After half an hour, Dongfang Haohua emerged from Qionghua Palace. Rather than heading straight to Tongming Hall, he first went to Lingguan Hall. Only a day later did he arrive at Tongming Hall. After he left Tongming Hall, less than the time it took to burn an incense stick later, a clever-looking boy emerged from a side gate of Tongming Hall. Riding a cloud, he made his way to a palace of deep violet hue.
This palace resembled Qionghua Palace, except the plaque above its gates bore the three characters "Ziwei Palace." Upon arriving at Ziwei Palace, the boy used a Spiritual Sense Technique to inspect the area for a moment, then trotted briskly to a small side gate. Naturally, immortal generals stood guard outside. Only after checking the boy's token did they allow him inside.
Deep within Ziwei Palace, amid layer upon layer of pavilions, stood an elegant study. A woman in palace attire sat behind a desk, while an immortal-looking old man sat in a brocade chair before it. He held a booklet in his hand and seemed to be reading from it, while the woman listened with rapt attention.
Outside the study, a palace maid stood respectfully at the doorway, not daring to speak. When the old man finished reading and put away the scroll, he looked at the woman with a smile. "Ninth Princess, this is where I shall end today's explanation of the Lightning Spirit Nurturing Method. There seems to be something going on outside."
The woman raised her head. Wasn't that fresh-faced girl with bright eyes Xin Xin, who had once gone with Xiao Hua to the bottom of Sage River?
"Many thanks, Old Master Lei..." Princess Xinxin rose to her feet. Seeing this, the old man hastily stood from the brocade chair as