When dawn was about to arrive, the Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter returned alone.
"Senior Sister, you failed to catch him?"
The Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter said softly, "An expert obstructed me along the way, so I lost him. Young Master Xiao, are you injured?"
Xiao Chen shook his head and repeated what he told Chu Xiang.
"Who do you think that person is?" Xiao Chen asked in the end.
The Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter replied helplessly, "I can't figure it out. However, we should have met this person before. He purposely hid his familiar Martial Techniques. Otherwise, I would not have injured him so easily. If I guessed right, he should be one of the people participating in the Wine King Contest on the tall platform. As for who it is, I am not sure. "
This person had a treasure that could isolate his aura and purposely hid his identity. It would be difficult to find him.
It was already very difficult for the Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter to narrow the search to nine people.
If Xiao Chen had to ask who it was, the first person he thought of would be the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor's Ye Han.
This person desired the Ethereal Ethereal Palace's key and even took the initiative to seek Xiao Chen out.
Perhaps Xiao Chen's vague attitude at that time made Ye Han feel that there was no hope of obtaining it through a transaction.
Hence, Ye Han took the risk to come to the Heavenly Fragrance's residence to plunder it.
However, is he really that strong?
Xiao Chen knew that the Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter comprehended Heart Force. It would be difficult for Ye Han to escape from her hands.
Aside from Xiao Chen, there were also the Profound Heaven's Holy Son Wenren Yu, the Heavenly Slaughter Sect's Wang Yun, Xiahou Wu, and Pei Shaoxuan.
"Does Young Master Xiao have a candidate in mind?"
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and replied, "I do not. Actually, it does not matter. Even if I guessed it, I cannot do anything to these people without evidence. As long as he does not give up on his evil intentions, he will fall into my hands sooner or later. Holy Daughter, can you explain to me what kind of place this Ethereal Immortal Palace is and what is the use of the key? "
After some thought, the Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter asked, "Do you know how many grades of Soul Tools there are?"
Xiao Chen knew this. He answered casually, "Soul Tools are divided into three grades: Inferior Grade, Medial Grade, and Superior Grade."
Regular Rank 6 sects had Inferior Grade Soul Tools.
Only Rank 7 sects and factions could control Medial Grade Soul Tools. As for Superior Grade Soul Tools, only the Holy Lands and dynasties could control them.
The Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant and the God Shadow Bow in Xiao Chen's hands were both Medial Grade Soul Tools, carefully chosen by the Scarlet Blood Pirate King. It was extremely rare. Even among Medial Grade Soul Tools, it was one of the best.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Chen would not dare to take out these two Soul Tools. If news of them leaked out, it would bring him great trouble.
"Wrong. Rank four?" the Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter corrected Xiao Chen.
"Fourth class?"
"Right. Aside from Inferior Grade, Medial Grade, and Superior Grade, there are also Transcendent Grade Soul Tools."
Xiao Chen asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with the Immortal Palace Key?"
"Legend has it that the Ethereal Immortal Palace hid a Transcendent Grade Soul Tool. After the Heavenly Realm shattered, Divine Tools no longer existed in the Martial Epoch. A Transcendent Grade Soul Artifact is the strongest artifact in the world. Any force that possesses it will immediately become a Holy Land, or even surpass it. "
The Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter continued, "One hundred thousand years ago, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor used this Transcendent Grade Soul Tool to defeat and seal the unparalleled Black Dragon King, ending the war between righteous factions and demonic factions."
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor once used this Soul Tool?
Startled, Xiao Chen quickly searched through the vast Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor's memories for any Transcendent Grade Soul Tools.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor's memories were too vast. If one did not have any crucial clues, one would not be able to search for them rashly.
He might not be able to find any useful information even after a year and a half.
The Transcendent Grade Soul Tool that the Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter had given him was different. Soon, Xiao Chen found some useful memories. He could not help asking, "Are you talking about the Wings of Time?"
"You actually know. That's right, it was the Wings of Time. Back then, the Black Dragon King had been insufferably arrogant. He had used the Destruction Dragon Flame to burn down the World Tree. He caused the Heavenly Realm to lose its source of energy and collapse in an instant. All the Martial Gods were severely injured, and their strength plummeted. Nearly no one was a match for him. "
The Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter felt somewhat surprised. To think that Xiao Chen knew such a secret. However, when she thought about how he was a member of the Dragon Race, she understood.
