Based on the current situation, the Sacred Palace was the weakest among the seven Quasi-saint Sects in the North Star Boundary. This could be seen from the Quasi-saint Great Venerables present.
After all, the Sacred Palace had just been established. Xiao Sheng and the others had only broken through to the Quasi-saint Realm a few years ago, and their cultivation was only at the entry level of the Quasi-saint Great Venerables. On the other hand, the Quasi-saint Great Venerables of the other six Quasi-saint Sects were almost all beyond the entry level of the Quasi-saint Realm. It was even rumored that there were Perfected Quasi-saint Realm existences in these six Quasi-saint Sects.
This was the shortcoming of the Sacred Palace, and it was also a shortcoming that could not be ignored.
Great Venerate Tian Yun said bluntly. Xiao Chen did not deny this. However, there was one thing that the world did not know, and that was the hidden strength of the Sacred Palace.
On the surface, the Sacred Palace seemed to only have two Quasi-saint Great Venerables, Xiao Sheng and Mengjie, and their strength was very weak. However, there were also Randeng and Ice Lotus in the dark. In total, the Sacred Palace had a total of four Quasi-saint Great Venerables, which doubled the number.
Although in terms of battle strength, Xiao Sheng and the others might still be inferior to the Quasi-saint Great Venerables of the other six Quasi-saint Sects, four Quasi-saint Great Venerables were enough to raise the threat of the Sacred Palace to another level.
Therefore, upon hearing Great Venerate Tian Yun's words, Xiao Chen had no intention of hiding anything and said calmly, "Great Venerate is right, but how can Great Venerate be sure that there are only two Quasi-saints in my Sacred Palace?"
Xiao Chen's words were very clever. He did not tell Great Venerate Tian Yun all the details of the Sacred Palace, but at the same time clearly stated that there were definitely more than two Quasi-saint Great Venerables in the Sacred Palace. But as for how many Quasi-saint Great Venerables there were, it was up to Great Venerate Tian Yun to guess.
Moreover, Xiao Chen's words also increased the importance of the Sacred Palace in Great Venerate Tian Yun's heart. There were also the hidden Quasi-saint Great Venerables. In this way, the threat of the Sacred Palace was self-evident.
Sure enough, Great Venerate Tian Yun's eyes narrowed slightly when she heard Xiao Chen's words....
"You're still hiding something? I'm afraid this is the Sacred Palace's trump card."
He didn't doubt Xiao Chen's words, because this kind of thing couldn't be deceived. The truth would come out sooner or later.
Hearing Supreme Sovereign Tian Yun's words, Xiao Chen smiled and said, "The Sacred Palace has just been established, so it's naturally unavoidable to have some necessary backup plans. Otherwise, how could we have a foothold in the North Star Boundary?"
The Sacred Palace still had hidden forces, and Xiao Chen had already said what needed to be said. Now, it was up to Supreme Sovereign Tian Yun to choose whether to form an alliance with the Sacred Palace or directly refuse.
Xiao Chen didn't speak again. Instead, he waited calmly for Supreme Venerate Tian Yun's answer.
She naturally saw through Xiao Chen's thoughts. Deep down, Supreme Venerate Tian Yun admired Xiao Chen a little. He knew when to advance and when to retreat. Even in front of her, Xiao Chen had been very calm from beginning to end. Such performance was indeed worthy of his title as the first Chosen of the Sacred Palace.
She didn't dislike Xiao Chen, and there was also Tian Yue's persuasion. From Tian Yue's personal point of view, she hoped to form an alliance with the Sacred Palace. As for the reason, as she said, it was for fun.
After a moment of silence, Supreme Venerate Tian Yun had an answer. She looked at Xiao Chen and said indifferently.
"I can agree to form an alliance with the Sacred Palace …"
Xiao Chen was overjoyed when he heard Supreme Venerate Tian Yun's words, but after a pause, Supreme Venerate Tian Yun continued. "But there are conditions."
Nine Heavens could agree to the alliance, but there were conditions. Xiao Chen suppressed the joy in his heart and cupped his hands towards Supreme Venerate Tian Yun. "Please speak, Supreme Venerate."
He didn't agree rashly, but first asked for Supreme Venerate Tian Yun's conditions. Supreme Venerate Tian Yun nodded with a smile and stated her conditions.
Supreme Venerate Tian Yun's conditions were actually very simple. First, it was a matter of benefits. If Nine Heavens were to form an alliance with the Sacred Palace, the Sacred Palace would have to give Nine Heavens twenty percent of the benefits.
In other words, no matter the outcome of this battle, Nine Heavens would have to take twenty percent.
Second, Supreme Venerate Tian Yun wanted the Sacred Palace to persuade the Supreme Venerate Sect and the Liwang Sect. Only when the Supreme Venerate Sect and the Liwang Sect agreed to the alliance would Nine Heavens choose to form an alliance with the Sacred Palace.
As for the reason, it was very simple. In Supreme Venerate Tian Yun's opinion, an alliance between Nine Heavens and the Sacred Palace was far from enough to deal with the Night Ghost Pavilion because the Night Ghost Pavilion was no fool. They would definitely find an alliance.
Therefore, the Supreme Venerate Sect and the Liwang Sect had to join before Nine Heavens would choose to form an alliance.
This was the second condition. Xiao Chen didn't have any objections to the first two conditions of Supreme Venerate Tian Yun. After all, it was very normal and very reasonable.
Without much hesitation, he agreed to the first two conditions of Supreme Venerate Tian Yun. He originally thought that the matter would be settled like this, but when Supreme Venerate Tian Yun mentioned the last condition, Xiao Chen was a little confused. The third condition of Supreme Venerate Tian Yun was to have Xiao Chen accompany Tian Yue to the Sky Race's forbidden area to search for the Sky Race's supreme inheritance, the Heavenly Emperor Record.
Xiao Chen didn't know much about the forbidden area of the Sky Race, but he had heard of it. The reason was very simple. It was because Above Heavens was too famous in the North Star Boundary.
According to the ancient records, Above Heavens was created by the first patriarch of the Sky Race and the founder of Nine Heavens, the Heavenly Emperor. The Heavenly Emperor had a Great Sage cultivation.
A small world created by a Great Sage was something that even a quasi-Saint couldn't forcefully break open. At the same time, after creating Above Heavens, the Heavenly Emperor had left behind his lifelong inheritance called the Heavenly Emperor Record. He had also laid down a restriction that only the younger generation could enter.
Clearly, he wanted to pass his inheritance on to the most talented person of the Sky Race. Therefore, countless Saints and Saintesses of Nine Heavens had gone to Above Heavens over the countless years, but without exception, not a single one had returned.
In the end, Nine Heavens had no choice but to set a rule that only the First Saint could enter Above Heavens.
But even so, the First Saint of Nine Heavens had never been able to come out of Above Heavens. It was practically a land of death.
And now, as the First Saintess of Nine Heavens, Tian Yue naturally had the qualifications to go to Above Heavens. However, because she wasn't confident, she hadn't gone.
When he heard that Tian Yun wanted him and Tian Yue to go to Above Heavens, Xiao Chen hesitated. This place was simply a land of death. Countless First Saints and Saintesses of Nine Heavens had died there. Xiao Chen didn't think that his strength had surpassed the previous First Saints and Saintesses of Nine Heavens.
With some hesitation, Xiao Chen looked at Tian Yun and asked, "May I ask, Great Venerable, if Above Heavens is a forbidden area of the Sky Race, why do you want me, an outsider, to enter with Tian Yue?"
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