After the light turned natural, we were finally able to see the layout and everything within the space.

What we had previously thought was a box-like object was actually a magnificent palace.

The palace was situated within a "palace city" that had a complete layout within the space.

The outermost part of the city had a circle of stone walls, its walls built from exquisitely crafted stones, engraved with various mysterious patterns.

At the center of the city was the palace we had seen earlier, its roof adorned with delicate tiles. The palace gate was a huge golden frame engraved with mysterious characters.

The palace had unique decorations on the outside, making it look magnificent and grand, with a golden, misty aura, giving it a touch of immortal spirit. The golden light shone on the tiles of the palace, adding to its ethereal charm.

At this moment, Fatty suddenly nudged me. "Young Master, look, the mangroves in all directions of the space seem to be converging towards the palace."

I focused my gaze and, sure enough, it was as Fatty said.

The particles within each translucent branch were rustling as they flew toward the palace.

The particle streams flew through the branches into the interior of the palace, disappearing into its depths, seemingly bringing something back to the palace. The atmosphere in the space became mysteriously strange, as if something important was about to happen within the palace.

We were drawn to the mysterious palace city, and we walked step by step towards the palace.

As we walked to the front of the wall, I asked Rouyi, "Do you recognize the symbols and characters on this palace and the walls?"

Rouyi observed for a while, thought for a long time, and replied, "I don't quite remember. It feels like ancient writing, yet also like totemic patterns. I haven't seen anything similar before."

"Hmm..."

I nodded to Rouyi and then said to Fatty and the others, "Perhaps the secret of the mangroves and the Immortal Mountain lies within that palace."

Fatty and the others agreed.

So, I led the others and stepped into the palace city within the walls.

After entering the city, I realized that the environment within the walls of the palace city was very different from that outside.

The ground in the city was smooth and clean, and the surfaces of the large, uneven rocks were as if they had been cut with a knife, like walking on a plaza.

Looking around, when observing the surrounding mangroves with the palace city as the center, it was clear that these mangroves were neatly arranged around the palace city, which showed that the mangroves and the palace were closely related.

This discovery corroborated Fatty's previous observation: the center of these mangroves was the palace city we were in, or, to put it further, the magnificent palace right in front of us.

As we moved forward, I gradually felt an eerie aura coming towards us. The palace city was quiet, without a trace of life.

We walked on the smooth ground, and because our goal was clear, we directly bypassed those simple, gray buildings around the palace and walked towards the huge palace.

Arriving at the front of the palace gate, I saw a huge stone tablet hanging on the door, with several very conspicuous mysterious characters (symbols) engraved on it.

Rouyi stared blankly at the stone tablet, remaining silent, seemingly gaining nothing.

If these text-like contents were beyond Rouyi's comprehension, then there was only one possibility: this thing might not be text at all, but something beyond text.

Unsurprisingly, Rouyi finally shook her head. "The characters on the stone tablet should be the same as those on the stone walls. I have never seen them before, and these contents are beyond my comprehension."

I waved my hand and said to Rouyi, "Forget it, forget it, don't delve too deeply. Let's go inside the palace. There should be the answers we're looking for."

The palace was clear and bright, with golden light radiating everywhere. The ends of the mangrove trunks converged from all around the palace to the top of the palace, forming a pillar of light, suspended from the roof of the palace. The golden light emitted from the pillar radiated throughout the hall, illuminating every corner, full of majesty.

I didn't know where the end of the light pillar ultimately extended to. It seemed that this pillar soared into the sky, reaching directly into the heavens.

Under the guidance of the golden light, we walked towards the interior of the palace, hoping to find the answers we were looking for.

Under the golden light, we saw three giant statues placed in front of the walls in the front, left, and right directions, respectively.

The three statues were similar in appearance, but the details were different. At first glance, the base of the statues looked like auspicious colored clouds, while the statues were tall and upright, with flowing beards and hair, giving them an air of immortal grace.

The statue in the middle was making the navel chakra mudra with both hands, while the statues on either side, one holding a *ruyi* scepter and the other holding a banana leaf fan, seemed to be guarding the middle statue.

From the attire to the objects, it was obviously a Taoist characteristic.

If I guessed correctly, these three statues should be the "Three Pure Ones."

The so-called "Three Pure Ones" are Yuanshi Tianzun in the center, Lingbao Tianzun on the left, and Daode Tianzun on the right.

Daode Tianzun is based on the image of Lao Tzu.

The other two are virtual.