsters in the relief sculpture would pounce on them in the next second.
Du Kang quickly walked to the edge of the golden platform. He discovered that there should have been stairs connecting to other places. However, they had been knocked down by something. Only the top three steps were left, and below them was a misty white mist.
"This …" Du Kang, who had a slight fear of heights, could see the rolling clouds beneath his feet from afar. He could not help but feel his legs tremble. He actually had the illusion that he was going to fall head first. He was so scared that he quickly retreated far away. He patted his chest with his hand, and only calmed down after a long time.
"It seems that I can't go back by myself. Xiao Bai and Cang Jin must have a purpose for bringing me here. If I don't do it, they definitely won't take me back. But why did they bring me here?
Why are they so mysterious? "Du Kang touched the tip of his nose and tilted his head to look into the main hall.
Under the support of eighty-one heavenly dragon pillars, this main hall had a golden dome. In the middle of the main hall's door, there was a three-story high platform. It was completely five-colored, and there was a flowing halo. On top of it, there was a chair. It was an ordinary wooden chair. The design was simple, and the craftsmanship was very rough. It was as if it was made by a countryside carpenter. There was not even a single decorative pattern on it. It was completely out of place with the five-colored high platform.
Other than that, there was nothing else in the main hall. Du Kang walked into the hall step by step. He looked left and right. He felt a faint sense of familiarity. He could not help but feel strange. "My god, could it be that I am the legendary main character with a halo?
Could it be that I used to be the master of this Heavenly Palace? I am the Jade Emperor!? "
"How dare you!"
An ethereal voice came rolling like a great bell. It was as if the whole main hall was shaking along with these four words.
Du Kang could not withstand this majestic force. He was sent flying out of the main hall and crashed heavily into the heavenly coiling dragon pillar. He felt as if his internal organs were burning. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood on the ground. The golden ground was like a sponge. In the blink of an eye, it sucked up the blood and emitted a dazzling golden light.
"Damn, who is it!?" Du Kang pressed his chest and stood up. He looked around but did not see the fierce man who just spoke.
"Where did this mortal come from? How dare you trespass the forbidden area of the Heavenly Court. Your sin is unforgivable. Leave now. Otherwise, I will beat you into the Six Dao. You will be transformed into plants and animals. You will fall into depravity and never be reincarnated!"
The rumbling voice sounded, but it came from all directions. It was impossible to tell which direction it came from. The rolling voice brought along waves of wind. Du Kang was like a withered leaf in the wind. He was knocked up, down, left, and right. It did not take long for him to feel dizzy. The golden lights in front of him were spinning.