I see
The moment Chen Qing entered, he immediately understood what was going on.
Shen Qi was shocked by the scene before him.
This is no palace at all.
No, this should be called the real palace!
The term "magnificent and resplendent" is merely an exaggerated description in the culture of the Central Plains, but here it is a matter of fact, or even a superficial one.
This place is more than just magnificent and resplendent.
The ground was paved entirely with gold, and countless towering pillars supported the vast palace. These pillars were as large as thousand-year-old banyan trees, and three or four adults would not be able to encircle them. These pillars were clearly made of pure gold, and they were almost entirely inlaid with colorful gemstones.
Over the past few years, Shen Qi has been studying array formations and has become an expert in appraising jade and precious stones. He could tell at a glance that the stones inlaid on this pillar were all top-grade gemstones, and the energy they could store was almost comparable to the Baiyu that the master had risked his life to snatch from the Dragon Palace.
These top-quality gems were not only inlaid on the pillars, but also on the entire ceiling of the palace. They shone like stars in the darkness, and the palace seemed to stretch on forever!
How luxurious is this?
Words cannot describe it!
"Does Your Majesty know where this is?" Shen Qi asked telepathically.
This is certainly not a place that should exist in the Northern Wasteland. Even the Yin-Yang Road corresponding to the Northern Wasteland should not have such a thing. This luxurious palace has nothing to do with the barren Northern Wasteland.
Chen Qing gazed at the King Xiang Palace, his expression incredibly complex.
"Xiang King Xiang?" Shen Qi looked at Chen Qing in astonishment.
This title is recorded in the ancient books of various noble families. In a chaotic era, a ghost Ghost King rose up, subverted the yin and yang, and created a world without death, war, and disease. Even now, in many hidden corners, there are followers of King Xiang.
Chen Qing looked at the enormous palace, his mind racing as he analyzed the situation.
Now he fully understands how Ziyue did it.
The opening of the King Xiang Palace attracted all the evil spirits, so no evil spirits invaded the North Sea area, not even one, because all the evil spirits in that area were probably attracted by the opening of the King Xiang Palace.
The key to unlocking King Xiang Palace was the Ghost Child!
Ghost Child are half-human, half-ghost, the essence of evil spirits, and the embryos of humans. Others do not know the origins of Ghost Child, including Ghost Child themselves, who do not know where they came from, but Chen Qing does.
The Ghost Child is Xiang King Xiang's child!
King Xiang was the only one of the Four Great Ghost Kings who rose from humble beginnings, with a foundation far weaker than the Ghost King. Yet, he nearly unified the world during the Samsara, and the resources and wealth he seized during that time were the envy of the other Ghost King.
Ultimately, amidst various betrayals and attacks, King Xiang fell from power. On his deathbed, he made numerous arrangements for the future revival of the kingdom.
Among them, the two most mysterious places are Xiang Yu's Tomb and Tomb of King Xiang. The Tomb is a barrier set up by the three Ghost King to seal a fierce soul that has not yielded for hundreds of thousands of years!
The second is King Xiang's King Xiang Palace contained a great deal of wealth and resources.
The King Xiang Palace is said to have been hidden by Jia Qing, the most famous Ghost Sorcerer under King Xiang, using a strange magic array. It is hidden in different places on the Yin-Yang Road and will appear once every hundred years. Each time it is opened, it only lasts for a few hours. To this day, no Ghost King has been able to calculate its location and logic.
The purpose of this method in the King Xiang Palace was to cultivate outstanding Ghost General for the future resurrection of King Xiang!
Each time King Xiang Palace opens, a group of lowly evil spirits will have a fortuitous encounter and become loyal followers of King Xiang. With hundreds of thousands of years of continuous opening, the Yin-Yang Road has long been filled with Ghost General who secretly serve King Xiang.
In the story, when the time is right, King Xiang Palace will appear in the mortal realm, thus opening the passage between the two worlds. King Xiang will be resurrected, and the Ghost General generals who secretly served King Xiang on the Yin-Yang Road will quickly gather!
This is the main arrangement for King Xiang's return in the King Xiang expansion pack.
