Old Friends

Huang Xuanji said, "It isn't white, but a lustrous color. No matter its quality, once a whole Spirit Stone breaks, it will eventually decay into that color."

The appearance of a mid-grade Spirit Stone directly supported Huang Xuanji's various deductions. Since mid-grade Spirit Stones did not belong to this world at all, it was only natural that Huang Xuanji possessed one and knew more about the world beyond, including the rules of Dark Mountain.

This mid-grade Spirit Stone perfectly supplied the real foundation needed for all those ideal arrangements.

Mu Shentong said darkly, "Brother Xuanji, your knowledge is truly extensive. Have you personally been to the world beyond?"

The mysteries surrounding Huang Xuanji were indeed many. Everything he knew far surpassed what even the Soul Sensing Ancestors of this world knew.

Xu Yi, too, felt a pang of doubt. He did not doubt Huang Xuanji's words; he only doubted Huang Xuanji himself. The unknown was enough to make anyone hesitate.

Huang Xuanji's expression remained calm. "I heard that Mr. Xu was the first to enter the innermost chamber at the bottom of the Void Divine Palace. You must have seen the line: 'Without Xiao Xiao beside me as I sleep, even becoming an immortal would be wretched.'"

Xu Yi's mind exploded. "That Noble Consort."

"Precisely," Huang Xuanji said. "Back then, Jiang Hentian returned from the world beyond with unrivaled divine might and crushed the Rebellion of the Four Kings. Yet the Son of Heaven plotted against him, and he was struck with a deadly poison. He barely made it back to the Jiang Household before he died. That Noble Consort, however, could not leave and remained trapped deep within the palace. After Jiang Hentian returned, he used his great powers to secretly slip into the forbidden palace and meet with