Thanks to Zerg's memories, Qinchuan knew where the Sage Palace was. Therefore, Qinchuan didn't hesitate to head there.
It took him three days to get from Qinchuan's city to the Sage Palace. That was as fast as Qinchuan could go without anyone noticing.
When Qinchuan reached the highest mountain in the Sage Monarch Continent, the Sagely Mountain, he looked up and saw that it was so tall that not even Qinchuan could see its peak.
As for the Sage Palace, there was no sign of it.
'So this is the Sagely Mountain. The Sage Palace should be at the peak. But I can't see the peak, and I can't see the Sage Palace either. They must be hidden by some sort of sealing spell formation.'
Qinchuan frowned as he looked at the Sagely Mountain. He didn't know where to start. Even when his psychic power was at its peak, he wouldn't have dared to break through the sealing spell formations of the Sage Monarch Continent, much less now that his psychic power was limited.
'I have to figure out a way to get to the peak.'
Amidst the clouds, Qin Chuan scanned his surroundings, hoping to find some clues. Just as Qin Chuan was searching for clues, the scene in front of him suddenly blurred. This caused Qin Chuan to be startled. In the next moment, his figure appeared in a huge square. At the end of the square, a magnificent and majestic palace stood there, majestic and dignified!
When Qinchuan saw this, he couldn't help but think of two words: the Sage Palace!
'This isn't an illusion. But how did I end up in the Sage Palace?'
Qinchuan's heart was pounding. Even as he thought about this, the tightly shut doors of the Sage Palace slowly opened.
'This is....'
Qinchuan's pupils constricted as a bad premonition welled up in his heart. Without even thinking about it, he turned to leave the square. However, a terrifying pressure bore down on him, making it impossible for him to move.
Qinchuan had the feeling that if he dared to take even a single step back, he would be crushed to dust by the pressure. Only by walking forward would the pressure lessen.
'I've been tricked!'
Qinchuan thought. If he still couldn't figure out what was going on, he would have lived his life in vain.
Tap.
Qinchuan took a step forward, then a second. As the pressure on him lessened, Qinchuan's expression gradually calmed down. At this point, there was no point in being anxious. He could only take things one step at a time.
As Qinchuan walked step by step into the majestic Sage Palace, the pressure that had enveloped him disappeared.
Qinchuan stood at the entrance of the Sage Palace and looked inside. The first thing he saw was Huai Qiang standing in the center. He had some impression of Huai Qiang. Back then, Blackface had risked his life to cover Huai Qiang's retreat. As a result, Huai Qiang was the second Tribulation Stage existence after Furio to escape from Qinchuan's hands.
Now that he saw Huai Qiang again, Qinchuan was surprised to find that Huai Qiang's aura was much stronger than before. Huai Qiang had already stepped into the ranks of demigods.
While Qinchuan was sizing up Huai Qiang, Huai Qiang was also looking at Qinchuan. However, she didn't seem surprised by Qinchuan's arrival. It was as if she had expected Qinchuan's arrival.
"Qinchuan, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
A low and faintly discernible voice came from the high platform in the depths of the great hall, drawing Qin Chuan's attention. He subconsciously turned his head to look at the high platform, but he could only see a blurry figure.
However, Qinchuan could guess that the person who had the qualifications to sit in the Sage Palace was definitely the Sage Emperor.
"I want to know, when was I exposed?"
Qinchuan was very curious about when the Sage Emperor had discovered his existence.
The Sage Emperor wasn't stingy with his answer to Qinchuan's question. He indifferently said, "From the beginning, you were under my watch."
Qinchuan slightly frowned and said, "If I was exposed from the beginning, why didn't you make a move against me?"
Qinchuan was very curious about this, and wanted to know if the Sage Emperor had been lying to him.
In response to Qinchuan's question, the Sage Emperor coolly said, "I didn't make a move against you from the beginning because I wanted you to come to the Sage Monarch Continent and come to me of your own accord."
Qinchuan's heart sank. "How did you know I would come to the Sage Monarch Continent?"
"I looked into your past," the Sage Emperor said coolly. "I know more about you than you can possibly imagine, and I value you more.
The Sage Emperor indifferently said, "You're a very confident person, but you're also an extremely bold person. The more I avoid you and ignore you, the more you'll think of ways to get close to me. Then you'll self-righteously guess at a few things and reveal some so-called truths. Your human race has a saying that curiosity kills the cat. You should understand this saying better than I do."
The Sage Emperor's words caused Qinchuan's heart to sink even further. Never could he have guessed that the Sage Emperor had been watching him all along. Furthermore, the Sage Emperor had long since guessed that he would come to the Sage Monarch Continent for various reasons. That was why he had been patiently waiting for him to come knocking on his door.
Curiosity kills the cat!
Curiosity really does kill!
Qinchuan looked deeply at the Sage Emperor's blurry figure. "So you've really reached the Paragon level?"
This time, the Sage Emperor did not answer Qin Chuan's question. He was silent for a while before he said, "You put yourself in such a dangerous situation just to find out the answer to this question?
Aren't you afraid of dying? "
"Of course I'm afraid of dying," Qinchuan said. "But compared to dying, I'm more afraid of dying without knowing why."
From Qinchuan's point of view, if the Sage Emperor was a Paragon level existence, then no matter where he was, as long as the Sage Emperor wanted to kill him, he wouldn't be able to escape death.
In response to Qinchuan's thirst for knowledge, the Sage Emperor let out a rare chuckle. But then he looked at Qinchuan and said, "To express my admiration for you, I'll answer a question for you before you die."
Without hesitation, Qinchuan asked, "Is the broodmother still alive?"
The Sage Emperor hadn't expected Qinchuan to ask such a question. After a long moment of silence, he replied, "For the time being … she could be considered alive."
Qinchuan frowned. 'For the time being, she could be considered alive?
Was she dead or alive? '
Without waiting for Qinchuan to ask, the Sage Emperor said, "The broodmother is still alive, but not in her original form. She's living in a different way."