However, it is clearly illogical that King Xiang Palace is located here now that King Xiang is under the control of the Dragon Mother.
Chen Qing looked at the palace, wondering how Ziyue had managed to do it.
Ziyue had someone summon Ghost Child beforehand, clearly anticipating that King Xiang Palace would be there. How did she know? Or did Ziyue collaborate with someone else?
Chen Qing squinted, and the first thing that came to mind was the capital.
That force was bound to King Xiang, the three major sects of the Heavenly Python Palace, but the only one not included was the guild force behind the Dragon Mother.
With such vast resources, how could the guild behind Dragon Mother possibly just stand by and watch?
Chen Qing had guessed that the other party would definitely make a move, but he hadn't expected them to cooperate with Ziyue.
Ziyue must have understood the danger posed by the other party, yet she still cooperated. What exactly happened at that time?
What are the bargaining chips for cooperation between the two parties?
What's the situation now?
Chen Qing has absolutely no idea what's going on, so he can only try to keep it hidden for now and find Ziyue first.
"I never realized you were so brave, little one."
In front of them were two figures dressed in black robes, but the arms exposed from under the robes gave Beiyu Yan goosebumps all over.
The arms were covered in snake-like scales and dripped with a foul-smelling slime. The eyes of the two black-robed figures had also turned snake-like, with inverted triangular eyes and a chilling orange-yellow hue!
"Uncle Murong?" Beiyu Yan asked cautiously, because judging from the voice, the other party should be the head of the Murong Family.
"Interesting." The head of the Murong Family glanced at Shen Qi. At this moment, Shen Qi was dressed as a woman and had deliberately changed her appearance, so he couldn't recognize her for a moment. However, he still noticed the extraordinary nature of the two people behind Beiyu Yan.
His expert intuition told him that these two were very powerful, especially the androgynous man on the left, who posed a significant danger, perhaps even greater than the crazed Yuchi Feihong of that day.
"When did the Beiyu Family acquire two such experts?" The woman in black robes asked Chen Qing in a hoarse voice.
Shen Qi smiled slightly, imitated the palace maid's curtsy, and said with a smile, "Senior is too kind. How could I be considered a master in front of you?"
Chen Qing shuddered and looked at Shen Qi in astonishment. This guy's female voice was so alluring that it was unmistakable. This guy was definitely not a first-time cross-dresser.
"Senior." Only a pair of chilling eyes could be seen from within the black-robed woman's robes, her gaze carrying a half-smile, "Which junior family could put on such a show? They're truly blessed."
"What? Did you come in looking for someone?"
"Many members of my family have gone missing, and now the head and elders of the Beiyu Family have also disappeared. I've come here mainly to investigate."
"Hmm, it seems to have happened after that day."
That day?
A strange glint flashed in Chen Qing and Shen Qi's eyes. From what the other party said, they knew that the day the other party mentioned had probably affected all the cultivators in the city. Therefore, all the cultivators in the city should know what happened. Otherwise, the other party would not be so sure that they were the ones who arrived on that day.
"Indeed. We just arrived recently."
"You've only been here a short time, yet you managed to find the Dowager Consort Beiyu to bring you in. Quite a skill," the other party chuckled. "May I ask your name?"
Chen Qing frowned. This name wasn't something to be given casually. If he gave an unknown name, the other party definitely wouldn't believe him, but if he gave a well-known name, what if the other party was familiar with him?
My name is Zhang Zhiwei!
" The Zhang Family?" The two men opposite them both lit up. "So that's how it is. So it's the direct descendants of the Zhang Family of Cloud Capital. No wonder, no wonder, we really haven't been welcoming you properly!"
Chen Qing glanced at Shen Qi. Was this guy just saying it casually, or was he really familiar with the Zhang Family? He shouldn't give himself away.
Just then, a sudden burst of elemental chaos came from afar.
The commotion was so great that the four of them were immediately drawn to it. Chen Qing and Shen Qi, in particular, felt their hearts skip a beat when they sensed the fluctuation.
Divine Wind Technique.
It's Murong Yunji!