"Jade Court!"
Another powerful faction besides the Unchanging Divine Palace!
Xu Yan glanced at Mingyu, then at the Qingling Jade Bamboo clasped in Mingyu's hand, and asked curiously, "Did the Jade Court participate in that battle back then? Why is the Qingling Jade Bamboo with the Jade Court?"
Netherworld Prison's expression turned solemn. "That is what puzzles me as well. I don't know how Qingyu perished back then, or why her remains ended up in the Jade Court."
After a pause, he continued, "If Qingyu had died at the hands of the Unchanging Divine Palace, her remains wouldn't possess such vitality. Perhaps an expert from the Jade Court intervened in secret and seized Qingyu's remains."
Xu Yan thought for a moment before saying, "Could it be that she isn't dead?"
Netherworld Prison froze. After a long while, he said, "I can no longer sense her aura of existence. But since she's in the Jade Court, perhaps she managed to evade my senses. I hope she truly is still alive."
Xu Yan glanced at Mingyu and said with a smile, "I'll probably enter the Jade Court on this trip. Perhaps I'll be able to find out whether she's alive. I'm curious—if you had the chance, would you betray the Unchanging Divine Palace?"
Netherworld Prison was silent for a long while. "I don't know either. Since I entered the Unchanging Divine Palace, can I still turn back? I simply won't participate in any actions targeting the Taicang World. The next Era is about to begin. That will be an opportunity.
"If it's possible..."
Netherworld Prison did not continue.
Xu Yan understood. After all, Netherworld Prison was one of the Seven Great World Lords. Even though the Seven Great World Lords quarreled and had conflicts among themselves, they had once traveled through the