BXBX NOVEL Chapter 70 70: Big Change
Xu Shan walked through most of the Celestial Palace, as if trying to memorize all the paths for the future. Unfortunately, it wasn\'t easy since he didn\'t have any guide who could tell him more about these places, so he could only rely on his guesses.
The place was bigger than he expected. In fact, at the rate he was moving, he didn\'t think he could even see the whole place in one night. However, there was another reason he did that. He wanted Ye Han to walk with him, so that he could sense if Yu Fei was nearby or not.
Unfortunately, even as they took an hour-long walk, it didn\'t change anything. In the end, Xu Shan went back.
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Early in the morning, Xu Shan stood up with the sound of knocking on the door. After getting dressed, he walked to the door where Ye Han was already present.
On his instructions, Ye Han opened the door, only to be greeted by a new disciple of the Celestial Palace.
From the attire of the young woman before them, she appeared like an inner disciple. Her strength wasn\'t bad either.
"I am here to escort you to the Palace Master." The young woman said. She wasn\'t too friendly but she wasn\'t too distant either. It was as if she was just here to perform her duty and nothing else.
However, deep within her eyes, it was clear that she wasn\'t fond of these two guests, especially since she heard that they had already killed an Official Disciple of the Celestial Palace and a few Elder.
She didn\'t even understand why the Celestial Palace Master didn\'t just kill them on the spot.
Xu Shan left his house, following the young woman. He had expected to meet the Palace Master today. However, he didn\'t expect it to be this early in the morning, when the sun had just started rising.
"What is your name?" Xu Shan asked the woman, glancing at the Seven Star Celestial Spirit Mark on the back of her left hand.
"Ajin." The woman replied, keeping her reply short. It was as if she had no intention of speaking more than she had to.
"You appear to have an unfavorable opinion of us. Is there a particular reason?" Xu Shan further asked. It wasn\'t hidden from him after all.
"Not at all." The woman shook her head. However, she didn\'t explain herself. She was just here to escort these guys and not to make friends.
"To think we would receive this treatment in this place, even after we saved their Saintess." Xu Shan glanced at Ye Han, sighing. "Why does everyone treat me like a devil, even though I\'m so kind and righteous."
Walking behind him, Ye Han couldn\'t help but smile in response. However, he didn\'t comment.
As Xu Shan walked through the streets in the Celestial Palace, the surroundings looked more lively compared to when he came here in the middle of the night.
Many disciples could be seen in the surroundings. Some were average in talent while others were much more talented. There were even a few that managed to attract Xu Shan\'s attention.
The place looked like a proper sect. Some disciples were talking about their training. There were others who had just received some missions from the Palace and were looking for people to work with.
Along the way, he also saw many Disciples who were selling pills that they created through alchemy.
Along the way, many people glanced in his direction since he was a mere mortal who didn\'t have any Celestial Mark. Moreover, he didn\'t even wear the robes that the Celestial Palace provided to its disciples to differentiate between outer disciples, inner disciples and core Disciples.
It was clear that he was an outsider and they had only heard about one such outsider who recently came here! The Third Prince of the Eternal Dynasty.
Along the way, there were many unfriendly gazes that were cast on him as more and more people realized his identity.
Xu Shan didn\'t pay them much attention. He simply told Ye Han to mark the people with Six Star or higher grade Celestial Spirit along the way, so that they could locate them if needed.
Xu Shan was eventually brought before the Celestial Palace Master. Inside a majestic hall that appeared like the Royal Hall of his father, the Celestial Palace Master was sitting on the throne.
Usually, people were supposed to go down on one knee before him when in the audience, but Xu Shan and his guard didn\'t. They weren\'t ordinary guests after all. They represented the Eternal Dynasty in official capacity... At least that\'s what Xu Shan made them believe.
"To think that we would meet so soon after the recent incident in the Dynasty..." The Palace Master spoke. Even though his voice was calm and free from any emotional turmoil, it still enacted some pressure on Xu Shan, as if he was standing before a god!
This pressure was similar in strength to his father\'s aura. The only difference was that he had grown accustomed to his father\'s aura but this aura here felt slightly uncomfortable.
Xu Shan maintained his calm exterior. "Pleased to meet you as well, Palace Master. My father sent his greetings. He said he would love to meet you again in the future if possible.\'
The Palace Master smiled at the mention of the Eternal Emperor. He retracted his aura, slightly impressed that the man had managed to keep his calm.
"It seems that the rumors about you being a weak tyrant were unfounded. You appear to be quite talented. What a pity that you don\'t have a Celestial Spirit..."
Xu Shan didn\'t respond. He had already ensured that even the Heavenly Celestials couldn\'t see his Star Mark. And as far as his aura was concerned, thanks to his Devouring Spirit, it was impossible for anyone to sense his aura unless he wanted them to.
On the Palace Master\'s command, Xu Shan took his seat. Ye Han stood behind him and the negotiations began.
While Negotiations on a potential alliance was going on inside the Celestial Palace between two of the biggest forces in the continent, another big change was taking place outside, that neither Xu Shan, nor the Celestial Palace expected.