The palace's location, inside Nine Cold Mountain

Master Wei Jian, as a true Native of the Prison Mountain Realm and an old man at that, is clearly a senior figure with a deep understanding of the Prison Mountain Realm.

Although his main job is forging, and he seems to be the type who doesn't pay attention to anything else...

However, it is clear that Master Wei Jian is actually quite fond of making a fuss.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared in the Nine Cold Mountain, in a Yaomo's cave, and been rescued by Qin Siyu.

After all... although he said he came into the mountains to collect materials personally to Wei Jian's reputation and status, he didn't actually need to collect the materials himself.

He only needs to say a word, and someone will immediately deliver the materials he needs to his door.

Even the rarest materials are no exception—after all, most people collect rare materials to forge Magical Artifacts, weapons, or other tools.

And in the entire Two Mountains and Six Hells, there is no weapon-refining master more authoritative than Master Wei Jian!

So...

Master Wei Jian still insisted on personally coming to Nine Cold Mountain to "collect materials." While he needed to conduct on-site investigations of the materials, a larger reason was...

This master himself was indeed passionate about the process of exploration and collection—he loved Forging, and he loved more than just the step of lighting the Furnace Fire and forging the shape.

Master Wei Jian also appreciates the process of designing the object to be created, trekking through mountains and rivers to collect the necessary materials, and testing its functions after forging it into shape.

So...

His experience and knowledge of the Two Mountains and Six Hells, both in breadth and depth, are unparalleled by others.

Therefore... based solely on Lin Yu's few words, Master Wei Jian was clearly able to recall something.

Under Lin Yu's persistent questioning, Master Wei Jian learned from Qin Siyu that the young man before him was his savior, and naturally he answered all his questions without reservation.

"Young hero, I was just about to explain it to you in detail."

"You just mentioned 'Royal Palace'... Actually, there aren't many places in the entire Prison Mountain Realm that can be called Royal Palace, only three!"

Lin Yu asked with some surprise, "Three places?"

Qin Siyu also realized, "Oh... I know! They were all built during the Great Rui Dynasty... but I've only been to one place, the Northern Traveling Palace Ruins in Sand Hell."

Master Wei Jian looked at Qin Siyu with surprise. "You've been to the Northern Traveling Palace Ruins... Nowadays, few people in the martial arts world go to places like this—especially young people."

What are you going there for?

Qin Siyu blurted out, "Of course, it's to find... uh, to find the records left behind by the Great Rui Dynasty —I want to know how people fought against Yaomo in ancient times."

Hearing Qin Siyu's words, Master Wei Jian nodded with satisfaction. "As expected of a girl who dares to venture into the Yaomo's cave alone, she has quite the ambition."

Lin Yu noticed Qin Siyu's embarrassment and spoke up at the opportune moment, "So this 'Great Rui' is the Dynasty that unified the Two Mountains and Six Hells before the Chaos of Huotian?"

Master Wei Jian nodded. "That's right. The Great Rui Ancient Capital Divine King Palace Ruins that I mentioned are the first Royal Palace they built. This Dynasty once moved its capital, and their first Royal Palace was the Great Rui Ancient Capital Divine King Palace Ruins."

Qin Siyu spoke up, "Hey, Master Wei Jian, but there are three such Royal Palace. Besides the Northern King, there's also the Great Rui Cheng Tian Royal Palace... How did you determine which one it is?"

Master Wei Jian laughed and said, "Of course, it's because he said there are Formation and seals inside!"

"From what I understand, the reason why the Great Rui Dynasty moved its capital and built a second Royal Palace is because a disaster occurred in the old capital and the old Royal Palace!"

"It is said that a powerful Yaomo was once born deep within the Royal Palace, causing Living Beings to the entire Royal Palace and the old capital. Even the Great Rui, who unified the Two Mountains and Six Hells at the time, was unable to cope with it and could only seal the entire Royal Palace with Formation!"

"That was also the first time that the Great Rui encountered a disaster that damaged its foundation and shook the entire Dynasty. It can be said that the seeds of the Great Rui Dynasty's later division into four or five parts and its decline from its peak were already sown at this time."

Master Wei Jian explained in detail, Qin Siyu suddenly realized, "No wonder I've only heard of a third Royal Palace, but never seen its ruins..."

Lin Yu pondered for a moment and said, "So, in that case, no one in the world knows where this Royal Palace is, is that right?"

Master Wei Jian nodded. "That's true... But don't worry... Hehe, I've actually deduced the location of the Royal Palace through those legends and clues."

Lin Yu quickly said, "Please enlighten me, Master."

Master Wei Jian stroked his beard and pointed to the cave behind him.

"It's right here... inside Nine Cold Mountain!"

Qin Siyu was stunned. "Within the Nine Cold Mountain?"

Master Wei Jian nodded. "That's right. Because the Yaomo born in that ancient capital was too powerful, ordinary seals were no longer effective against it. So... the Great Rui used the Earth Vein of Nine Cold Mountain to seal it away!"