After a pause, she continued, "The Righteous Dao factions worked together to gather the Divine Eon Stele fragments and forge the Wings of Time that could reverse time. Then, they helped the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor defeat the Black Dragon King, ending the previous war between righteous factions and demonic factions. "
Xiao Chen remained calm and collected as he continued searching for information about the Wings of Time in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor's memories.
He finally found it!
After the Black Dragon King was sealed, there was no longer a need for the Wings of Time.
Because the Wings of Time were too strong, the various Holy Lands feared them, so the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor continued to hold the Wings of Time.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor understood this principle, so he returned the Wings of Time.
The various Holy Lands refined an Immortal sect Remnant to seal the Wings of Time.
This Immortal sect Remnant was the Ethereal Immortal Palace.
After that, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor lost his memories. In the battle with the Black Dragon King, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor also suffered irreparable injuries and vanished one hundred years later.
Xiao Chen looked at the Ethereal Immortal Palace key in his hand and immediately felt incredibly heavy. "Don't tell me that this Ethereal Immortal Palace key is the key to opening the Ethereal Immortal Palace?"
If that were the case, why did the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor give him away as a prize?
The Wings of Time was a Transcendent Grade Soul Tool. Why did he not open the Ethereal Immortal Palace himself?
The Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter smiled and said, "That's right. This is indeed the key to opening the Ethereal Immortal Palace. However …"
"However, what?" Xiao Chen asked.
"However, it is useless even if you have this key. No one knows where the Ethereal Immortal Palace is now. Furthermore, there are a total of seven keys. Some of them are already missing. The most important inheritance key has not appeared in the world for tens of thousands of years. "
Xiao Chen felt somewhat speechless. "In that case, isn't my key useless?"
"That is natural. Otherwise, why would the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor give away such a precious item? However, it is not completely useless. Did you notice the divine characters carved on it? If you use the divine characters to cultivate Soul Energy, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort. It is actually very useful to you, who just advanced to Sovereign Personage. "
The divine characters could indeed cultivate Soul Energy. Back then, Xiao Chen relied on reading the divine characters to temper his will of soul to the level of a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
The Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter's words reminded Xiao Chen of something.
While it was useless to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, it was very useful to Xiao Chen.
However …
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, "What is the purpose of that black figure coming to my room and stealing my key?"
At the mention of this matter, the Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter's expression turned somewhat grave. "I hope that he just wants to rely on the key to raise his Soul Energy."
"What if that is not the case?"
The Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter remained silent for a long time before sighing, "If that is not the case, then there will be great trouble. It will be a boundless calamity that will affect the entire Martial Epoch. A Transcendent Grade Soul Tool like the Wings of Time should not have appeared in the world. "
Xiao Chen understood that the Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter was not exaggerating.
If someone really opened the doors to the Ethereal Immortal Palace and the Wings of Time appeared, the Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter's words would break. The fragile balance between the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao would immediately break.
The previous great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions had already destroyed the Heavenly Realm, severely weakening the Martial Epoch.
If there was another great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions, it would be hard to say whether the Martial Epoch would still exist.
It would not be an exaggeration to call it a calamity.
The Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter said after some thought, "However, don't overthink. I don't believe that someone can gather all seven keys. No one even knows what the inheritance key looks like. The Ethereal Immortal Palace is like its name. It will probably remain ethereal forever. "
Xiao Chen thought about it and felt that this was a groundless worry. It was just a black figure coming to steal the key, yet the two connected it to the calamity of the Martial Epoch.
As they spoke, the sky turned bright without them realizing it.
When the sun rose, the blazing sun shone with a fiery light and shone on the Heavenly Fragrance's residence.
Such an intense sun only existed in the Desolate Sea.
"Your Highness the Holy Daughter, Senior Cui is here. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor's reward for Young Master Xiao is also here."
Just at this moment, a Heavenly Fragrance disciple came to report.
Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised. He recalled that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said yesterday that anyone who entered the Wine King Contest could obtain one of his treasures.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had one as well.
"I'm looking for you. I won't be going." The Heavenly Fragrance's Holy Daughter smiled faintly and took her leave.
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