When Xiao Ling casually uttered the five words "Supreme Sensing Art," the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace Master's expression changed dramatically. Her mind, which had only just settled, was instantly thrown into turmoil. Her beautiful eyes contracted sharply, and her gaze toward Xiao Ling was filled with incredulous shock.
This art was the foundation upon which the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace had been established—a supreme, inexpressible secret passed down only through a single line between the Palace Master and the designated successor. Even the highly revered Grand Elders of the sect knew only its name, not its details, much less how to cultivate it.
Yet this mysterious man of unknown origins had actually exposed a core secret that the vast majority of the sect's upper echelons had no way of knowing. How could that not shake her to the core?
Where had he learned of this secret?
For a moment, the Palace Master of Taiqing Palace felt chills rising across her back. Aside from fear, her gaze toward Xiao Ling now held several more layers of unfathomable wariness.
Not only was this man's strength unfathomable, he even knew every secret the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace had hidden for countless ages. What terrifying insight and foundation were concealed behind him?
Ling Qingzhu, standing nearby, also trembled slightly. For the first time, such obvious shock appeared in her clear, cold eyes.
She had been personally taught by the Palace Master since childhood and knew how secret the Supreme Sensing Art was. Even among the sect's elders, very few knew of its existence, much less the details of its cultivation method. Yet this mysterious senior could accurately name a supreme art that existed only within the Palace Master's inheritance. His knowledge had already exceeded her imagination.
The female elder standing a little farther away,