Zi Yuan’s face completely darkened. She stopped in her steps, looked at Chen Ping, her tone carrying a trace of warning. “Fellow Daoist Chen, one can eat food indiscriminately, but cannot speak words indiscriminately. The divine kingdom is a top-tier force in the six heavens, not something you can casually slander.”
“Whether I am slandering or not, you know clearly in your heart.”
Chen Ping also stopped in his steps, his gaze sharply staring at Zi Yuan. “The Thunder Sound Bell was stolen, the demon soul is about to break through the seal. Your divine kingdom, instead of thinking how to resolve the crisis, is still thinking of allying with the divine hall through marriage.
Moreover, your divine kingdom very likely is colluding with the Evil Dao Hall. You should know the Evil Dao Hall is infamous for demonic clan evil cultivators. Just based on this from you, do you deserve to be called a top-tier force?”
Zi Yuan’s pupils suddenly contracted. She abruptly stepped forward one step, lowered her voice. “How do you know about the Thunder Sound Bell? And who told you that the divine kingdom is colluding with the Evil Dao Hall?”
She had always thought Chen Ping was just here to escort the princess, yet did not expect he actually knew about the Thunder Sound Bell being stolen, even knew the divine kingdom might be colluding with other forces.
This absolutely was not information an ordinary cultivator could know, unless the forces behind him really were related to the Thunder Sound Bell being stolen!
Chen Ping looked at Zi Yuan’s tense appearance, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold smile. “What I know is more than you imagine.
Miss Zi, rather than probing my identity here, why not think, if the demon soul really breaks through the seal, can your divine kingdom still preserve this ‘nobility’?”
After saying that, Chen Ping no longer paid attention to Zi Yuan, directly walking towards the front.
Zi Yuan stood in place, looking at Chen Ping’s back, her heart surging with shock. She now could confirm that Chen Ping absolutely was not just here to escort the princess so simply. His purpose probably was related to the Thunder Sound Bell!
“I must report this matter to the sovereign as soon as possible!”
Zi Yuan thought darkly in her heart. She quickly caught up with Chen Ping, her eyes adding a bit more vigilance. “Fellow Daoist Chen, ahead is the divine kingdom’s sacrificial square. The sovereign is holding a sacrificial grand ceremony there, praying for divine blessings. If Daoist friend wants to see the sovereign, I can take you there.”
She decided no longer to probe, directly take Chen Ping to see the sovereign.
Since Chen Ping knew so much, it was better to let the sovereign decide how to handle it. After all, the sovereign’s cultivation and intellect far surpassed hers.
Chen Ping looked at the sacrificial square ahead. In the centre of the square stood a huge divine statue, the divine statue entirely forged from gold, emitting dense divine power fluctuations.
The square was filled with divine clan cultivators dressed in sacrificial robes, slowly kneeling and worshipping along with the sacrificial music.
“Sacrificial grand ceremony?”
A flash of amusement passed through Chen Ping’s eyes. “When the demon soul is about to break through the seal, not thinking of ways to resolve the crisis, but praying for divine blessings here. Your divine kingdom really is devout.”
Zi Yuan’s face became even more ugly, yet she did not refute again.
She knew what Chen Ping said was fact, but the divine kingdom had inherited for ten thousand years. The sacrificial grand ceremony was a rule passed down from ancestors. Even if encountering crisis, it could not be easily abolished.
The two walked to the entrance of the sacrificial square. The guards at the door blocked them.
The leading guard was an eighth-grade Earth Immortal cultivator. He glanced at Chen Ping, then looked at Zi Yuan, respectfully asking. “Miss Zi, who is this?”
“He is the cultivator escorting the princess back, named Chen Ping. I want to take him to see the sovereign.” Zi Yuan said.
That guard frowned, looking at Chen Ping with a trace of contempt in his eyes. “The sovereign is holding the sacrificial grand ceremony. Outsiders may not enter. Moreover, he is just a first-grade Earth Immortal cultivator, not worthy to step into the sacrificial square.”
Zi Yuan just wanted to speak, but Chen Ping took the lead one step, his tone bland. “Not worthy?”
He stepped forward one step. An invisible pressure instantly enveloped that guard.
That guard’s face changed abruptly. He did not expect a first-grade Earth Immortal cultivator actually could emit such powerful pressure. He subconsciously gripped the long spear in his hand tightly, yet discovered his body actually was somewhat stiff.
