Chapter 699: A Grudge that Cannot Be Forgiven
"With me?"
Chu Liang found the situation had become even stranger.
I don't even know which way the Heavenly Palace's door opened, so how could I have the key?
"Yan Zi disagreed with us going to the Heavenly Palace of the Sword Domain for a simple reason," the Whale-Riding Immortal said. "Throughout history, many have sought the Heavenly Palace, but only two have ever returned. Regardless of whether they were at the seventh or eighth realm, anyone could perish inside. To enter the Heavenly Palace, you need guidance, and the 'key' to that guidance is likely the Heavenly Cloud Ancient Sword, which contains the essence of the Great Dao of the Cloud of Determination.
"When we found the sword back then, Yan Zi insisted on keeping it for herself. She had guessed it was the key and was worried we'd use it to take risks."
At this point, the Whale-Riding Immortal smiled again. "She has always been like that. She would rather risk her own life than to have people around her take risks. Now that she has reached the eighth realm, I am guessing that she will consider entering the Heavenly Palace herself if the Mount Shu Sect faces another crisis."
"Guessing?" Chu Liang asked, catching onto that word.
"At the time, the only clues about the key to the Heavenly Palace were two lines of poetry," the Whale-Riding Immortal explained.
He recited the poem.
"The heavens' divine light, a prism's art,
Splits into nine hues, a celestial start.