"How is that possible?!"
Nightingale exclaimed and asked, "Without our Celestial Axis Palace’s Forbidden Red Lotus, how did you break the seal?"
Qin Chuan took note of this term in his heart, guessing it was most likely an extraordinary treasure.
And it was carried by this person.
But adhering to the principle of bluff as long as you can bluff, his face did not show the slightest abnormality.
He smiled and said, "The seal wasn’t broken by us; it was Emperor Kun himself who broke it."
"Emperor Hong asked us to bring him a bottle of All-Things Essence Water, originally just to restore his life force. Unexpectedly, during the years Emperor Kun was sealed, he gained new insights, and after taking the All-Things Essence Water, he directly broke through and forcibly broke the seal."
He spoke with convincing arguments.
Especially with the inclusion of the terms "Emperor Hong" and "All-Things Essence Water", which only the Celestial Eternal Race knew about, making it even more persuasive.
After all, what truly garners trust are always those seemingly insignificant details.
"Your Celestial Water Palace’s All-Things Essence Water has also been successfully developed?! Truly worth celebrating!"
Nightingale exclaimed in joy.
Celestial Water Palace!
Qin Chuan caught another term.
And combined with Nightingale’s earlier mention of "Celestial Axis Palace", Qin Chuan could roughly guess the organizational structure of the Celestial Eternal Race.
It should be divided into independent forces that secretly liaise with each other, led by various Martial Emperors of the Celestial Eternal Race, and lurking in various places on the Nine Skies Continent.
Qin Chuan nodded, then said solemnly:
"The others have already left with Emperor Kun. Emperor Kun asked me to wait here for you, and entrusted me with something very important to personally deliver to the Celestial Axis Palace." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novｅlfire.net
Nightingale asked curiously.
"Master Nightingale, it’s best not to ask what shouldn’t be asked, and your mistake this time seems to have displeased Emperor Kun..."
Qin Chuan said quietly.
The latter half of the sentence naturally served as indirect pressure.
Generally speaking, after making a mistake, being indirectly pressured is as if a weakness has been grasped, and the attitude becomes weak.
At this time, if you discuss matters with him, he is most likely to make concessions and not overthink it.
"I understand, this time it was indeed my negligence, almost causing a great disaster."
Nightingale hung his head in shame and then said, "Come with me, I’ll take you to the Celestial Axis Palace."
After saying this, he led the way, while Qin Chuan silently followed behind.
They flew for a long time and came to a hidden valley.
Nightingale drew a complex pattern on one of the stone walls, then a golden rune suddenly popped out from the stone wall. This rune seemed to be single-use.
He took the rune, came to a huge rock nearby, and pressed the rune into it.
Immediately, the huge rock trembled violently, its surface appearing with patterns, and then cracked open.
From the crack, a glowing ant crawled out.
He grabbed the glowing ant and threw it into the pond in the center of the valley.
After a while, a golden carp jumped up, swallowed the ant, and then a string of golden symbols appeared on its scales, flashing instantly.
Nightingale memorized the string of symbols and then took Qin Chuan out of the valley, heading to the next location.
After running around several places and going through about a dozen complex procedures, he finally gathered a large string of symbols.
He skillfully combined these symbols, and suddenly they formed a teleportation array!
"Is it always this troublesome for you to enter and exit the Celestial Axis Palace?"
Qin Chuan couldn’t help but ask.
"Cough, cough, there’s no choice. Our Celestial Axis Palace mainly researches arrays, so we like to do these flashy things, but this indeed makes it a lot safer."
Nightingale coughed twice, then proudly said:
"Our Celestial Axis Palace is hidden in the void, with coordinates constantly changing, so the teleportation array changes accordingly. Each time the array pattern is different, and only by following the previous procedures to gather the latest teleportation array symbols can you enter the Celestial Axis Palace."
Qin Chuan was stunned upon hearing this.
Could this be the legendary... verification code??
This Astral Clan is quite playful.
"Let’s go, enter the Celestial Axis Palace."
With that, Nightingale was about to walk into the teleportation array when suddenly a hand grabbed his shoulder from behind.
He turned back puzzled.
And then he was shocked to see a fist as big as a sandbag, glowing brightly, enlarging in his eyes.
His pupils shrank, his body quickly tensed, wanting to dodge, but it was too late.
This punch, like a thunderbolt, almost shattered his head, his brain in severe pain, went blank.
Qin Chuan casually erased the teleportation array, then took the unconscious Nightingale into his inner world and left the place.
As for sneaking into the Celestial Axis Palace?
After all, the Celestial Axis Palace, being one of the secret bases of the Astral Clan, must have Martial Emperors, probably more than one.
If he rushed in recklessly, once discovered, it would be walking into a trap, making it hard to escape.
No need to take such a risk!
Qin Chuan flew across half of the Red Ming Domain, eventually finding a secluded spot to release Nightingale.
Then he began looting!
After robbing so many people, he had experience, so he effortlessly stripped this guy clean.
This guy’s collection was indeed abundant, with various resources that even a quasi-emperor would be envious of, and some unique items of the Astral Clan.
But the Forbidden Red Lotus was nowhere to be found...
"Could it be he didn’t carry it with him?"
He searched all the places he should, even probing the dantian and sea of consciousness, but there was nothing.
By chance, he noticed this guy’s bulging shorts and compared them secretly with himself.
"Brother, bluffing is fine, but if it’s too exaggerated... then it’s like ’there are no three hundred taels buried here’!"
The next moment, he directly pulled off the person’s shorts, and instantly, a red light shone brilliantly.
He saw a splendid red lotus slowly floating up, its surface shimmering with various runic imprints, and surrounded by three thousand silver runes, like a galaxy vortex, slowly rotating.
Its surface patterns were profound and mysterious, constantly changing, seemingly capable of forming any array, and also breaking any array!
Qin Chuan smiled with satisfaction and then casually put away this Array Treasure.
How could someone be bigger than him?
He had seen countless people, but so far no one could compare to him, firmly grasping this aspect.
"What to do with this guy?"
Qin Chuan pondered, looking at Nightingale on the ground:
"This guy is the only one in the Celestial Axis Palace who has seen my face. After the Celestial Axis Palace is destroyed by the Human Race Holy Hall, he will be the only survivor. At that time, pointing out Qin Xiaozhu will depend on him."
"So, for now, don’t kill him, first find a place to imprison him, pretend to torture him to extract secrets of the Astral Clan."
"Once the Celestial Axis Palace is wiped out, deliberately let this guy escape, so that Qin Xiaozhu couldn’t clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River."
"The destruction of the Celestial Axis Palace, combined with Emperor Kun’s matter, will be enough to put Qin Xiaozhu on the Astral Clan’s must-kill blacklist!!"
He had always been indifferent to fame and fortune.
All honors were left for his son.