"It has already been confirmed."
The woman in green spoke evenly, her gaze fixed deeply on Qian Jiuting as she enunciated each word. "Elder Chen is Physician Ning from the Royal City, and he is also a Medicine Sect disciple who ascended from the Human Realm. That means he has long been in the same camp as us."
This Elder Chen was actually a Medicine Sect disciple who had ascended from the Human Realm?
Qian Jiuting was greatly shocked upon hearing this. His expression froze as though he had been struck by lightning for a full three breaths.
He turned to look at Chen Changming behind the woman in green, unable to stop himself from shaking his head with a bitter smile. His tone carried a measure of helplessness and admiration. "Elder Chen, you really hid yourself deeply..."
"You flatter me, Elder Qian."
Chen Changming smiled faintly, his expression calm, and offered no further explanation.
He could tell that Qian Jiuting held no low position within the Medicine Sect. This probably was not his first time visiting the so-called Ninth Divine Mechanism Palace either.
As for this Ninth Divine Mechanism Palace—
Chen Changming guessed that it ought to be the core location where the Medicine Sect cultivated its Saint Beasts.
Since it was named "Ninth" and bore the words "Divine Mechanism," its standards must have been extraordinarily high, and its secrets exceptionally deep.
More importantly, the sect master had just said that there was a God Spirit Reed within the Ninth Divine Mechanism Palace.
Following that line of thought, there should be at least nine places within the Medicine Sect for cultivating Saint Beasts, with each one responsible for the nurturing and evolution of one or several Saint Beasts.
"The Ninth Divine Mechanism Palace has a God Spirit Reed. It