Feng Ling thought it over. He felt that Meng Zhao and Zhao Rulíng were fairly honest people, and more importantly, they were mainly seeking to deal with the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord rather than seize the Supreme Scepter. Even if he revealed some information, it would not matter much. Besides, the information he revealed might not even be important—perhaps it was utterly insignificant.
"Indeed. The Supreme Scepter in Huai Queen's possession was actually taken away long ago. From then on, the Supreme Scepter passed among the Hundred Clans of our Arctic Ice Plains. Its first owner after changing hands was the chieftain of my Tiantian Clan at the time."
The moment these words were spoken, Meng Zhao and Zhao Rulíng were utterly stunned. They had only hoped to find some clues, yet they had unexpectedly hooked a great fish.
The Supreme Scepter had actually fallen into the hands of the Tiantian Clan. Even if it had only passed through their hands once, it was enough to show that the Tiantian Clan understood the Supreme Scepter better than others.
"Is this true?"
"Of course it is true. When Huai Queen suffered her calamity, the Supreme Scepter was also left where she met that calamity. My clan's chieftain at the time was one of Huai Queen's vassals, and that was how the Supreme Scepter came into our clan's possession. However, do not misunderstand. That was a very, very long time ago—so long ago that we all believed it had become little more than a legend.
"Not to mention that this chieftain was later assassinated, and the Supreme Scepter vanished without a trace, seemingly taken by someone else."
Meng Zhao was somewhat puzzled. He interrupted Feng Ling and said,
"There is something I do not understand. The Supreme Scepter is a peerless treasure,