After passing through the portal, Qinchuan was greeted by the sight of a huge, golden continent.
Qin Chuan stood in front of the porthole and observed for a moment. Then, his figure flashed and appeared outside the spacecraft in the next moment. He quickly flew into the distance and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Although this was Qinchuan's first time in the Sage Monarch Continent, and he didn't know much about it, he knew that the Saint-Emperor lived in the most magnificent building in the center of the continent. Following that line of thought, finding the Saint-Emperor shouldn't be too difficult.
Qinchuan remained hidden in the air, stretching his psychic power to its limit. He had assumed that his psychic power would be strong enough to cover half of the Sage Monarch Continent. But to his surprise, his psychic power was only able to extend for about ten thousand kilometers before being restricted.
'My psychic power is restricted? What's going on?'
Qinchuan frowned. His psychic power being restricted meant that the information he could gather was reduced by more than eighty percent.
Even with Qinchuan's skill and courage, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
All along, Qin Chuan had relied on his Mental Energy that had reached the Spirit Condensation stage. Under the circumstances where his Mental Energy was stronger than others, Qin Chuan could always seize the initiative. But now, with his Mental Energy being restricted, Qin Chuan's biggest advantage no longer existed. This was a huge blow to Qin Chuan's strength.
'Is this something special about the Sage Monarch Continent, or am I being targeted?'
Qinchuan couldn't help but wonder. If his psychic power was restricted because of the Sage Monarch Continent, like how the Exiled Lands limited the cultivation bases of high-level cultivators, then it wouldn't be a big deal. But if his psychic power was restricted because he was being targeted, then the situation was not good.
Qinchuan looked down at the Sage Monarch Continent below him. He could see many Zerg working in the cities, as well as Zerg working in the wilderness. He didn't sense anything out of the ordinary among the Zerg, which meant that he hadn't been exposed yet.
'If I've been exposed, then there's no reason why the Saint-Emperor hasn't made a move against me yet. I should be safe for now.'
With that in mind, Qinchuan felt a bit more at ease. Then he headed down toward the city of Zerg, where he could gather some information.
Before landing, Qin Chuan had already draped a cloak over his body, concealing his appearance. Previously, when he was investigating the situation, he discovered that many people in this city were dressed similarly and did not reveal their true faces. Therefore, it was not strange for him to do this, and there was no risk of arousing suspicion.
If he wanted to gather information, he would have to go to the most crowded places, where dragons and snakes mingled. In most cities, such places were either nighttime establishments or taverns that were open during the day.
As it was daytime, Qinchuan walked into a tavern on the side of the street. He stood at the door and looked around. There weren't many people drinking at this time of the day, but there weren't few either. There were about seven or eight tables of customers. Qinchuan picked a table in the corner and ordered some drinks and snacks. Then he began to quietly eat and drink while listening to the conversations of others.
"If you ask me, we should act tough. We shouldn't wait for the Army of Justice to come. We should take the initiative to attack and catch them off guard!"
A tall insectoid male, whose face was slightly red from drinking, shouted loudly. He seemed to be very dissatisfied with the insectoids' performance. The army of justice had already arrived at their doorstep, yet there was no response from the insectoids. It was indeed a little unreasonable.
Of course, there was no way he would say such a thing out loud. If he did, he would disappear from this city forever.
"What do you know? Those guys have the moral high ground now. We've already been scolded badly enough. If we take the initiative to declare war, I'm afraid we'll drown in their saliva!"
Someone refuted the tall Zerg man. Although Zerg had always been a man of his word in the Holy Cluster, without the support of other races, Zerg couldn't rely on his own strength to maintain the rule of the Holy Cluster. So sometimes, Zerg still had to consider the issue of reputation.
In the previous war, Zerg stood his ground against the opinions of the masses and resolutely started the war. As a result, they suffered heavy losses. Now that the Endless Allied Army had split off and sent a Army of Justice to suppress them, Zerg, who knew that he was in the wrong, naturally wouldn't do anything to tarnish their reputation.
"Then in my opinion, why don't the Holy Emperor imitate the Demon King and simply admit defeat, then publicly apologize. That way, there won't be any more wars!"
"What are you talking about!"
"Be careful with your words!"
As soon as the tall Zerg's voice fell, the expressions of the other Zerg sitting at the same table suddenly became very ugly. Talking about the Holy Emperor in public, are you tired of living?!
At this time, the tall Zerg who had drunk too much also knew that he had broken his promise. His expression also became very ugly. Everyone no longer had the mood to continue drinking and dispersed.
Qinchuan saw the tall Zerg get up and walk to the second floor of the tavern. He also got up and followed him. He saw the tall Zerg enter a room on the second floor. After waiting for a while, his figure flashed and entered the room.
When Qinchuan entered the room, the tall Zerg was already lying on the bed, snoring loudly. Qinchuan glanced around the room, then slowly walked to the tall Zerg's side. He raised his right hand and pressed his right hand on the tall Zerg's head. A powerful mental force flowed through his fingers into the tall Zerg's brain and intertwined with the tall Zerg's mental force. In an instant, the tall Zerg's memories flowed through Qinchuan's mental force and into Qinchuan's mind!
The impact of the huge and jumbled memories caused Qinchuan's mind to feel uncomfortable. However, Qinchuan only frowned slightly. He endured the discomfort and read the key information in the tall Zerg's memories. A moment later, he withdrew his right hand from the tall Zerg's head. The tall Zerg had fallen into a deep sleep.
Qinchuan only glanced at the dead Zerg for a moment before looking away.
'So the Sage Emperor lives in a place called the Sage Palace. It's located in the middle of the Sage Monarch Continent, on top of the highest mountain. Although, it seems strange that the insectoids aren't doing anything about the Righteous Army.'