The sea of clouds stretched beyond the horizon like an endless white ocean, its rolling waves illuminated by a golden dawn that spilled across the eastern reaches of the Origin Immortal Realm, while the Heavenly Dragon Immortal Battleship sailed above it with ancient runes glowing along its dark, metallic hull. At the forward viewing platform stood Gu Tian, the eighteen-year-old Young Master of the Eternal Gu Clan, his lean, battle-tempered frame wrapped in dark cultivation robes, and as he watched the distant mountains rise through the clouds, he felt the familiar excitement of discovery tempered by the knowledge that this realm contained powers he could scarcely comprehend. Heavenly Immortal City emerged from the mist. At first, Gu Tian mistook its outer walls for a mountain range, because the enormous ramparts of Immortal Jade stretched across the continent until their distant ends disappeared beneath the horizon, while golden defensive formations circled the sky in overlapping