Chapter 296 - Chapter 296: Chapter 278 Qinghuang Palace (1/2)
Chapter 296: Chapter 278 Qinghuang Palace
Then, Huang Qingling reached out her hand and beckoned.
The Storage Bag and the Space Ring came into her possession.
The Space Ring belonged to the Zhang Family Patriarch, while the Storage Bag was left behind after the Wu Cai Immortal’s death.
Next, with a wave of her hand, Huang Qingling gathered Elder Bai, Elder Yu, and Zhang Yuan behind her.
However, all three were the same, their eyes tightly shut, with no signs of life or death.
“Are you Qing Ling, friend?”
Lin Jing spoke up, questioning the ‘Huang Qingling’ before him.
Huang Qingling’s eyes curved into crescents, and she smiled at Lin Jing, saying, “Of course I am.”
“Also, just call me Qing Ling, drop the ‘friend’. It gives me a headache,” she added.
After finishing her sentence, the spectral Huang Qingling even gave Lin Jing a sidelong glance.
Hearing these words, Lin Jing immediately felt relieved.
This was undoubtedly Huang Qingling.
“What’s happened to Elder Bai and Elder Yu?”
Lin Jing then looked towards Huang Qingling and asked.
Huang Qingling replied:
“I’ll explain that to you later…”
“I can’t stay out for too long, come back with me…”
Lin Jing couldn’t help but feel puzzled and quickly asked, “Back where?”
Huang Qingling answered, “Qinghuang Palace!”
……
Qinghuang Palace was located at the peak of Tongtian Peak.
It was the very same peak that pierced the heavens Lin Jing had seen earlier when visiting the place to cleanse his spirit.
However.
According to Huang Qingling, this mountain was not called Tongtian Peak, but Qinghuang Peak.
Because this was Huang Qingling’s home.
When Lin Jing heard this news, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.
……
Qinghuang Palace was a massive palace, covering an area beyond measure, with its height reaching tens of zhang.
Not to mention the hall where Lin Jing was currently standing – he estimated it to be at least a few hundred acres in size.
After Huang Qingling had finished speaking, she casually drew a Teleportation Array and teleported them inside this palace.
Lin Jing looked around and noticed that although the palace was huge, other than a few black pillars that reached to the top, there were two rows of stone platforms that served some unknown purpose.
At the far end of the hall, a gigantic nine-colored barrier obscured whatever was inside, appearing to protect something.
Beyond that, there was nothing else.
The entire hall felt immensely spacious.
……
“Qing Ling, can you tell me now…”
“What exactly happened to Elder Bai and Elder Yu? Why did they suddenly pass out?”
Lin Jing, looking at Elder Bai, Elder Yu, and Zhang Yuan laid out on the stone platforms, asked Huang Qingling.
“Do you want to hear the truth?” Huang Qingling asked, looking back at Lin Jing.
“Of course,” Lin Jing nodded.
Understanding, Huang Qingling then spoke plainly:
“Old Man Bai and Elder Yu, both of them are already dead.”
These words from Huang Qingling left Lin Jing stunned, unresponsive for a moment.
It wasn’t until several breaths later.
That Lin Jing snapped back to reality, hurried over to the two elders, and reached out to check on them.
Upon this inspection, Lin Jing discovered just as Huang Qingling had said, there was no response from the two elders’ bodies, exactly like Zhang Yuan.
Lin Jing’s face turned ashen, then he turned back and looked at Huang Qingling, asking:
“Qing Ling…”
“What… what exactly happened?”
Seeing his reaction, Huang Qingling quickly tried to reassure him:
“You needn’t worry, this has nothing to do with you.”
“Actually, they died before I even met you.”
“It was about seven years ago…”
After hearing Huang Qingling’s words, Lin Jing was dumbfounded, then said: