Primordial Star Scripture

The phoenix that had brought Jiang Yao to the Lower Realm was actually in Heavenly Sacred Palace!

And it was clearly well-informed about Jiang Yao's situation!

Despite the distance of hundreds of thousands of miles, the phoenix knew that Jiang Yao had completed her bloodline awakening. Clearly, when the phoenix had sent Jiang Yao away, it had left some means to protect her and kept an eye on her!

What was even more surprising was the way the phoenix addressed Jiang Yao, calling her "Princess Yao."

Ye Chen and Phoenix Spirit had only thought that Jiang Yao came from Divine Phoenix City and possessed the True Phoenix Bloodline, but the phoenix's address revealed that Jiang Yao evidently held a high status within the Divine Phoenix Clan!

In the depths of Heavenly Sacred Palace, within a lake of ice-blue water.

Seeing the yellow-robed woman "Palace Master Yuan Li" flying towards her, the phoenix looked at the woman: "Yuan Li, I am much indebted to you for taking care of me these past years and for traveling to various continents to find healing items for me. The wounds I suffered from forcibly traversing the void to the Lower Realm have only recovered a bit."

Hearing the phoenix's words, "Palace Master Yuan Li" quickly responded: "Senior, Yuan Li once received great kindness from the Divine Phoenix Clan in the Upper Realm. This is what I should do!"

The phoenix nodded and then its eyes seemed to traverse the distance of hundreds of thousands of miles to look at Jiang Yao again. It said to Palace Master Yuan Li: "Yuan Li, there is another matter for which I must ask your help."

"Just give your order, senior," Yuan Li replied.

The Phoenix flapped its huge wings toward a point in the void, and Jiang Yao's face appeared there, along with the scene of the Tai'a Sword Sect mountains where she was: "This girl is the one I took to the Lower Realm, my young master 'Princess Yao.' She has now arrived in the central region."

"Yuan Li, because of my identity as the 'Void Sky True God,' I cannot easily show myself in the Lower Realm, or I would not only attract the suppression of realm laws but also easily provoke the scrutiny of enemies from the Upper Realm. Therefore, I can only hide in this 'Luo Yu Divine Lake.' However, the safety of 'Princess Yao' must be treated with the utmost caution!

Especially now that she has completed her bloodline awakening, she is more likely to encounter truly powerful foes! Yuan Li, promise me that you will take good care of Princess Yao and, if possible, bring her back to the Heavenly Sacred Palace to protect her and ensure that 'Princess Yao' does not suffer any harm!"

"Princess Yao?"

Yuan Li's eyes immediately fixed on Jiang Yao's face appearing in the void by the phoenix: "Is this the young master you spoke of back then?"

Upon seeing Jiang Yao's face, Yuan Li did not hesitate and nodded: "Rest assured, senior, with me here on the Barbaric Wilderness Continent, absolutely no one will be able to harm Princess Yao!"

"Is the princess now within Tai'a Sword Sect? I will go and see what business brings Princess Yao to the central region and take the opportunity to bring her back to the Heavenly Sacred Palace!"

Seeing the phoenix nod, the yellow-robed woman, Palace Master Yuan Li, stirred the void from the lake and disappeared.

With Yuan Li gone, the phoenix sighed softly: "Almost eighteen years have passed; I wonder how the Divine Phoenix Clan is doing now. Princess Yao has completed her bloodline awakening; she likely... already knows about the affairs of the Divine Phoenix Clan!"

"I'm afraid that once Princess Yao enters the Heavenly Saint Realm, she will surely find a way to return to the Upper Realm! It seems, I too must prepare for my return to the Upper Realm..."

After muttering to itself, the colossal body of the phoenix flipped and plunged back into the ice-blue lake, completely vanishing from sight.

...

Ye Chen and Jiang Yao had absolutely no idea what was happening deep within Heavenly Sacred Palace.

The two of them were even more unaware that the strongest in the entire Heavenly Sacred Palace, Palace Master Yuan Li, would be connected to them!

At this time, after landing in the small courtyard, the two sat side by side, talking about the upcoming two grand events.

"The Spirit Sea Realm Swordfighting Convention... Ye Chen, do you remember, back in Thousand Lotus Cave Abode, when we learned about Senior Qian Ji and Senior Lian Yue's participation in the swordfighting convention?"

