Before Zhang Xiaohua even landed, his divine sense had already taken in the general layout of the entire area. Just as he had expected, his divine sense was bounced away by a towering palace and could not penetrate it. The palace itself was pitch-black as well.
Zhang Xiaohua flew outside the palace and studied its tightly shut doors for a long while. Just as he was about to form a hand seal and try to break the restriction surrounding it, his gaze happened to fall upon the ground, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face. At once, he ignored the restriction outside the palace, formed a hand seal, and tunneled underground. When he poked his head out again, he was already inside the restriction!
It turned out that the restriction only protected the palace above ground from all sides. Underground, it was completely undefended—bare and exposed!
Scratching his head, Zhang Xiaohua truly could not understand why this restriction was so shoddy. Even the restrictions he set up while cultivating at night took the underground into account. They would never be like this one, protecting the head while leaving the backside exposed!
Most of the palace within the restriction was no different from an ordinary palace—utterly plain, without the slightest fluctuation of vital energy. Only within one rather large room did Zhang Xiaohua discover an extremely obscure ripple.
Without hesitation, Zhang Xiaohua headed straight into that room.
The moment he entered, a rich scent of powder and cosmetics rushed at him. Zhang Xiaohua looked around, then reached out and took out the Luminous Pearl. By its glow, he saw the entire room clearly.
The room was extravagantly furnished. A large bed capable of sleeping ten people stood in the center. It appeared to be made of reddish-brown wood, and