Chapter Fourteen: Kunlun!~

"Your Majesty, apologies for the interruption."
Hao Yun performed the mage's salute, which the king returned, then led Hao Yun toward the Sanctum's permanent portal.

"Mr. Potts, you're heading for Kunlun this time, aren't you?"

"Yes, I was thinking of flying straight there, but worried about causing public panic—passport checks and all that. So I figured I'd borrow the route instead."

Hao Yun smiled. With his current power as an electrokinetic, he could circle the globe dozens of times at ten Mach without rest. Borrowing the route was merely a pretext.

More than anything, he wanted to see if he might run into the Sorcerer Supreme.

"Where's Master Ancient One? Off maintaining cosmic peace again?"

"Mr. Potts, you're joking," Wang replied with a smile, casually explaining, "The master just took on a new disciple two days ago—a bit slow-witted, so she's been busy training him."

"A new disciple?"

Hao Yun's ears perked up immediately. He hadn't seen Mordo or Kaecilius when he'd visited Kamar-Taj recently, but their names had come up in conversation, and he'd specifically warned the Ancient One… A new disciple—could it be the new Sorcerer Supreme?

"Yes, apparently he's quite famous in the mortal world—a renowned neurosurgeon."

"Wang, you don't mean Stephen Strange?"

"You know him?" Wang paused. "He keeps bragging about his fame in the mortal world. If not for his accident, he'd never have come to Kamar-Taj. Super arrogant… Yes, that's the word you always use—arrogant, like a spoiled princess."

"Uh… You're not wrong," Hao Yun wiped the sweat from his brow. Princess? Wang, you're narrowing your path…

"Never mind, let's talk about him later. Take me to Kunlun first, I'll chat with the master about the new disciple when I return."

"Certainly! All our sanctums connect directly to Kunlun Mountain. This way!"

Wang gestured invitingly. Before them, a brilliant blue portal linked the major sanctums. Hao Yun nodded to Wang, then stepped through the fixed portal, arriving in a land of immortals!

Yes, the scene before him differed not at all from legends of paradise.

Immortal flowers and lush grass carpeted the ground, exuding boundless spiritual energy—unseen, yet each breath made Hao Yun feel a little more comfortable. High above, countless cranes, magpies, and three-legged mystical birds called melodiously; farther off, faintly visible, loomed magnificent palaces...

Forgive Hao Yun’s feeble words; mortal language could not capture the scene before him. If not by poetry, it could only be described: In the heavens, the city of white jade, twelve towers and five citadels; the immortals touch my crown, grant me longevity.

As Hao Yun stepped into the immortal realm, unsure where he was or what to do, a snow-white crane descended from the sky. Upon its back, a suave gentleman in ancient Han attire dismounted.

"Brother, I—"

Hao Yun hurriedly performed the traditional salute, about to greet him, when the other's modern speech left him stunned.

"Hey, you’re that so-called superhero, Thunder Knight, right? Tsk, tsk. A proud Chinese, yet you serve foreign masters? Shameful, really."

"Uh..." Hao Yun’s mouth twitched. Seriously, man—dressed like that, dropping 'hey' and 'superhero' left and right—don't you find it awkward?

"Well, it happened by accident. Please understand."

"Enough, just come with me. The master awaits you in the hall."

The man waved his hand, and a cloud materialized beneath Hao Yun's feet, carrying them both toward the distant hall.

On the way, Hao Yun hurriedly asked about any taboos.

"So, brother—how should I address you?"

"Oh, just call me Bai Mo."

"Bai Mo! It's my first time in Kunlun—are there any taboos I should know about?"

"None, really. We have everything here—Internet, food delivery, basically whatever you have, we have too."

Bai Mo gave Hao Yun an utterly unexpected answer, then added with disdain, "Don’t think Kunlun is above worldly affairs. Immortals are people too—we read novels and play games."

"Uh… Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were like the immortals of the Heavenly Court."

Hao Yun scratched his head, a bit embarrassed.

"Don’t mix them up again. The Heavenly Court's immortals are demons—very different from us. Anyway, we’re here. Go on inside."

Bai Mo explained, then steered the cloud down. He pulled a phone from his sleeve, checked it as he walked in. That posture—he was no different from any city dweller glued to their screen!

If not for his ancient attire and the magnificent hall ahead, Hao Yun would have thought him a modern urban youth.

Hmm, perhaps a modern youth who loves cosplay? The kind who would cause a stir at a cosplay event?

"Hao Yun, as a fellow Chinese, just come in directly."

Before Hao Yun could shake off his eccentric thoughts, a grand voice sounded from within the hall.

"Yes, as you command, Immortal."

Hao Yun bowed slightly, then entered the hall, chin up and back straight.

Inside, the hall exceeded Hao Yun’s expectations of an immortal realm. Outside, it looked like a simple palace, but inside, the space felt vast—likely using spatial folding technology.

His eyes swept the decor: wooden furniture carved from millennia-old logs, crystals clear as ice, scrolls brimming with Daoist charm—everywhere he looked.

Not to mention the three white-bearded elders seated at the top of the hall, forming the triad of heaven, earth, and man…

Wait, three elders? Could they be the ancestral emperors of humanity—Heavenly Emperor Fuxi, Earthly Emperor Shennong, and Human Emperor Xuanyuan?

Shock flashed in Hao Yun's eyes as he guessed their identities. The central elder smiled, "It seems you've guessed who we are?"

At that moment, the system’s prompt sounded frantically in Hao Yun’s mind!

"Congratulations, host, for arriving at the most mysterious location in the MCU universe: Kunlun Immortal Realm! Would you like to sign in?"

The sign-in prompt echoed madly in Hao Yun’s mind, so distracting he couldn’t answer the Heavenly Emperor. He hurriedly replied to the system mentally, "Sign in! Quickly!"

"Congratulations, host, for signing in at Kunlun. The host’s store unlocks a new branch: Cultivation Store!"

"Congratulations, host, for meeting the Three Sovereigns of Humanity. Automatic sign-in successful, obtaining the supreme inheritance of humanity: Martial Arts!"

"Congratulations, host, for meeting the Human Emperor Xuanyuan. You have acquired the release incantation for the Xuanyuan Sword!"

"Congratulations, host, for learning one of Marvel's most mysterious secrets: Chinese Immortals! The system will now begin upgrading!"

A barrage of rewards nearly knocked Hao Yun senseless! Especially the opening of the Cultivation Store, the release of Xuanyuan Sword, and the system upgrade… Any one of them would elevate his power to another level!

He hadn’t realized, absorbed in the system prompts, that he’d stood frozen for nearly ten minutes. The Three Sovereigns showed no surprise at all.