Jiang Yao's beautiful eyes looked at Ye Chen, brimming with memories.

The Thousand Lotus Cave Abode was where they first met; there, together, they braved the inner abode of the Thousand Lotus Cave Abode, climbed the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, learned about Heavenly Saint Qian Ji and Heavenly Saint Lian Yue, and their feelings for each other began to grow.

"How could I forget? It was you who told me about the four major swordfighting conventions. I never expected we would be able to attend one of them so soon." Ye Chen smiled gently and embraced Jiang Yao, "Senior Qian Ji and Senior Lian Yue both cultivated here within Tai'a Sword Sect. Life is really mysterious. Now the two of us are also in Tai'a Sword Sect."

Jiang Yao leaned on Ye Chen's chest, looking at the sky: "I wonder how Senior Qian Ji is doing in the Minor Spirit Realm, searching for medicine for Senior Lian Yue. Ye Chen, when we go to the Minor Spirit Realm, shall we also look for Senior Qian Ji if we have the chance?"

"Sure," Ye Chen nodded, "Both of our flying swords were left by Seniors Qian Ji and Lian Yue. We will definitely help them if we can. And there's Elder Tuoshan from the Chaotic Sea Area who harmed both seniors; once we become stronger, we'll be able to go to the Chaotic Sea Area and avenge Senior Lian Yue."

"Mhm," Jiang Yao responded softly.

As they spoke, the day faded into night, and the dusk quietly descended.

The night sky over Tai'a Sword Sect was exceptionally peaceful.

Ye Chen and Jiang Yao enjoyed this rare tranquility within the small courtyard.

The next morning, bright and early.

When Ye Chen was about to take Jiang Yao to Tai'a City to taste the "Sword Fang Rice," just as he opened the gate of the small courtyard, he encountered Mu Qingqing, who had been waiting outside the courtyard.

"Ye Chen, you said you wouldn't see anyone and you really haven't opened the door the entire day. How is it, has that Jiang Yao sister you mentioned come out of seclusion? I really want to meet this sister!" Mu Qingqing heard the noise of the door opening and, without even looking up, cheerfully called out to Ye Chen.

As she spoke, Mu Qingqing looked up at Ye Chen, and upon seeing Jiang Yao beside him, she was stunned.

"Is... is this Sister Jiang Yao?"

Mu Qingqing had never seen such a naturally graceful and beautiful girl before.

She was already a young beauty in the making, but compared to Jiang Yao before her, she unconsciously developed a feeling of inferiority.

Especially Jiang Yao's pair of clear, beautiful eyes, which were so unforgettable that even Mu Qingqing found it hard to forget them after just one glance.

These were the clear, beautiful eyes that she had never seen before, completely devoid of any stray thoughts, so pure and flawless!

Seeing Mu Qingqing's astonished expression, Ye Chen smiled gently as he introduced Mu Qingqing to Jiang Yao, "This is the Mu Qingqing I mentioned, an Envoy from the Heavenly Sacred Palace. She has been a great help to me this time."

"Sister Qingqing, thank you for helping Ye Chen gain the opportunity to enter the Divine Sword and for helping him get into the Heavenly Sacred Palace," Jiang Yao expressed her gratitude towards Mu Qingqing.

"No need to thank me, no need to thank me," Mu Qingqing waved her hands again and again.

Facing Jiang Yao, the normally sly and cunning Mu Qingqing couldn't come up with any of her usual tricks, "By the way, Sister Jiang Yao, Ye Chen has said that you are very powerful. Would you like to join our Heavenly Sacred Palace?"

Jiang Yao looked at Ye Chen and smiled gently, for they had already discussed the matter of cultivating at the Heavenly Sacred Palace the night before.

If Ye Chen chose to enter the Heavenly Sacred Palace, of course, she was willing to cultivate there as well.

"I am willing to go to the Heavenly Sacred Palace, but, is there any kind of assessment needed?" Jiang Yao inquired of Mu Qingqing.

If it were before, Mu Qingqing might have evaluated Jiang Yao a bit more, but now, just looking at Jiang Yao, Mu Qingqing felt that the girl before her definitely qualified to enter the Heavenly Sacred Palace!

