"My lady, this is a golden opportunity. As long as we control the Stone Kingdom, even after Severing Heaven and Earth, the Heaven Mending Sect will still be able to project its power into the Desolate Region and seek out those legendary opportunities for us," Granny Xihua said excitedly.
Before her, a veiled woman of peerless beauty looked thoughtful, somewhat hesitant.
It was not that she was timid. Rather, Shi Yi had left far too deep an impression on her before; his overwhelming strength was etched into her mind. Thus, she found it hard to believe the news that the Peerless Hall had been destroyed and Shi Yi had fallen.
"Could this be a trap?" she asked.
"There is a possibility, but it is small. My lady knows how terrifying the great tribulation is. When those three forbidden artifacts swept through, what Venerable could have escaped?"
"I'm still uneasy. Let's probe the situation first," Yue Chan said with a frown.
"You are absolutely right, my lady."
In the Imperial Capital, the Stone Emperor's nineteenth prince strode out of a royal residence to welcome an honored guest from the Outer Domain.
The visitor was a young man dressed in white. He had a heroic air, profound eyes, and the bearing of a rising dragon, marking him as anything but ordinary.
"So it is an outstanding talent from the Heaven Mending Sect!" Shi Chong said, respectfully welcoming him.
"You are too kind, Your Nineteenth Highness. I have come regarding the Stone Kingdom's throne. You must have heard by now that both the Peerless Hall and the Peerless Emperor have been reduced to dust, leaving the Stone Emperor's seat vacant. In the opinion of our sect's holy maiden, Fairy Yuechan, in this vast Imperial Capital, only Your Nineteenth Highness is qualified to