Chapter 5370: Jie Ranqingâs Portrait
âWhat does us going to the Ancient Palace have to do with the Divine Inheritance Ground?â Chu Feng asked.
âThe land we are standing on is already the Divine Inheritance Ground, but the Ancient Palace is the heart of the Divine Inheritance Ground. There are rumors that the true legacy of the Divine Inheritance Ground lies inside the Ancient Palace.
âThus far, there has only been a single person who has reached the final floor of the Ancient Palace, and that person is none other than Lord Jie Ranqing. However, even Lord Jie Ranqing wasnât able to decipher the secret behind the Ancient Palace,â Jie Yu said.
âEven Lord Jie Ranqing couldnât decipher the secret?â Bai Yunqing was astonished, especially since he saw Jie Ranqing as an infallible figure.
âIs the Ancient Palace weâre entering the same one that Lord Jie Ranqing has challenged?â Chu Feng asked.
âOf course. Thereâs only one Ancient Palace here,â Jie Yu replied with a smile.
Chu Feng clenched his fists in excitement. Entering the places where his mother had been might not be much of a deal to the current him, but it was not too long ago that his mother was far beyond his reach. He saw this as a sign that he was slowly coming close to his mother.
He made up his mind to enter the Ancient Palace. Even if it wasnât the core of the Divine Inheritance Ground, just the fact that his mother had been there before was more than enough reason for him to pay it a visit.
Who knows? He might just find traces of his mother there.
âIs it really fine for me to enter such an important place?â Chu Feng asked worriedly.
âTruth be told, I tried asking Lord Shuang Yu to allow you to enter the Ancient Palace together with me, but she turned me down. However, Ling Shengâerâs words carry much greater weight than mine. Her grandfather is a grand elder of our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, as well as the leader of the Ling Clan Lineage. On top of that, Ling Shengâer also possesses incredible talents. Many say that her talents are second to only Lord Jie Ranqing, and itâs only a matter of time before she overtakes Ling Xiao. Youâll definitely be able to enter the Ancient Palace if sheâs vouching for you,â Jie Yu said.
âThat girl was that formidable? Whatâs the relationship between Ling Shengâer and Ling Moâer?â Bai Yunqing asked.
âLing Shengâer is Ling Moâerâs younger sister,â Jie Yu replied.
âAh, I thought that their names sounded similar. So, she is Ling Moâerâs younger sister, and her talent surpasses hers?â Bai Yunqing asked.
âThatâs right. Ling Moâer is also here, and sheâll be entering the Ancient Palace too,â Jie Yu said.
âWoah! It really is a gathering of prodigies,â Bai Yunqing exclaimed.
âAre only juniors allowed into the Ancient Palace?â Chu Feng asked.
âThere isnât an age limit to the Ancient Palace, but the difficulty is determined by the cultivation of those entering the premises. To avoid raising the difficulty level, only juniors will be entering this time around,â Jie Yu replied.
âAre the Ling Moâer and Ling Shengâer the strongest ones in the party this time around?â Chu Feng asked.
âBased on what I know, Ling Shengâer is at Blue Dragon God-cloak, whereas Ling Moâer is at Purple Dragon God-cloak. Thereâll also be another Purple Dragon God-cloak World Spiritist named Jie Zhou,â Jie Yu replied.
âJie Zhou? Iâve never heard of him,â Bai Yunqing said.
Jie Yu laughed upon hearing those words. âYou mustnât underestimate Jie Zhou. Heâs older than Ling Moâer and Ling Shengâer, but heâs also a highly talented prodigy too. In fact, his standing is even higher than Ling Moâer and Ling Shengâer here, for he is the prophesied child.â
âProphesied child?â Chu Feng and Bai Yunqing were intrigued by the use of the term.
âDidnât I tell you earlier that no one has been able to decipher the secret of the Divine Inheritance Ground, including Lord Jie Ranqing? It goes without saying that our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion wishes to get our hand on this secret, for it might be a formidable world spiritist legacy. For that, the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion has been trying to prophesize about this land but to no avail. It was only after Jie Zhou was born that a prophecy was finally made that suggests that he might have the key to deciphering this secret,â Jie Yu said.
âSo, Jie Zhou could be the one to uncover this Divine Inheritance Groundâs secret?â Bai Yunqing asked.
âThatâs what the prophecy says, but of course, prophecies arenât always reliable. Nevertheless, the prophecy itself entitled Jie Zhou to resources comparable to Ling Shengâer, Ling Xiao, and the others,â Jie Yu said.
âEyy!â Bai Yunqing sighed.
âWhatâs wrong?â Chu Feng asked.
âIf only I could enter the Ancient Tower too! I donât bear any expectations about deciphering the secret, but it would be wonderful if I could just take a look around,â Bai Yunqing said.
Jie Yu burst into laughter. âYou will need charisma like Brother Chu Fengâs to charm Ling Shengâer. On that topic, Brother Chu Feng, how did you win Ling Shengâerâs acknowledgment?â
âI provided her with some pointers on her martial cultivation,â Chu Feng replied.
âThatâs all?â Jie Yu was doubtful.
âYes, thatâs all,â Chu Feng replied. He turned to Bai Yunqing and said, âYou should come with us tomorrow. Iâll ask her if we could bring you along too.â
âAre you serious?â Bai Yunqing was excited to hear that.
âIs this fine?â Chu Feng asked Jie Yu.
âWe can bring him over, but I donât have the power to say whether he gets to enter the Ancient Tower or not,â Jie Yu replied.
âNo worries. Weâre just taking a chance anyway,â Chu Feng replied with a smile.
âIndeed! Thereâs no harm trying,â Bai Yunqing chirped in.
âAll right then.â Jie Yu nodded.
âBrother Jie Yu, I have long heard about Senior Jie Ranqing, but I have never met her before. Just out of curiosity, do you have a portrait of her?â Chu Feng asked.
âI want to see her portrait too!â Bai Yunqing said.
âYou have never seen her before?â Chu Feng was surprised to hear those words. Considering how well-versed Bai Yunqing was in such matters, he should have at least seen Jie Ranqingâs portrait before.
âOf course not! Lord Jie Ranqing never shows her true appearance to others, so very few people know what she truly looks like,â Bai Yunqing said.
Chu Feng was disappointed to hear that. He thought that he could finally get to see what his mother looked like, but who could have thought that it would be so difficult to even get a portrait of her?
It was then that Jie Yu chuckled gleefully and replied, âYou asked the right person. I do have a portrait of Lord Jie Ranqing, and you can be sure that itâs the real deal. It was painted before she went into closed-door training, but it shouldnât be too far off.â
As he said those words, he took out a portrait.