"No assessment is needed, I'm an Envoy after all. Sister Jiang Yao, once the two major events are over, we'll go to the Heavenly Sacred Palace together," Mu Qingqing said with a smile.

"Ye Chen, where are you planning to take Sister Jiang Yao?" Mu Qingqing asked, coming back to her senses.

When she heard Ye Chen say they were going to Tai'a City to try the Sword Fang Rice again, Mu Qingqing immediately took the lead, "That's perfect, I've been wanting to eat it again too."

"Sword Fang Rice is really delicious. Sister Jiang Yao, you have to try it properly!"

"By the way, Sister Jiang Yao, would you like to participate in the martial arts tournament, and the 'Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition'?"

Along the way, Mu Qingqing just couldn't stop talking to Jiang Yao.

Seeing her chirp away, it was clear that Mu Qingqing felt an inexplicable closeness to Jiang Yao, whom she had just met.

When Ye Chen, Jiang Yao, and Mu Qingqing arrived at the "Heavenly Treasure Pavilion" in Tai'a City, it was no surprise that they once again attracted countless onlookers.

Especially Jiang Yao, standing beside Ye Chen, caused many martial artists to sneak peeks at her from time to time.

Even the disciples of third-rank sects had never seen such an elegantly beautiful girl before!

However, when they saw the girl's hand tightly clasped with Ye Chen's, these people couldn't help but let out an internal sigh, as it was obvious from the actions of Ye Chen and Jiang Yao that there was an intimate relationship between them.

By this time, Ye Chen had already become quite famous within the Tai'a Sword Sect, and of course, no one would dare challenge him so casually anymore. This visit to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was much calmer than the last time.

After eating the Sword Fang Rice, in the following few days, Ye Chen took Jiang Yao to meet with Elder Xiao Supreme Elder, and together they visited the Rotating Pill friend recommended in Fairy Jia Luo's letter.

Ye Chen even specially requested Elder Xiao Supreme Elder to allow Jiang Yao to cultivate within the Divine Sword for three days, making use of the thirty days of accelerated time within the sword.

Time passed quickly, and soon, there were only ten days left until the official start of the Spirit Sea Realm martial arts tournament.

On this day, Ye Chen, Jiang Yao, and Mu Qingqing, together with a group from the Tai'a Sword Sect, finally left the Tai'a Sword Sect and headed towards the Immeasurable Mountain territory within the Great Qian Dynasty, ready to officially participate in the two major upcoming events.

However, what their group didn't realize was that, flying in the void far above their airship, Palace Master Yuan Li, the most powerful late-stage Heavenly Saint Realm being of the Heavenly Sacred Palace, was also traveling along with them, heading towards the Immeasurable Mountain.

...

Immeasurable Mountain was a range of mountains in the eastern region of the Great Qian Dynasty, famous for hosting the Spirit Sea Realm martial arts tournament.

This time, due to the "Spirit Sea Realm martial arts tournament" and the "Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition" — two major events involving the Heavenly Sacred Palace — the whole Immeasurable Mountain fell into an unprecedented liveliness that hadn't been seen for nearly one or two thousand years.

Even one month before the earlier of the two events, the "Spirit Sea Realm martial arts tournament," thousands of people had already gathered at Immeasurable Mountain.

And with ten days left until the start of the Spirit Sea Realm martial arts tournament, the number of martial artists who had arrived at Immeasurable Mountain had even reached seventy to eighty thousand!

Looking at this, when the Spirit Sea Realm martial arts tournament officially began, the number of martial artists here might exceed one hundred thousand!

A millennium event.

Clearly, these two events at Immeasurable Mountain could indeed be described as one of the grandest events in the central region in a thousand years!

Among the martial artists who came to Immeasurable Mountain, there were not only numerous practitioners from both the Spirit Sea Realm and the Rotating Pill Realm, but also several dozen Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouses who had arrived here.

The entire mountain range of Immeasurable Mountain, stretching for hundreds of miles, and the surrounding large cities and major sects, had become a sea of people!

In the midst of all the excitement, with three days left until the start of the Spirit Sea Realm martial arts tournament, Ye Chen, Jiang Yao, and the rest of the group from the Tai'a Sword Sect finally crossed tens of thousands of miles to arrive within the territory of Immeasurable Mountain.