"Even Heavenly Punishment can do nothing to me! Wherever I am, even if I ascend to the Upper Realm, I can break through the spatial barrier and return to this world at any time! Why should you worry?"
"Ah?!"
"Surely that's impossible?"
"Even the descent of the immortals and gods costs them dearly. Your Majesty can break through the spatial barrier and return whenever you wish?"
Everyone blurted out their disbelief in astonishment, then fell silent together.
It was not that they doubted Xiao Ying, but that his claim was simply too earth-shaking, too incredible to believe!
Xiao Ying's thoughts turned. Unwilling to explain the specifics, he feigned confidence and replied, "What else could it be? How do you think I escaped Heavenly Punishment in San Francisco last time? Where do you think this Teleportation Technique came from?"
Understanding dawned on Di Wushuang, and she promptly replied, "That's right! Word from the Great Chu Imperial Dynasty claimed that Your Majesty escaped Heavenly Punishment by using a blessed grotto-heaven. That was clearly nonsense. If a blessed grotto-heaven could evade Heavenly Punishment, why has no one escaped it since time immemorial?"
After a pause, Di Wushuang looked at Xiao Ying doubtfully and asked, "Then..."
She stopped halfway through her question. Clearly, this was one of Xiao Ying's greatest secrets. Since he had deliberately kept them guessing before, it was best not to pursue the matter. That was a basic principle of serving a sovereign. Even among brothers and friends, prying into secrets someone was unwilling to share was taboo!
For a time, silence settled over them, each person occupied with different thoughts.
"The Mysterious Supreme Treasure that the immortals and gods have sought for countless ages is in Your Majesty's possession?" Zhi Ji's question suddenly sounded beside Xiao Ying's ear.
"Hmm?"
Xiao