Chapter 558: Chapter 558: Your Son Is a Good-for-Nothing!
With the boost in spiritual power granted by his Night Moon Saint Body, Ling Chen was merely at the first level of the Palace Mansion Realm, yet his spiritual power was no less than that of the sixth level of the Palace Mansion Realm!
This was the very reason he could contend with Ji Wuya, who was at the fourth level of the Palace Mansion Realm!
"Golden Palace Mansion?"
It took a while before Ji Wuya, with disbelief written all over his face, fixed his gaze on Ling Chen.
"Yes."
Ling Chen nodded and said, "The Golden Palace Mansion can enhance one’s power by two levels. Although I am currently at the initial stage of the first level of the Palace Mansion Realm, my cultivation is comparable to the initial stage of the third level of the Green Palace Mansion Realm!"
"That strong?"
Liu Qingcang’s mouth twitched.
He had always been stronger than Ling Chen.
However, now that Ling Chen had just advanced to the Palace Mansion Realm, his strength had already become comparable to that of their lord.
"How can one condense a Golden Palace Mansion?"
Ji Wuya asked.
Those who had already built a Green Palace Mansion need not hold out too much hope.
But he hoped to use Ling Chen’s experience to help the future generations.
"I’m not sure either!"
Ling Chen said with a wry smile, "I speculate that it might have to do with the Emperor’s Inheritance that I received."
According to Emperor Yan, she used the origin force of the world inside her body to reform his Dantian.
It’s unclear if it’s related to the Golden Palace Mansion.
He didn’t advance through the ranks in the usual manner but was forced to do so, yet he still condensed the top-tier Palace Mansion. He naturally associated it with Emperor Yan’s transformation.
Ji Wuya’s face showed a hint of disappointment, then said, "Indeed! Such great fortune, how could it be something ordinary cultivators can obtain!"
"Lord!"
Ling Chen said with a smile, "You don’t have to be too disappointed. Although I am not aware now, perhaps in the future I might come across the method related to the Golden Palace Mansion."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Ji Wuya nodded vigorously.
With Ling Chen’s talent, how could the mere Palace Mansion Realm be the end of his cultivation?
"Alright, it seems that beast won’t be coming out for the time being. You’ve just advanced, so you’d better go back and stabilize your cultivation!"
Ji Wuya said.
"Mhm, then I’ll trouble you, my lord!"
Ling Chen nodded.
"Go on."
Ji Wuya smiled.
Ling Chen didn’t delay and immediately descended towards the side hall below.
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Great Xia Royal Palace.
Xia Jiu You and a dozen or so people floated in the air, their expressions carrying a certain respect as they looked westward, as if welcoming some important figure.
These dozen or so people were all superb powerhouses in the late stages of the ninth level of the Primordial Pill Realm.
They were also the trusted aides of Xia Jiu You.
Although they had been waiting for several two-hour intervals, not a single one of them showed impatience.
Even Xia Jiu You felt the same.
Two hours later.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"
Three streaks of light shot from the sky, finally stopping above the royal palace.
"Welcome Young Sect Master and the two honored guests!"
Xia Jiu You bowed deeply with utmost respect, his face showing a pleased smile.
"Mhm."
The leading red-robed, red-eyebrowed youth lazily acknowledged.
The black-robed elder on the youth’s left looked at Xia Jiu You and said loudly, "Are you Xia Jiu You? The King of the Great Xia Dynasty?"
"Yes."
Xia Jiu You immediately replied.
"Good, you stay. Everyone else can scram!"
The black-robed elder said impassively.
Xia Jiu You was not bad, but the others, who weren’t even at the Palace Mansion Realm level, how could they catch their eye?
"Yes."
Xia Jiu You replied respectfully.
Then with a wave of his hand, everyone behind him bid farewell and left.
Despite the elder’s unpleasant attitude, they did not dare to counter.
The aura that emanated invisibly from the other party alone was enough to send shivers down their spines.
Only four people were left in the sky.
"You’re saying that an Emperor’s Inheritance appeared here?"
After the others left, the redhead youth immediately fixed his gaze on Xia Jiuyou.
"Yes!"
Xia Jiuyou quickly replied, "Young Sect Master, I’ve prepared a banquet to refresh you and the two esteemed guests after your journey. Shall we talk over the meal?"
