A Saintess?
The moment those two words were spoken.
The entire scene fell deathly silent.
Jiang Qinghuang froze.
Jiang Wuji froze.
The emperor looked as if lightning had struck him.
A flicker of bewilderment crossed Jiang Qinghuang's eyes.
"You... what did you call me?"
"Saintess."
The woman spoke again, her tone unchanged.
Jiang Qinghuang shook her head.
"I'm no Saintess."
The woman looked at her.
Not a trace of doubt showed in her eyes.
"Saintess, do you remember seeing a white-haired woman in your dreams when your Saint Body awakened?"
The woman spoke slowly.
"She taught you a cultivation art in your dreams and guided your training."
Jiang Qinghuang's pupils abruptly contracted.
This matter.
She had never mentioned it to anyone.
Over the years.
Her cultivation had advanced at astonishing speed.
In just a few decades, she had gone from first entering the Divine Mansion Realm to its Great Perfection.
Her exceptional talent was part of the reason.
But the cultivation art the white-haired woman had taught her, and her personal guidance, had played a major part as well.
"That woman..."
At the mention of her.
Sincere reverence appeared in the woman's eyes.
"She is the Grand Elder of our Nine Cold Heavenly Palace."
"When your Saint Body awakened, she divined your existence. But at the time, the Nine Suns Sacred Gate was pressing us hard, and she could not leave. She had no choice but to teach you through your dreams."
Only then did understanding dawn in Jiang Qinghuang's eyes.
"So that's how it was."
She murmured softly.
"The Grand Elder chose you as her personal disciple, and you possess the Ice Phoenix Sacred Body. Naturally, the Nine Cold Heavenly Palace recognizes you as its Saintess."
At the mention of the Ice Phoenix Sacred Body, even the woman could