Once Zhang Yuan finished speaking, the room soon fell silent.
Zhao Lian gave a soft chuckle and said with a smile:
"Your background is frighteningly impressive, Daoist Zhang. Come now, stop probing me. Whatever you have to say, just say it. I much prefer people who get straight to the point over those who hem and haw."
"Very well, then I'll be direct. I came to see you, Third Princess, to ask for information available only to the imperial family."
Zhang Yuan nodded and, wasting no more words, asked:
"How much do you know about the Six Heavens Demon King Palace?"
The Six Heavens Demon King Palace...
"The imperial library contains quite a few secrets and conjectures about the Six Heavens Demon King Palace. I am reasonably clever and can remember anything after reading it once, so I am familiar with most of those ancient texts and their secrets. However, their accounts are a jumble of conflicting details. Without knowing what you intend to do, Daoist Zhang, I cannot give you a definite answer."
Zhao Lian's answer was evasive. She was still playing mind games with Zhang Yuan, probing indirectly for his precise reason for asking about the Six Heavens Demon King Palace.
As everyone knew, the [Return to True Celestial Person] was the most honest person in the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm. After hearing Zhao Lian's words, Zhang Yuan gave it a little thought, then revealed his true reason for inquiring about the Six Heavens Demon King Palace.
"I came to the Crimson Firmament Roselight Realm to find something in the Six Heavens Demon King Palace. But the palace is mysterious. I've been in the Crimson Firmament Roselight Realm for days and still have no definite location. Brother Wei and the others have stopped heading north and have been