Outside the gate of a golden palace in the imperial residence of Great Shang Imperial City.
A beautiful woman, tall and slender, stood gracefully accompanied by palace maids, dressed head to toe in brilliant red court attire.
Her beauty dazzled all who saw her. She was like the most noble goddess in the world.
She was none other than Ninth Princess Yan Ruyu, renowned as the greatest beauty in Great Shang.
At that moment, Yan Ruyu was waiting for someone outside the golden palace.
The golden palace was no ordinary palace. It was the Great Shang Dynasty's most powerful treasure, its sole treasure beyond Heavenly Grade that required its owner to acknowledge it. It was called the Golden Soul Palace.
The Golden Soul Palace had always been in the hands of the Great Shang emperor. Every emperor had to have the palace acknowledge him before ascending the throne.
Within it lay the Great Shang Dynasty's finest place for cultivation, and opening it required an enormous amount of resources.
Even Sikong Jing, despite his tremendous contributions, had never been allowed inside.
Before Sikong Jing set out to quell the rebellion of the seven kingdoms, Emperor Yan Tianmo had promised that if he returned victorious, he would personally open the Golden Soul Palace for him and help him break through to the Transcendent Realm.
Now, of course, that promise was a joke.
Rumble...
Suddenly, the doors of the Golden Soul Palace opened, and a young man, bare-chested, strode out from within.
Even Sikong Jing had never received such treatment, yet the palace had been opened for a young man.
A palace maid came forward and draped an outer robe over him.
Yan Ruyu also stepped forward with a sweet smile. "Congratulations on emerging from seclusion, Brother Guan."
This man was the heir