The Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess Palace," Qin Chuan said directly, without hiding anything.
"Hmm? The Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess Palace? Is that place real?" Chang Ge asked curiously, and even Princess Lan looked at Qin Chuan with surprise.
Qin Chuan was also taken aback by their expressions, and looked at the two women with a hint of anticipation: "Do you know where it is?"
Chang Ge thought for a moment and looked at Qin Chuan, saying, "I don't know, but our Sun and Moon Sect's headquarters is called the Nine Heavens Sun and Moon Sect. It's said to be incredibly magical, powerful, and terrifying. I think I've heard of the Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess Palace somewhere before." Qin
Chuan was really excited at this moment. The Nine Heavens Sun and Moon Sect—nine heavens. Anything related to the word "nine heavens" is extraordinary, and there should be news about it, provided he could enter that sect.
But now the Sun and Moon Sect is a super sect, while the Nine Heavens Sun and Moon Sect is the headquarters of the Sun and Moon Sect. The difference between them is not small.
Originally, Qin Chuan didn't have a goal, but now he did. He could enter the Sun and Moon Sect first, and later he hoped to enter the Nine Provinces Sun and Moon Sect. Once he got there, he should be able to make contact with something like the Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess Palace.
After such a long and bumpy journey, he finally had a bit of sight. The news about the Nine Heavens Mystic Goddess Palace was still inaccurate; he'd only vaguely heard about it.
But Qin Chuan was happy to hear about the Nine Heavens Sun and Moon Gate. The word "Nine Heavens" was crucial; not just anyone dared to use it, especially in the Nine Heavens Land.
Right now, he needed to think about how to enter the Sun and Moon Gate. After the Immortal Pool Competition, he'd go participate in the Trial Grounds and then enter the Sun and Moon Gate.
...
Today was the Immortal Pool Competition. Qin Chuan, the First Prince, Princess Lan, and Chang Ge were also there, though neither of the two women were participating.
The royal family consisted of three people: Qin Chuan, the First Prince, and the Sixth Prince, led by a middle-aged royal and two other men.
The First Prince had made the decision to have Qin Chuan as an outsider, so they naturally had no objections. The First Prince held a high position in the royal family and had already been designated as the next heir.
The people from the Puppet Gate and the Demon Cloud Palace had also arrived. The agreed-upon location was near the first meal; whoever won would directly soak in the Immortal Pool.
Qin Chuan was currently observing the other participants.
The Puppet Sect members were too eerie. Their strange appearances and clothing gave off an unsettling feeling, like ghosts and demons.
Qin Chuan disliked them. The puppets they manipulated were all different; some were made of wood, others from animal bones, and some even used humans and corpses to create puppets…
This was why Qin Chuan disliked the Puppet Sect. These people would kill for puppet materials, their evil was appalling.
The three participants from the Puppet Sect were all young men with hawk-like noses and hawk-like eyes, thick beards, and a cold, fierce aura.
They were also sizing up Qin Chuan and his companions, even showing a hint of greed when they saw Princess Lan and Chang Ge.
It was said that a puppeteer from the Puppet Sect once loved a woman, but she didn't love him. In the end, he turned her into a puppet, and they lived together. The
participants from the Demon Cloud Palace were all women. Don't underestimate them just because they were women; these women were not only beautiful but also incredibly powerful.
Dressed entirely in black, Qin Chuan couldn't help but think of the Demon Lord and the Nine Heavens Demon Cloud Palace. Was there any connection between this Demon Cloud Palace and the Nine Heavens Demon Cloud Palace?
At this moment, the middle-aged royal man leading the group, the fifth uncle of the eldest prince and his companions, was a core member of the royal family, Sha Wuke.
The Demon Cloud Palace was composed entirely of women, even the leader was a woman, a middle-aged woman who still possessed a certain charm. However, due to good maintenance and cultivation, her skin was like jade, and her figure was plump and shapely, making her even more attractive.
Sha Wuke then said, "Since everyone is here, I won't go into the rules. It's getting late, let's begin. After we're done, we can all go about our own business."
Qin Chuan was taken aback by this opening, but he smiled and thought it was quite good.
The eldest prince seemed to notice Qin Chuan's expression and said with a smile, "We've been fighting for many years, and the rules are well understood, so sometimes we don't say a word and just start."
The first to step forward was a young man from the Puppet Sect, dressed in a striped, emerald-green robe, like a beggar's outfit, but not quite. Anyway, Qin Chuan couldn't accept this kind of aesthetic.
"I'll go first. I challenge the Sixth Prince," the young man from the Puppet Sect said directly.
The rules of the competition were that the first person to step forward could challenge anyone by name. If they won, then one of the losers would challenge one of the remaining members of that faction.
Generally, it was very difficult for the challenged to win, because if the opponent specifically challenged you, they were basically confident of victory.
The battle began.
The Sixth Prince was quite strong, but he wasn't considered a sure-fire winner among the royals.
The young man from the Puppet Sect summoned a puppet, a stone golem.
This was considered a rare and extraordinary creature. By chance, he had obtained a stone that was many times harder than metal, and spent countless materials and years creating this stone golem.
Because of the stone's spirituality, it was proficient in earth attributes, possessed amazing defense, countless mental powers, and even many control skills. With its immense strength, it was a puppet that could both attack and defend. It
was about five meters tall, a giant, with enormous fists that could flatten a small mountain with a single punch.
The Puppet Sect's secret techniques are truly wondrous. Unlike beast tamers, their abilities are unpredictable, possessing many mystical functions unimaginable without understanding their methods.
*Bang!*
The Sixth Prince wielded his sword, a longsword as clear as autumn water, his movements swift. A blue aura appeared beneath his feet and around his body, fluid as water.
His sword struck the stone golem with a dull thud, sparks flying, but not a single mark was left on the golem.
At this moment, the puppeteer summoned another large, earthen-yellow spider-like puppet, not very large, only about the size of a small calf.
This yellow spider was a real spider, but it had been refined by the puppeteer using special techniques and could not be considered a truly living creature.
*Hiss!
* White spider silk shot out rapidly, wrapping around the Sixth Prince.
One, two.
This spider silk is extremely soft yet tough. Once entangled, it's difficult to cut with swords or blades. Moreover, it's highly corrosive, slowly rotting and seeping into the flesh, eventually penetrating the target. If someone is wrapped in multiple layers of silk, they will eventually become a pile of minced meat.
The stone golem continued its attack, unleashing wave after wave of spider silk, yet the Sixth Prince's sword couldn't cut through it…
"This spider was an ancient, monstrous species in its previous life, possessing ancient bloodlines, albeit diluted, but still terrifying. I never expected the Puppet Sect to give this to him. He is indeed the son of the Puppet Sect Master; only he could enjoy such treatment," Shauko said, frowning.