The imperial palace stood on an island in the center of the city.
A glittering golden moat surrounded the island. It was called the River of Destiny, and although it formed a ring with no other tributaries, its waters flowed slowly.
Upon closer inspection,
countless lines could be seen within the river, with fish of varying sizes swimming along them.
The river was not particularly wide.
But a flight-prohibiting formation covered the area. Rumor had it that even a Supreme Expert would not dare force their way through. The only way in or out was an arched, multicolored bridge.
It spanned the two banks, resplendent in seven colors.
Like a rainbow.
Chen Lin stopped to observe it.
Although he had encountered many things related to rainbows, he did not find this puzzling. After all, this was the Seven-Star Realm, where the seven supreme laws held sway. Rainbows happened to have seven principal colors, so it was perfectly normal for similar things to be more common here.
The Prancing Bull, however,
had a rainbow-shaped tail as well, and that spirit plant stirred a few suspicions in him.
Chen Lin felt
that obtaining the Prancing Bull was unlikely to have been a coincidence. A treasure like that contained powerful rule power. Without a karmic connection, one might not even be able to see it, let alone acquire it.
Thus,
if the Seven-Star Realm truly harbored a secret, it was very likely connected to rainbows. Some force might also be pushing him along, trying to bring him into contact with that secret.
After watching for a while, Chen Lin gathered his thoughts.
If some great hand truly manipulated things from behind the scenes, it had to be unimaginably powerful. The likeliest candidate was the Shadow Scholar. Directly opposing him would be difficult; Chen