Qi Mengling returned to the forbidden grounds and flashed into the distance. She was deep in thought.
"The Saintess is back!"
"Where is that kid? Did the Saintess kill him on the spot?"
"Of course. With the Saintess' strength, she can easily suppress a mere Fourth Sky of the Saint Path. How dare he blaspheme the Saintess of the Phoenix God Race? He's courting death."
The experts whispered. They were worried about Qi Mengling, which was why they were waiting for her here.
Qi Mengling glanced at the crowd indifferently. Then, she looked at the old man and said, "Great Elder, do you recognize that young man?"
"I just investigated. His name is Ye Chen. He's from the Tianhua Continent and is a good friend of Su Rouying. He also came to the Huanghua Continent recently and is temporarily staying in Qi Rumeng's residence," the Great Elder said in a low voice.
Qi Mengling's silence made the Great Elder panic. He continued, "This kid has been in the limelight recently. I heard that he has a deep relationship with the Ice Gods, Wood Gods, and Luna. He once helped the three God Races get out of their decline."
"Hmm?"
Qi Mengling frowned. "Is this Ye Chen the one who has been stirring up the five God Races recently?"
The grudges between the five God Races had existed for more than a hundred thousand years. They had always been in chaos and difficult to mediate.
But in recent years, there had been frequent news from the five God Races. Especially the Deity Race's massacre and the Fire God Race's loss of their greatest treasure. The entire True Spirit World was abuzz.
Although Qi Mengling had lived in the forbidden grounds for a long time, she still had a rough understanding of this news.
"That's him."
The Great Elder nodded. Before this, he didn't know that Ye Chen had such a background. Now, seeing Qi Mengling return alone, he was slightly shocked.
If Qi Mengling really killed Ye Chen, the Phoenix God Race would be threatened by the three God Races. After all, Ye Chen was like a benefactor to the three God Races. His status was extremely high.
"I understand."
Qi Mengling's expression returned to normal. She stepped forward and walked towards her residence. As she walked, she said, "Great elder, immediately send people to gather information on Ye Chen. Don't leave out any information."
"Yes!" The First Elder bowed slightly with a hint of joy on his face.
Since Qi Rumeng said this, it meant that Ye Chen should still be alive. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to find information about him. After all, a dead person had no meaning to exist.
However, the Great Elder was puzzled. Why was Qi Mengling suddenly interested in Ye Chen?
"Also..." At this moment, Qi Mengling suddenly stopped in her tracks. She glanced at the crowd and said word by word, "Everything that happened today must be kept a secret. Regarding my investigation of Ye Chen, you must not reveal anything. As for you, you are not allowed to harass Ye Chen. Otherwise, I will not let you off easily!"
After she finished speaking, Qi Mengling's figure continued to flicker and instantly disappeared. However, the words she left behind caused a huge commotion.
The group of powerful figures couldn't suppress the shock in their hearts. Qi Mengling said that no one was allowed to harass Ye Chen. What did this mean? Ye Chen had clearly offended Qi Mengling. Why was Qi Mengling still protecting him?
What exactly happened during this period of time?
Ye Chen didn't know that because of him, the entire Divine Phoenix Tribe's upper echelons had begun to tremble.
After he left Wan Menglin, he immediately rushed towards his residence.
Along the way, many people from the Divine Phoenix Tribe looked at him strangely when they saw him.
The incident with Wan Menglin had a huge impact and it had already spread like wildfire. The battle between Ye Chen and Qi Chensha had also spread throughout the tribe and affected everyone's hearts.
Ye Chen naturally couldn't be bothered with these. He strode forward and completely ignored these nosy people.
"Ye Chen, when did you go out?" As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Yan Xiu walked towards Ye Chen.
Back then, when Ye Chen was cultivating in the secret chamber, the Phoenix God's remnant soul suddenly descended and imparted the Ten Thousand Soul Transforming Technique to him. Moreover, it teleported him to the forbidden area. All of these things happened very mysteriously, and no one noticed.
"Is Senior Ru Meng here?" Ye Chen didn't explain much and asked directly.
"Is there anything you need from me?"
Qi Rumeng walked out of the hall with a faint smile on her face. Qi Xiao, Liu Muyun, and Baguio were all there. They all looked at Ye Chen in surprise. They all thought that Ye Chen was still cultivating in the secret chamber.
Ye Chen let everyone into the hall. With a slight thought, he completely isolated the outside world.
This action made everyone even more puzzled. They didn't understand why Ye Chen did this.
"Senior Ru Meng, do you know Qi Mengling?" Ye Chen took a deep breath and asked clearly.
Hearing these three words, the smile on Qi Rumeng's face froze and was replaced by a solemn expression. Even Qi Xiao frowned and looked at Ye Chen in surprise.
"Why did you suddenly ask this?"
Qi Rumeng lowered her voice and stared at Ye Chen. Ye Chen didn't hide anything and told everyone everything that had happened.
"I didn't expect you to have the Dragon Phoenix Bloodline in your body."
After hearing Ye Chen's words, Qi Rumeng gasped in surprise. As an elder of the Divine Phoenix Tribe, she naturally knew what the Dragon Phoenix Bloodline represented.
At the same time, she was also shocked by Ye Chen's actions. Breaking into the forbidden area, capturing Qi Mengling, and even injuring Qi Mengling. Any one of these things could be said to be earth-shattering and could make the Divine Phoenix Tribe tremble.
"Senior Ru Meng, is Qi Mengling really the Saintess of the Divine Phoenix Tribe?" Ye Chen asked again.
"Indeed."
Qi Rumeng paused and seemed to be sorting out her thoughts. Then she said, "Qi Mengling's existence is very special. Her parents are only ordinary members of the Divine Phoenix Tribe and there's nothing special about them. However, when she was born, all the elders regarded her as the Saintess of the Divine Phoenix Tribe. They sent her to the forbidden area and nurtured her personally. No one can come into contact with her."
"Her parents are ordinary people, but when she was born, she was regarded as the Saintess. It's very strange."
Liu Muyun's eyes narrowed. She was also born in the Divine Phoenix Tribe and naturally understood the significance of the Saintess to the Divine Phoenix Tribe. She could be said to be the next leader of the Divine Phoenix Tribe.
"At that time, I was also very surprised and asked questions. In the end, those elders kept quiet. Many of them even entered the forbidden area and rarely took care of the tribe's affairs. Therefore, to us, Qi Mengling is extremely mysterious. Almost all of us only know about her, but we don't know where she came from," Qi Rumeng said with a sigh.
Qi Rumeng sighed. Even as an elder, she was unable to come into contact with this secret. Most people in the outside world did not know of Qi Mengling's existence.
If Ye Chen hadn't suddenly mentioned her, Qi Rumeng really wouldn't have suddenly thought of this person.
"It seems that this woman is really mysterious."
Baguio looked at Ye Chen and asked, "You fought with her. In the end, did she really let you leave for no reason, or did she discover your identity?"
"She probably didn't discover it."
Ye Chen was quite confident about this. He had the Budur Ancient Tower to suppress the Divine Phoenix Tribe aura in his body. At the same time, he carefully hid it and could almost avoid everyone's eyes and ears.
It was obviously very unlikely that Qi Mengling had discovered his identity.
However, if he wasn't a member of the Divine Phoenix Tribe, then why did Qi Mengling suddenly let him leave? If the two of them had continued to fight, it was hard to say who would win.