"Um."
The redhead youth nodded.
The four made their way to the Zhengyang Palace.
The banquet was already prepared in the palace.
The redhead youth sat boldly on the throne, picked up a wine cup, and said, "Speak, what happened?"
Faced with the youth’s arrogant behavior, Xia Jiuyou dared not show the slightest disrespect.
"Young Sect Master, the matter dates back to three months ago..."
Xia Jiuyou recounted the events of the King’s Relic.
At the end, he said, "I also entered and thought it was just a King’s Relic. I never expected that this time it would actually be an Emperor’s Inheritance! Such an opportunity is naturally not something we could obtain, which is why I immediately informed you!"
"Emperor Yan Realm?"
The redhead youth looked towards the black-robed old man, asking, "Elder Mu, have you heard of this Emperor Yan?"
"Young Sect Master, I’ve never come across it before! However, since he is an Emperor, his means must surely be extremely astonishing."
The black-robed old man, Elder Mu, replied with a smile.
The redhead youth then turned to Xia Jiuyou and said, "Where is that lucky chap who got the Emperor’s Inheritance?"
He, a mere Palace Mansion Realm king, naturally couldn’t handle the methods left behind by an Emperor.
Moreover, someone had already obtained the Emperor’s Inheritance.
Thus, he only needed to find that person.
Upon hearing this, Xia Jiuyou responded somberly, "To report to the Young Sect Master, I am incompetent, and have not yet found that person’s whereabouts. However, I do know that this person is very likely to be in the Dark Realm."
Saying this, he passed over a jade token.
Strikingly, it was the Dark Night’s Transmission Jade Token.
This jade token, he had obtained from a Dark Night Cultivator.
Regrettably, that Dark Night Cultivator was only in the eighth layer of the Primordial Pill Realm.
It could only allow cultivators below the eighth layer of the Primordial Pill Realm to enter.
He simply couldn’t enter.
The black-robed elder, Elder Mu, beckoned and the jade token immediately flew into his hand. Then, he began to study it seriously at the side.
"Xia Jiuyou, it seems that your rule as a king has been quite a failure! There are people within your domain that even you cannot handle?"
The redhead youth laughed.
"Yes, it is my incompetence."
Xia Jiuyou quickly replied.
"By the way, Xia Jiuyou, where is your son?"
The redhead youth asked, "I heard your son also possesses a Sacred Body? Once he advances to the Palace Mansion Realm, he can come to my Burning Flame Sect for cultivation!"
The Burning Flame Sect was a major sect in the East Qing Province.
The minimum cultivation level of its cultivators was the Palace Mansion Realm!
"My son was killed by that guy who obtained the Emperor’s Inheritance!"
Xia Jiuyou said through gritted teeth.
"Hmm?"
The redhead youth’s expression changed slightly and he said, "Your son is a Sacred Body, not getting the Emperor’s Inheritance could be put down to bad luck, but it shouldn’t have cost him his life. Even if the opponent was also a Sacred Body, it shouldn’t have come to that. Could it be he was besieged by a group of attackers?"
"No!"
Xia Jiuyou said, "He was killed by that person alone!"
"Oh?"
The redhead youth laughed, "I’m getting more curious about that lucky fellow now. Tell me, what kind of strength does that person possess? How did he do it?"
The young man’s query was like rubbing salt into Xia Jiuyou’s wounds.
Though reluctant to speak of it, in order to avenge his son, Xia Jiuyou still recounted the event.
"A Primordial Pill Realm cultivator slaughtering a Palace Mansion Realm?"
The redhead youth’s eyes suddenly narrowed.
Such a genius, capable of killing across a great realm, was quite rare even in his own East Qing Province.
And yet, such a genius had emerged in the remote Great Xia Dynasty?
After a long while, the redhead youth stared at Xia Jiuyou and said, "Xia Jiuyou, it seems your son was just trash!"
In the East Qing Province, although there were geniuses who killed across realms, they typically did so against the elderly.
These people often lingered in the ninth layer of the Primordial Pill Realm for a long time before suddenly breaking through.
Moreover, most of them were possessors of Spiritual Bodies.
Xia Biluo, however, was a Sacred Body!
Even so, he was killed, if he is not trash then what is he?