"Many ancient texts of the Great Rui Dynasty record Formation that use the Earth Vein to seal Yaomo... And among these Two Mountains and Six Hells, the strongest Earth Vein are naturally found within these two mountains, Nine Cold Mountain Ultimate Yang."

"At that time, the ancient capital of Great Rui was near Nine Cold Mountain, so the Yaomo, along with the entire Royal Palace... was naturally pushed into the interior of Nine Cold Mountain and sealed off by the Earth Vein!"

Qin Siyu was extremely surprised. "Such methods exist... it's simply unbelievable power!"

"It's truly unbelievable that even before the Chaos of Huotian, or rather, during the heyday of the Great Rui, magic and Martial Arts were already so flourishing..."

Master Wei Jian paused for a moment after speaking, then continued, "Of course, this incredible sealing method wasn't entirely lost. As far as I know, some people within the Daoist Sect have recently seen the remaining Formation of this formation and have created a new forbidden technique..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu asked, "The Taiqing Daoist Sect's Hundred Tribulations Forbidden Art, 'Earth-Covering Mountain-Destroying Sealing Array'?"

Master Wei Jian looked at Lin Yu in surprise. "Young hero, you actually know this... I only learned about it when I helped the Taiqing Sect refine some talismans and borrowed their internal Daoist Sect collection. How did you find out?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "I just happened to have heard about it somewhere..."

After all, he couldn't very well claim that he had personally witnessed someone use it, entered the "talisman array," and even taken away the Yaomo sealed inside, could he?

Master Wei Jian also clicked his tongue in amazement. "I didn't expect that although you don't know much about the affairs of Great Rui, you are not ignorant either... It seems that you are just more familiar with some contemporary methods... Otherwise, you wouldn't know such secrets within the Daoist Daoist Sect."

"As far as I know, the last time this move was used was by the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord, a Great Demon from the Taiqing Daoist Sect Karma sealed away the Fire Hell and could manipulate Destiny and cause and effect..."

Master Wei Jian finished speaking, he looked at Qin Siyu, "Hey, little girl, why do you have such a strange expression?"

Qin Siyu pursed her lips and shook her head. "It's nothing, Master."

Originally, she didn't know why Lin Yu knew about the "Earth-Covering Mountain-Destroying Sealing Array"... but now, after listening to Master Wei Jian's explanation, Qin Siyu understood.

Then, Qin Siyu took the initiative to change the subject.

"So, Master... since the Great Rui Ancient Capital Divine King Palace Ruins are sealed inside this Nine Cold Mountain, how do we get in?"

"After all... although many Yaomo caves and natural mountain passes are very deep, no matter how deep those caves are, they shouldn't be considered to have reached the interior of 'Nine Cold Mountain', right?"

"I've never heard of anyone actually being able to enter the interior of Nine Cold Mountain..."

Qin Siyu said.

Master Wei Jian stroked his beard. "Ordinary people probably wouldn't be able to do it, but... hehe, luckily you're fortunate enough to have met me!"

After the old man finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves, revealing forearms that were thicker and stronger than he had imagined—although there were some age spots on his skin, they were not loose at all.

"There are plenty of materials in this 'Nine Cold Mountain' right now. You only need to give me three days... no, two days, and I can forge the equipment that will allow us to enter the interior of the Nine Cold Mountain!"

Master Wei Jian spoke, but Qin Siyu did not answer, and Lin Yu shook his head.

"Three days is too long, Master. I must hurry to the Royal Palace... I don't have that much time."

Master Wei Jian frowned slightly. "Two days isn't enough... Alright, since you put it that way, young hero... I'll risk my life—even one day might not be too difficult!"

Hearing Master Wei Jian say this, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh...

Master Wei Jian's weapon-forging skills are truly extraordinary—can he really produce a Magical Artifacts in a single day?

Moreover, this was done while adapting to local conditions and using local materials.

"If only we didn't run out of time... I really wanted to agree to the master's plan; maybe I could even get a magic Magical Artifacts for free..."

Lin Yu sighed, but ultimately did not make the decision.

He took out the [Talisman Earth Escape Armor] from his [Item Space].

"No need, Master... I have something that can do it right here."

As he spoke, Lin Yu grabbed Master Wei Jian and Qin Siyu.

"Since the Royal Palace is located within the Nine Cold Mountain... let's set off."

Then, before Qin Siyu and Master Wei Jian could react, they felt the ground beneath their feet soften.

Then...

Lin Yu then led the two of them directly into the underground rocks!

The three of them swam inside the "mountain" as if they were swimming.

And...

As Lin Yu's blood and qi surged, the speed of this "swimming" also increased.

By the time Master Wei Jian and Qin Siyu realized what was happening...

They had reached a Cavity or crevice inside a rock within the Nine Cold Mountain.

Qin Siyu asked in surprise, "What... what is this?"

However, it was not Lin Yu who answered Qin Siyu's question, but Master Wei Jian.

"Talisman Earth Escape Armor)... This is Talisman Earth Escape Armor) crafted by my Senior Brother!"

The old man's voice was very excited.

"I haven't seen his calligraphy for many years since my Senior Brother passed away!"