Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 697: Chapter 327 Speculations on the Book of Destiny

The Jing Family really kept it deeply hidden, only members of the Jing bloodline could open the palace…

Other guides who lacked core information couldn’t even speak of entering the Immortal Palace, let alone find that palace, they had no chance of entering it at all.

That was a palace that solely belonged to the Jing Family.

Alright, alright, alright, this was actually good news for Li Yelai.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, wasn’t Li Yelai of Jing blood?

Li Yelai also had the qualifications to enter that Immortal Palace!

The Jing Family cared so much about it, he too wanted to explore it.

Whether it be the Magic Potion Recipe, mysterious inheritance, or whatever Taboo Items, they were all needed by the official side.

Indeed, it was a Spiritual Ability Family, always hiding some goodies, even monopolizing certain knowledge as the foundation of the family, nothing much had changed from ancient times till now.

Ancient families monopolized knowledge and culture, and now, so did the Spiritual Ability Families.

Quite a few families had their own unique inheritances and Magic Potion Recipes.

And this time, let me, the official captain, help the Jing Family share a bit…

Li Yelai thought to himself, while Jing Lin said, “This is the information my grandfather told me. Unfortunately, this information isn’t much use to you. Even if I join you, you can’t enter that Immortal Palace.”

“No worries, just knowing this is enough. We will consider it,” Li Yelai nodded, understanding it clearly in his heart.

Jing Lin’s grandfather, Jing Ji. That is, mother Jin Cuihua’s father, in terms of blood relation, was Li Yelai’s maternal grandfather.

He must have been the first to find out the identities of Li Yelai and Li Yunyan.

Afterward, the second batch who knew their identities was Jing Jing, hence the Jing Family made contact with Li Yunyan.

Jing Ji, this cheap grandfather, had Jing Lin bring the news, probably suggesting that Li Yelai could make a sweep through that palace.

Of course, not excluding the possibility that it was a setup.

After all, if only Li Yelai alone could enter, rashly entering might lead to a mob attack.

This matter needed to be thoroughly discussed with the upper echelons. They needed to arrange for some people to wait outside for support.

“Alright, you all decide for yourselves,” Jing Lin didn’t ask further but continued, “There is also an unverified piece of news, that inside the Divine Treasure Immortal Palace… there might be humans!”

“Humans?” Li Yelai was genuinely shocked.

The Divine Treasure Immortal Palace was like an ownerless Forbidden Zone, containing no restricted area order, nor any surviving civilization.

Itself, more resembled the Heavenly Court from legends. Housing ‘Immortals’ and very likely a civilization akin to humans.

But it had been destroyed by some even more violent enemies.

Thus, countless Heavenly Palaces had fallen, two of which turned into the Forbidden Zone Immortal Ruins and the Divine Treasure Immortal Palace. The whereabouts of the rest were unknown. The internal space wasn’t small, at least tens of thousands of square kilometers, just smaller than the Forbidden Zone.

It must have been an exceptionally powerful civilization.

Humans said they were exploring the Immortal Palace, but in reality, under the confines of the Immortal Palace, they were just opportunistically exploring and gaining benefits.

Just a defense array that autonomously activates upon sensing Overlord Level fluctuations was enough to baffle the scholars of Giant City.

It was completely unimaginable, how terrifying it would be if the Heavenly Court had not been destroyed?

And according to the information analyzed by the Jing Family, there were quite a few Extraordinary Creatures inside, likely to be survivors from palaces that raised Exotic Beasts, or left behind by the enemy civilization of that time.

Besides that, there should be no other intelligent life, how could there possibly be humans?

“Could it be, surviving members of the Immortal Palace civilization?” Li Yelai’s expression changed: “Descendants of Immortals?”

If the previous speculation was correct, and the Immortal Palace was the legendary Heavenly Court, then the survivors inside, wouldn’t they be Immortals?

What kind of beings were Immortals?

According to the doctrines within the Ember Church, so-called Immortals should be akin to the God of Battle.

“No, you’re overthinking it. If Immortals were truly alive, we would have been wiped out the first time we opened the Immortal Palace,” Jing Lin said, “But our Jing Family indeed has connections with an Immortal, you do know about our Divine Blood issue, right?”

Li Yelai nodded.

“It’s said that the being was an Immortal from the Immortal Palace. He had contact with our ancestors of the Jing Family, resulting in the emergence of the first and second generation Divine Sons. The first generation Divine Son bravely died in battle, allowing the Jing Family to break out of the Disaster Fog. Thus, the second generation Divine Son was successfully born.”

Jing Lin continued, “It was also the second generation Divine Son who led the Jing Family into the Immortal Palace, found that palace, and obtained part of the inheritance which helped develop the family to this day. If it weren’t for the death of the second generation Divine Son, and the loss of Sun·Yin, the Immortal Palace might have been opened by the Jing Family repeatedly. If that were the case, the main family wouldn’t have made it difficult for my sister.”

“And what I said about there still possibly being humans alive in the Immortal Palace, was actually due to the first opening of the Immortal Palace, when the Jing Family sent many strong individuals and soldiers in. Later, when the Immortal Palace closed, some people couldn’t escape in time and were trapped inside.”

“Originally, this wasn’t an issue, as long as they stayed in the already explored safe zones, they could just hold on. With so many Extraordinary Creatures inside the Immortal Palace, they wouldn’t starve to death. But…”

Li Yelai raised an eyebrow, “But your Jing Family also encountered an accident, the second generation Divine Son was assassinated, and the key to open the Immortal Palace was stolen by the Church. They were truly trapped inside the Immortal Palace for good.”

“Exactly,” Jing Lin nodded, “This is also the secret revealed by the main family during yesterday’s banquet, I too only learned of it then. These humans trapped inside the Immortal Palace, they have their pros and cons to us, and their presence increases unpredictability.”