Domain of Immortal

Leo emerged from the space crack, his heart pounding in his chest. He felt like he had narrowly escaped the clutches of death in that damned forest. He took several deep breaths, trying to steady his nerves and assess his surrrondings. Looking up, he saw a clear blue sky stretching out endlessly above him. Beneath him, he felt the cool, hard surface of a marble floor.

He rose to his feet, scanning the area around him with a wary eye This was a completely different place from the one he had just left behind. There were no towering trees or terrifiying beasts battling it out in the skies. He felt a sense of relief was over him, but it was quickly replaced by confusion and frastration.

"I escaped that shithole forest" he muttered to himself,"but where the hell am I now?".

Leo cautiously set out to explore his unfamiliar surrondings. As he walked, he noticed a blinding light in the distance. Intrigued, he moved closer to investigate. Soon, he discovered that the light was emanating from a magnificent pagoda, bathed in bright yellow hue that made it look almost otherwordly.

Leo attempted to explore the space crack, trying to find another one in order to get himself out of this place, but no matter which direction he turned, he found himself back in the front of pagoda. He began to wonder if this was some kind of array formation specifically designed to lead people to pagoda.

Leo, left with no other choice, reluctantly entered the pagoda. as he made his way through the entrance, he couldn't help but make ironic comments about the situation, "Well, this isn't creepy at all. A place where you have to go in wheter you like it or not. Not the least bit creepy at all."

The room that lay before him was breathtakingly beautiful. The floors and walls were made of gleaming marble, and intricate carvings of mythical beasts adorned every surface. However, despite its grandeur, the room had an eerie atmosphere that made leo feel uneasy. "Despite its beauty, why am I feeling so creeped out?" he thought to himself. "Maybe it's beacuse there aren't any people here."

As Leo explored the room, he noticed several closed doors on either side. He couldn't shake off the feeling that something was amiss. His eyes then fell upon the remains of what appeared to be human corpses scattered on the flour. They had long decayed and turned into nothing but skeletons. Leo muttered to himself, "Okay, maybe there weren't any living people." His unease grew stronger, and he realized that he was trapped in a place that he didn't understand.

As Leo was lost in his own thoughts, a voice abruptly interrupted his reverie. "Welcome to my humble domain, young cultivator" the voice spoke. Leo tensed up, slowly looking up to identify the source of the voice. The speaker continued, "How did you get in here?"

Looking up, Leo saw that the person who spoke did not have a physical body; instead, the figure floated in the sky. It was an old man with a bald head and long beard. Leo began to back away, his mind racing with fearful thoughts, "Another dead person…this time a talking one.This place is getting creepier by the minute."

Sensing the young man's fear the old man spoke again, attempting to reassure Leo. "There's no need to be afraid. I won't harm you. I am the owner of this pagoda."

Upon hearing the old man's claim to be the owner of the pagoda, Leo stopped retreating and immediately demanded, "Elder, How do I get out of here?"

Suprised by the sudden demand, the old man asked for more details, "Young man, How did you manage to enter this place with only the first realm of Qi cultivation?"

Leo could sense the old man's genuine curiosity and decided to provide an explanation, "I was fleeing from Mystic Forest after the apperance of a Pure Wood Qi ball and the beasts fighthing over it. As I was running, several space cracks formed in the forest, and I fell into one of them, which brought me here."

The old man corrected Leo, saying "You must be referring to the Elemantal Wood Core, which has been nurtured in my domain for years" As he spoke, he gave Leo a humiliated look. Leo thought to himself, 'Is the name of this ball really that important? And is this where it comes from?'

Upon realizing the cause of his precarious situation, Leo felt angry and almost cursed the old man. But he held his tongue and instead politely asked the old man, with a sincere expression (or at least he thought it was), "Elder, you mentioned that the Elemantal Core's origin was in your domain. So why was it in the forest?"

The old man looked at Leo, noticing his crooked expression, and sensed that something was amiss. Nevertheless, he decided to answer Leo's question, saying, "It must have slipped out through some space cracks." then he started to murmur about somethings

Leo's curiosty was piqued as he overheard the old man muttering to himself about "space cracks" and a "young man" who had completed some trials. Hoping to gain more information, Leo posed a question to the old man. "What young man and trials?" he asked.

The old man, caught off guard by Leo's sudden question, answered without fully realizing what he was doing. "A young man came just before you and completed the trials" he said.

Realizing his mistake, the old man quickly regained his composure and muttered to himself, "I wasn't supposed to talk about the people who challenge the trials." He then carefully scrutinized Leo, examining the emblem on his robe before finally relenting and sharing more information.

"I suppose there is no harm in telling you now" he said, resignedly. "The young man who came before you had the same emblem on his rob as you do, and he successfully completed the trials after challenging them."

Leo's anger slowly dissipated as he used the old man's distraction to gather information. 'A person with the same emblem as mine must be from my sect, the Heavenly Immortal sect. I need to gather more information' he thought to himself. Leo then inquired further about the young man "What was his robe color and name?" The old man hesitated for a moment and then replied "He was wearing a blue robe, and I cannot share his name" His expression seemed to warn Leo not to push his limits. Dissapointed with the limited information, Leo speculated 'Blue robe, so he was an inner sect disciple'