Nevertheless, their hatred and jealousy for Jin Rou didn't diminish. In their eyes, he was greatly favored by the mortal old man here.

First, the old man acted as the overseer of the bet and made Abyss Scion pay for it forcefully due to reneging, with an interest at that.

Second, he spoke for Jin Rou regarding the matter when Treemountain Ancestor appeared. It was Jin Rou's matter, to begin with. So, the interference of the mortal old man wasn't needed.

Third and last, they just spoke a bit and he was already offering the other party a free pass to Dragon Sky? If he could do it, why couldn't he give them free passes, too?

The mortal old man had a few clues regarding Jin Rou as he observed him carefully. But, with no confirmation, he couldn't say who was this ancient existence. Remember, he even knew the long ago Pandemonium Incident and the existence of Dragon Emperors.

In any case, he wouldn't force his way to know more. Delving deeper might put him at risk. He was satisfied with the clues he gathered for now.

"I cannot say no to a free pass, but I have to take my maid with me there. Who will take care of me if she's not there?" Jin Rou acted sheepishly in which earned more jealousy from the people especially the die hard fans of Princess Fiarra.

"Why, of course. Princess Fiarra will also have a free pass to Dragon Sky since she's with you." The mortal old man smiled and took out two golden slips, "These are the passes to the realm. You just need to enter it there and it will make an entry for you."

After receiving the passes, Jin Rou and Fiarra went to the Dragon Sky, leaving the men here almost dying from anger.

---historical

The gate towards the Dragon Sky was a complicated place. Unless one received the entry pass, no one could probably find this unless they had powerful treasures.

"I heard that Dragon Sky has many opportunities waiting for those who enter." Fiarra said as she looked at the majestic gate leading to the Dragon Sky.

"It depends." Jin Rou said, "There are people who are staying inside for countless of years for different reasons."

The Dragon's Plate didn't set up a time limit an individual could stay inside the Dragon Sky. Thus, many cultivators, especially the ancestor-level ones were staying there finding the right opportunity for them. There were also people who had been staying there to avoid catastrophes since they wouldn't be detected inside.

"So there are many people inside?" Fiarra was shocked.

"Of course. That's why the price of entering Dragon Sky was very high. Unless they found their answers there, they won't get out or else they would just waste their payment." Jin Rou smirked.

"Is it possible that Era Emperors are also inside?" Fiarra became a bit excited with her question. Since it's possible to stay there with infinite amount of time, then there's a chance that emperors are here, too.

Jin Rou looked at the princess who was expecting answers, "Well, Dragon Sky is an opportunity for everyone especially those who already stepped into the high realm."

Fiarra had already gotten her answer to jer question and smiled. Not long after, they inserted their passes and entered Dragon Sky.

---

Dragon Sky was like a lost realm, but the difference was this place was connected and controlled by Dragon's Plate. It was rumored that the founder of Dragon's Plate used all of his resources to pull and connect Dragon Sky in the plate.

Just imagine, someone daring enough to connect a separated realm to his ancestral ground. Still, the founder succeeded and the Dragon Sky become under their control and it had been going on since their foundation.

It was like a vast ocean of desert with sand as the water and the temperature was cold instead of hot. But the most noticeable thing was the floating dragon statues above the sky.

"So this is Dragon Sky..." Fiarra gasped in awe. Her eyes couldn't see everything as it was far far away from her. In fact, it felt that there were no end in the realm.

"Let's go." Jin Rou said. He had gone here for so many times now, so he was very familiar with the place. And as for how did Han Li do it? Only he knew.

Fiarra followed Jin Rou as they walked around the sand for a few hours before making a right turn and then left. It happened many times that she lost the count. If ever she was separated from Jin Rou, she would surely get lost.

Soon, Jin Rou saw a lone stall not far from him. The seller was a bearded man with a straw hat covering half of his face. He walked towards him and checked the items on sale.

The items were laid on the sand without a cover. The seller didn't bother to move or greet Jin Rou as he checked the items one by one.

In Jin Rou's eyes, these were mere scraps but some would look at this in different light. For example, Fiarra knew that they the extraordinary treasures, real ones at that!

"I didn't expect that someone will be standing a business here instead of going out of this realm." Jin Rou spoke. He was speaking to the unmoving bearded man.

"A business here is safe." The bearded man responded flatly.

"That's true. You have no competitors here, but customers are hard to come by. After all, you chose this area." Jin Rou smiled. The Dragon Sky had many areas, and some of them were forbidden.

And this bearded man here chose a forbidden area to sell his items.

"Because I want to sell my items to real masters, not fake ones. They're getting into my nerves." The bearded man said. He had been doing business here for long now, who knew how many years had passed?

"Capable people will not venture in such dangerous places knowing the death risk." Jin Rou chuckled, "But you impressed me a bit."