Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The divine palace occupied an expanse of 16 acres, and it was preserved completely and perfectly, while the flow of time hadn’t left any marks on it.
The group of people within it felt like they could experience the past’s glories and see its splendid scenes.
Many grand and majestic buildings became their targets, and they searched them all. They had a sort of tacit understanding and left the great palace at the entrance for Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen released his Holy Awareness because he wanted to scout this place before moving around. However, everything seen by his Holy Awareness was flickering ceaselessly, and it became twisted and lost all color.
If Jiang Chen had persisted for a long while, he would have ended up getting a dizzy spell.
It was obvious from this that one mustn’t use Holy Awareness within the Divine Palace.
Moreover, Jiang Chen shortly discovered that he also couldn’t fly here, which meant that he couldn’t observe the whole Divine Palace from a high altitude.
They could only act like mortals who found themselves in a strange environment.
Jiang Chen thought back about the Divine Palace’s terrain, which he saw when they landed here, and he warned the other people so that they wouldn’t get lost here.
Just after this, Jiang Chen walked toward the palace’s great gate and exerted his power to try pushing it open.
What was beyond Jiang Chen’s expectations was that the gate wasn’t locked, and he managed to open it quite easily.
The whole Divine Palace was in front of his eyes, and Jiang Chen could see everything within the hall. There weren’t any mountains of gold and silver here, but just two rows of chairs at the center, as well as four symmetrical golden pillars.
There were all kinds of decorations on the walls, and the wall opposite to the gate had a painting on it.
Jiang Chen strode forward, while wearing a solemn expression, and, when he entered the hall, he became wary, and he guarded against any possible attacks.
However, even after more than ten seconds had elapsed, everything was still calm, and nothing occurred.
Jiang Chen was slightly disappointed by this. Since they didn’t put up any measures to guard against intruders, this meant that there weren’t any precious treasures here.
This was understandable, because if a thief intruded into someone’s house, he wouldn’t end up finding valuables in every room, and he must look for the place where the owner hid his valuables.
“This must be a hall for receiving guests, and they surely wouldn’t put any treasures here.”
After Jiang Chen had figured this out, he wasn’t anxious anymore, and he observed the decorations from the ancient era. As he observed them, he suddenly had a strange feeling.
Jiang Chen felt as if he had seen the style of decoration in the hall somewhere else. As he pondered it, Jiang Chen suddenly got an idea, and his eyes lit up.
Jiang Chen walked over to the painting on the wall and immediately entered the Ancient Heavenly Palace Painting. He sought out Yue’e, who was watering flowers in the back garden of the Cloud Reaching Hall.
When Jiang Chen saw the scenery here, he was taken aback. He stood in a daze in his former palace. The current Yue’e gave him a peaceful and serene feeling, which he never had previously experienced.
She seemed like a fairy as depicted in the painting, and, as she stood within the garden, she seemed outstanding and graceful.
Jiang Chen felt like he had suddenly intruded into the Immortal Realm and gotten to steal a glance at a fairy. This was a misperception.
It seemed as if Yue’e had detected something, and she turned her pretty face to look at him.
“What is the matter?”
Since Jiang Chen had crossed the Cloud Reaching Hall, the help provided to him by the Heavenly Palace Painting was less than before, while Yue’e couldn’t provide him with any peerless magical techniques or extreme martial techniques.
Moreover, according to what Yue’e had said before, it was only after Jiang Chen practiced the Invincible Golden Body Technique to the fifth level that he could use the peerless magical techniques possessed by her. If he tried using them before then, his body’s veins would be torn apart and he would end up dying.
Moreover, this was also the case for extreme martial techniques.
Extreme martial techniques were also divided into several levels: star-level, moon-level, and sun-level.
Now Jiang Chen could only learn star-level extreme martial techniques, while Yue’e had said that she didn’t have any extreme martial techniques of that level. She only had sun-level extreme martial techniques.
“It’s only after you become a Sovereign or a Divine King that you can practice them. But, by that time, you probably won’t need me to teach you anything.”
Jiang Chen still remembered what Yue’e had said when Jiang Chen had questioned her last time about extreme martial techniques.
“I’m now in the ancient ruins, and I have run into…”
Jiang Chen informed Yue’e of everything he had gone through so that she could help him.
