Chapter 383: Chapter 382: Suddenly Realizing_1
"This woman, why does she always speak in half-truths?"
Ling Chen couldn’t help furrowing his brows.
Although Xia Yunxin hadn’t fully clarified her words, he could still guess a few things.
Why has Xia Yunxin saved me multiple times? It certainly wasn’t due to love. Most likely, it was due to... the directives of her master—Liu Xiling.
"How could that be possible? Didn’t she... want me dead?"
Ling Chen found it hard to comprehend. Back at Ghost Fog Mountain, Liu Xiling had personally injected the Heavenly Shadow Poison into his body. In front of so many people, she had clearly intended to kill him.
Fortunately, with the aid of the Blood Jade, he had narrowly escaped death. Otherwise, he would have died long ago.
"Hold on a second."
Ling Chen suddenly caught a glimpse of a possibility. It was because of the Blood Jade that I was brought back from the brink of death at the Gate of Hell. But the person who left me the Blood Jade was none other than Liu Xiling herself. Even the Heavenly Shadow Poison didn’t kill me in the end! On the contrary, it actually helped me a lot, aiding my Cultivation.
"I get it now!"
Ling Chen felt as if he had finally seen the light; all the twists and turns of the events now seemed to make sense.
Liu Xiling is still my gentle mother; she never intended to harm me. On the contrary, she ordered Xia Yunxin to protect me in secret.
"My mother is innocent. The incident two years ago—she definitely didn’t do it."
Ling Chen had always found it hard to believe that Liu Xiling could commit such a ruthless act. She was his mother, after all, and he knew her well. However, the events he encountered on his journey had nearly convinced him that Liu Xiling was the perpetrator.
Now, Ling Chen had completely overturned his previous conclusions.
If it wasn’t my mother, then who could it be?
Ling Chen couldn’t help but ponder. Back then, Great Elder Shangguan Hong firmly asserted that he had witnessed Liu Xiling killing Ling Tianyu with his own eyes. How can that be explained? Could it be that Great Elder Shangguan Hong lied to me? But this Great Elder doesn’t appear to be someone who harbors deceit. Why would he lie?
Never mind, it’s pointless to just guess. This time, I must meet my mother and ask her directly.
Although Ling Chen was somewhat perplexed, he was certain that Liu Xiling’s return to the Saint Witch Religion must have had a reason. Even though she is in the Demon Cult, her heart remains the gentle and benevolent one of the past; she hasn’t succumbed to the degeneracy of the Demonic Path Followers.
This time, with the emergence of the Emperor’s Treasure, most of the Top Sky Apex Strong from the entire Martial World have mobilized, and Liu Xiling is no exception. However, I must not be as reckless as before. Otherwise, it will not only cause trouble for her but also put my own life in danger.
But to meet Liu Xiling, I might only have the chance in the deepest part of the Human Emperor’s Underground Palace, where all the Top Sky Apex Strong are aiming. That’s the location of the Emperor’s Treasure. Comparatively, the legacy of the Four Great Generals of Yun seems insignificant.
After adjusting his clothes, Ling Chen’s figure flickered as he swiftly exited the Stone Palace.
Upon leaving the Stone Palace, Ling Chen rushed through more than a dozen tunnels and finally exited the Palace.
What appeared before his eyes was a vast, open-air world within a cavern!
Above the grand square was an expanse of Starry Sky, as if it were the outside world.
What an unbelievable technique.
Ling Chen rubbed his eyes, looking at the night sky above him in disbelief. This night sky isn’t fake; it’s the real sky from outside. However, through some miraculous technique, this underground space is connected with the outside world, creating a scene that is simultaneously real and unreal. This technique, unfathomable as it seems, could well be within the capabilities of the Human Emperor—something I don’t find particularly surprising. For someone capable of shattering the Void, accomplishing such a feat wouldn’t be considered extraordinary.
Stepping into the square, Ling Chen looked into the distance. In the areas his gaze reached, ancient palaces stood impressively. These palaces were all grandly constructed, yet they exuded an ancient aura, bearing the marks of time.
So this is the Emperor’s Palace.
Ling Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly; he realized this must be the core area of the Human Emperor’s Underground Palace.
BOOM!
In his line of sight, an astonishing Energy shockwave suddenly appeared in the mid-air nearby. A multi-colored Energy pillar burst forth abruptly, tearing a hole in the "night sky."
The colorful Energy spread wildly in all directions. Even from where Ling Chen stood, he could clearly feel the impact.
It seems like a Treasure has emerged.
Ling Chen’s eyes lit up, and his figure flashed as he darted towards the location where the Energy pillar had erupted.
「In the Imperial Palace.」
The pillar of light quickly converged, descending into the palace and finally disappearing within a sealed stone chamber.
Where the light vanished, on a stone platform, all of it condensed into a Blue Inner Armor.
This Blue Inner Armor glowed with vibrant, rainbow-like colors and exuded a potent aura, indicating it was at least a low-tier rare object.
A defensive Armor of low-tier rare object level is as valuable as a mid-tier rare object level Treasure Sword.
Outside the Blue Inner Armor, a blue light seemed to be protecting it.
In front of the stone platform stood an exceptionally beautiful woman in white: Xu Ruoyan.
Piercing through the light with a finger, Xu Ruoyan grabbed the Blue Inner Armor. The Inner Armor felt soft to the touch, its material unique. As she grasped it, a heart-wrenching power seeped into her through her palm.
Xu Ruoyan activated her True Qi, effortlessly neutralized this force, and then poured it into the Inner Armor with unstoppable ease, familiarizing it with its future master.
At this moment, in a corner of the stone chamber, a small snake suddenly emerged. The small snake moved with extreme stiffness, its eyes lifeless, like those of a dead creature. Yet, its pair of emerald-green pupils were fixed unblinkingly on the Inner Armor.
「A few hundred meters away, in a corridor.」
A young man in yellow grinned, his gaze seemingly piercing the Void. "Not bad. A rare object Inner Armor. A Treasure like this is something only I, Li Wushuang, am worthy of possessing."
Quickening his pace, the young man in yellow rapidly approached the stone chamber.
「In the stone chamber,」
Xu Ruoyan had already fully refined the rare object Inner Armor and put it on.
Suddenly, her delicate eyebrows knitted together. She pointed a finger, and a fierce surge of power shot out, shattering the Puppet Snake in the corner.
It was indeed a puppet.
Xu Ruoyan’s eyes narrowed slightly. Her hunch was correct; she had indeed felt someone watching her but hadn’t expected it to be this seemingly insignificant little snake. The other party is no ordinary character.
With this thought, Xu Ruoyan quickly exited the stone chamber.
"Hmph, found me, did you? Too late!"
Li Wushuang waved his hand, and five more Puppet Snakes crawled out from his sleeves, slithering forward down the branching paths.
These Puppet Snakes, which he had found in the ruins of a sect, might not be useful in combat, but they were excellent tools for surveillance and reconnaissance.
In the Human Emperor’s Underground Palace, one could only sense things within a five-meter radius. However, with the help of these Puppet Snakes, nothing within a kilometer could escape his notice.
Found her!
In the span of fewer than a dozen breaths, Li Wushuang had located Xu Ruoyan.
"Lady, let’s see where you can run!"