Moments later, the palace was empty, with only the black-robed elder remaining.
"Old Chen, can't you just restrain yourself a little? We've spent a lot of resources cultivating these peripheral disciples!" A complaining voice drifted in from outside the palace.
Following the voice, a sallow and emaciated old man in a luxurious brocade robe slowly walked in from outside the palace.
"Hmph, restrain myself. It's quite rare to hear you say that. How many peripheral disciples have you consumed over the years?" the black-robed elder scoffed dismissively.
The brocade-robed elder smiled gently, "It's not consuming them, I'm letting them achieve eternal life with me. This is a win-win situation..."
The black-robed elder ignored the brocade-robed elder's words and took out a golden crystal, preparing to continue his cultivation.
"You're still so boring, only knowing how to cultivate..." The brocade-robed elder grumbled as he saw the black-robed elder about to resume his cultivation.
"The situation on the Primordial Continent is constantly changing. If we don't improve our strength, we won't even know how we died!" the black-robed elder said indifferently.
Golden spiritual energy slowly floated out of the golden crystal and was absorbed into the black-robed elder's body.
"Heh heh, we, the Samsara Divine Hall, have suppressed the Primordial Continent for so long. Can a few mere ghosts and monsters truly overthrow our rule..." the brocade-robed elder said disdainfully.
As he spoke, the brocade-robed elder picked up a spiritual fruit from the palace and began to eat it.
"And speaking of which, we still have our Hall Master. Even if those forbidden existences emerge, they won't be able to change anything..." the brocade-robed elder said leisurely, taking a bite of the spiritual fruit in his hand.
The black-robed elder's expression was blank. "Alright, get to the point. What do you want with me? I don't have time for idle chatter..."
As the golden spiritual energy was absorbed, the black-robed elder's aura became increasingly powerful, and a golden mark appeared on his forehead.
Bathed in the glow of the golden mark, the black-robed elder appeared like a deity.
"Do you remember the child that old fellow from the Chaos Sacred Land brought out eighteen years ago?" the brocade-robed elder said slowly while eating the spiritual fruit.
The black-robed elder frowned slightly, then said indifferently, "Isn't it just a damaged Chaos Body? Only that old fellow treats it like a treasure... Such trash is a waste of air just by living..."
The brocade-robed elder looked up and said slowly, "What if that fellow wasn't damaged..."
"How is that possible..." The black-robed elder's face darkened. The golden crystal in his hand was instantly crushed into fragments by his palm, and a violent aura spread outwards.
The black-robed elder stared intently at the brocade-robed elder and said in a deep voice, "Old Xu, tell me clearly, what exactly is going on!"
"I thought you didn't care about anything?" the brocade-robed elder shrugged and smiled.
"You should know the severity of this matter. Eighteen years ago, we were both involved in that transaction. If that child is truly a perfect Chaos Body, and we didn't obtain it, then the Hall Master, the Hall Master..." The black-robed elder's voice was extremely hoarse, and a deep fear flickered in his eyes.
"A few days ago, our people discovered that someone in the Chaos Sacred Land was undergoing the Saint King Tribulation..."
"Although the Chaos Sacred Land was very well hidden, our clandestine informants still found out..."
"The one undergoing tribulation was a young man, and his Saint King Tribulation was the most terrifying Chaos Divine Thunder..."
"If the Chaos Sacred Land hasn't been hiding other means over the years, then it's highly likely to be that child..." the brocade-robed elder continued with a solemn expression.
"Saint King Tribulation... Chaos Divine Thunder... Could it really be a Chaos Body..." The black-robed elder's body trembled slightly, his eyes filled with horror.
...
In another palace of the divine hall.
A group of people in black clothes were gasping for breath inside the palace.
The oppressive aura exuded by the black-robed elder moments ago was too immense.
It was almost suffocating.
"Senior Brother Li, what should we do? If we still haven't found any information after six months, Elder Chen will truly kill us all..." a man in black said to his side, his voice filled with fear.
"Yes, yes, Senior Brother Li, what should we do? We've spent three years without gathering any intel. How can we possibly do it in the remaining six months..."
The other men in black also chimed in.
"Let's try asking Wang Zhongyang. He has a very deeply hidden line within the Primordial Demon Sect. If he's willing to help, we still have a chance!" the man called Senior Brother Li said.
"That guy is insatiably greedy, and if we approach him now, he'll definitely demand an exorbitant price. It's possible we'll lose all our accumulated wealth from centuries of hoarding..." a man in black frowned.
"Do you want to risk your life or your possessions? At this point, we have no choice but to take a gamble..." the leader in black said calmly.
Everyone's expression stiffened. That was true, there was no other way now.
They could only try their luck with him...
...
Qingqiu.
Heavenly Fox Cave.
In the Nine Heavens Sacred Spirit Pool within the Heavenly Fox Cave, a violent aura was filling the air.
The surrounding golden primordial energy was being continuously absorbed by Jiang Li.
The golden spiritual energy in the pool was slowly diminishing.
Not far away, Su Mengli watched Jiang Li in the Nine Heavens Sacred Spirit Pool with a look of surprise.
Despite absorbing so much, he still hadn't condensed the Saint Body.
Just how profound were Jiang Li's foundations?
Su Mengli's current cultivation realm had already reached the ninth level of the Life and Death realm. She had condensed her Saint Body a few days ago and had already fully converted her Saint Yuan.
However, Jiang Li had been absorbing from the Nine Heavens Sacred Spirit Pool for a full ten days and still hadn't condensed his Saint Body.
It was hard to imagine how terrifying Jiang Li's foundation was.
"Sister Su, Young Master's physique is extraordinarily powerful, and the cultivation technique he practices is also a top-tier supreme technique. Condensing the Saint Body takes much longer for him than for others. You don't need to worry too much..." Lin Ziyan said beside Su Mengli.
Nourished by the Nine Heavens Sacred Spirit Pool, Lin Ziyan had now fully recovered.
Moreover, her cultivation realm had reached the seventh level of the Saint Realm.
However, in front of Su Mengli, she still dared not show any disrespect.
She knew that her importance in Jiang Li's heart was far less than Su Mengli's, so she still needed to develop discreetly.
"I'm not worried about him, I'm worried about you!" Su Mengli said with a smile.
A hint of confusion appeared on Lin Ziyan's face.
"Sister Su, I don't understand what you mean..." Lin Ziyan said, perplexed.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Just then, Jiang Li finally succeeded in condensing his Saint Body.
A violent and majestic aura surged from Jiang Li.
Countless golden streams of light appeared on Jiang Li's body, as if to suppress the heavens and earth.
"Sister Su, Young Master has succeeded!" Lin Ziyan said softly.
At the same time, a scarlet blood-red light appeared in Jiang Li's eyes, as if burning with flames, and a scorching aura permeated Jiang Li's body.
"It's your turn now!" Su Mengli said calmly.