The main hall’s style was the same as in the Heavenly Palace Painting building.
“It isn’t an easy matter. This is unexpectedly still a Divine Palace left since the ancient era.” Yue’e seemed quite surprised. But it was limited to just this alone.
Yue’e was always calm and composed, and her expression rarely changed.
Jiang Chen’s greatest impression of her was from the time when he had just started looking for the Heavenly Palace Painting after he got the Invincible God of War title.
When Jiang Chen came here, Yue’e recognized him and informed him of many strange matters.
“What kind of help do you want from me?” Yue’e asked curiously.
“For treasure-hunting?” Jiang Chen wasn’t sure about this matter.
“The Divine Palace is an unchanging building. So how can I know where people hide their treasures?” Yue’e revealed a faint smile. She found Jiang Chen quite naive!
Jiang Chen chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head.
“According to what you said, the Divine Palace is in the sea’s depths. So there shouldn’t be anyone else here, is there?”
“That is right, there isn’t anyone else other than my teammates,” Jiang Chen was confused by this and he wondered why Yue’e spoke of such a matter.
“Fine, let me out so that I can take a look at it,” Yue’e lowered the watering can and slowly walked over. She seemed like a gentle and soft young miss.
“Can you come out?” Jiang Chen was astonished. He had never considered such a matter.
Yue’e revealed a bright smile and said, “You have assumed that I can’t come out.”
At this moment, Jiang Chen didn’t know what he should say in response and,just after this, his consciousness left the Heavenly Palace Painting.
After a short while, a white fog appeared around him, and a person was faintly discernible in it.
As a sound of footsteps echoed, Jiang Chen got to see Yue’e emerging before him.
This was the first time that Jiang Chen had seen Yue’e outside of the Heavenly Palace Painting, and intense feelings welled up in his heart.
Everything within the Heavenly Palace Painting seemed distant and aloof. It seemed like a dreamy realm. Moreover, Yue’e still possessed an air that befitted such a land, and that was why Jiang Chen didn’t think much of it.
However, when they were outside, Jiang Chen felt like he was facing a fairy who had just descended into the mortal world.
“If only you were looking at me like this in the past…”
When Yue’e faced Jiang Chen’s ardent gaze, her cheeks became flushed, and she couldn’t help but think of the past, while sighing with emotions.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was aware that Yue’e had taken him for someone else once again, and he also discerned that Yue’e was a woman who had had a bitter fate.
“Jiang Chen, we got the worst of it. There aren’t any treasures in the Divine Palace.” Duan Yun’s shout echoed from outside.
Duan Yun strode here quickly without waiting for Jiang Chen’s response, and, the next moment, he stood in a daze, as if he had suffered a lightning strike.
The Divine Palace was like a hidden chamber inside. This was why when Duan Yun suddenly discovered Yue’e who had appeared here, he was so startled that he almost bit off his tongue.
“It’s still you who is so amazing.” The insensitive Duan Yun suddenly raised his thumb at Jiang Chen and said with a smile, “We didn’t get anything here, while you have managed to find a fairy.”
Duan Yun assumed by mistake that Yue’e was a member of the Divine Palace.
Jiang Chen didn’t explain anything and just transmitted his voice to Duan Yun. He asked him to refrain from making any irresponsible remarks.
Jiang Chen respected Yue’e because she was someone from the ancient era.
“Do you want to find treasures?” Yue’e didn’t mind Duan Yun’s attitude, as he was the second person she had come in contact with since she awakened.
“Of course, we have risked our lives to come here,” Duan Yun didn’t give this matter any thought and replied bluntly.
Yue’e said, “Aren’t you concerned at all about how you can leave?”
Jiang Chen and Duan Yun were baffled by such a question, and, after a short while, their expressions changed drastically.
“That was right! They were all concerned with looking for treasures, and they hadn’t given their departure any consideration. How could they leave the Divine Palace?”
“They weren’t just unable to fly here, the Divine Palace prevented the seawater from reaching this land. So didn’t this mean that it would also prevent them from leaving?”
Jiang Chen and Duan Yun exchanged a glance, and they both saw the uneasiness apparent on one another’s faces.
