Primordial Star Scripture

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Whether it was Mu Qingqing leading the way, or Ye Chen, Jiang Yao, and the rest of their party, their flying speed was extremely fast. In just a moment, the six of them arrived outside the grand palace.

Ye Chen looked up at the palace and saw that it was dozens of feet high, with the words "Hidden Dragon Hall" inscribed on the plaque above.

The most astonishing thing was the two giant black dragons carved on the exterior walls of the palace.

The two gigantic black dragons, with their huge heads and eyes, were staring down at anyone who looked at them. Ye Chen's strength was already quite formidable, but when he looked into the eyes of these two giant black dragons, he still felt an overwhelming sense of pressure.

This pressure was even greater than the pressure from many early-stage Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouses!

It was incredible that the two carved black dragons could exert such an intimidating force!

Ye Chen felt a great deal of pressure, and standing beside him, Jiang Yao felt the same. However, Liu Qingmei, Xiao Chen, and Luo Lie were directly stunned by the pressure of the black dragons, their faces turning somewhat pale from fear.

It wasn't until Mu Qingqing spoke up that the three of them were roused from the intimidation of the black dragons.

"These two black dragons were carved by the most powerful master of our Heavenly Sacred Palace, Palace Master Yuan Li, and contain immense Divine Soul power. When their might is fully unleashed, they even possess the strength of a mid-stage Heavenly Saint. Although their true might isn't activated now, the pressure naturally emanating from these carvings is enough to astonish the soul. Since you haven't cultivated the Divine Soul Secret Technique, it's better not to stare into their eyes," said Mu Qingqing.

Carved by Palace Master Yuan Li?!

Containing Divine Soul power?!

Capable of possessing the strength of a mid-stage Heavenly Saint upon activation?!

The words of Mu Qingqing made Ye Chen and the others take another deep breath.

The five of them gained a renewed recognition of the power of the Heavenly Sacred Palace.

Although the five of them were considered top-notch experts outside, they were still not counted as true powerhouses in the Heavenly Sacred Palace. After all, on Heavenly Saint Mountain within the Heavenly Sacred Palace, there were many Heavenly Saint Realm powerhouses, including three in the late stages of the realm.

Just the pressure from the carvings of the two black dragons was enough to make them feel oppressed. They would truly need to diligently cultivate if they were to advance into the deeper levels of the Heavenly Sacred Palace, otherwise they could end up in a lower position within the palace!

"Alright, let's go, we should enter," said Mu Qingqing with a smile as she saw everyone recover from their astonishment at the black dragon statues.

Ye Chen and the others nodded, following Mu Qingqing as they stepped into the Hidden Dragon Hall.

Upon entering the Hidden Dragon Hall, Ye Chen found that the interior was incredibly spacious, with giant columns standing erect throughout the hall, supporting the vast dome above.

At this moment, seated within the hall were quite a few figures.

Among these figures, seven had reached the early stages of the Heavenly Saint Realm.

As Ye Chen and the rest walked in, these seated figures took note of them, their curiosity piqued as they looked over. The seven early-stage Heavenly Saints especially gathered around Mu Qingqing.

"So it's Junior Sister Mu returning!" The seven greeted Mu Qingqing with smiles.

At the same time, their gazes swept over Ye Chen and his party like lightning, carrying with them an unmistakable sense of scrutiny from a superior position.

Being scrutinized by seven early-stage Heavenly Saints, while not as intense as the pressure from the earlier mid-stage Heavenly Saint black dragon carvings, still made Xiao Chen and Luo Lie dare not meet their gaze directly, though Liu Qingmei fared slightly better.

Ye Chen and Jiang Yao were the only two unaffected by the gaze of the seven individuals.

"Eh?"

Seeing something distinctly different about Ye Chen and Jiang Yao, the eyes of these seven early-stage Heavenly Saints finally settled on them.

Especially Jiang Yao—her incredibly beautiful face and the pure, divine-like aura emanating from her body were so captivating that the Heavenly Saints took a few extra glances, their eyes burning with intensity.

Feeling the scrutiny of the seven, Jiang Yao's elegant eyebrows slightly furrowed as she reached for Ye Chen's hand.

Ye Chen flipped his palm and took Jiang Yao's soft hand into his, and at the same time, he casually looked back at the seven.

For some reason, when Ye Chen gazed at them, the Heavenly Saints all felt an uncomfortable jolt in their hearts.

It was not a good feeling.

Three of the Heavenly Saints couldn't help but let out a cold snort, their eyes piercing as they looked back at Ye Chen.

The mutual gaze lasted only for an instant when, at that moment, Mu Qingqing, who was standing nearby, noticed the exchange of looks between Ye Chen and the seven Heavenly Saints. She stepped forward to stand beside Ye Chen and Jiang Yao and spoke out to the seven Heavenly Saints, "What's the matter, seven esteemed Envoys? Do you intend to intimidate our new disciples?"

It turned out that these seven Heavenly Saints were, like Mu Qingqing, Envoys of the Heavenly Sacred Palace!

Mu Qingqing's words were indifferent, but they already carried an undertone of dissatisfaction, which took the seven Heavenly Saints by surprise.

According to the rules of the Heavenly Sacred Palace, the Envoys had the right to scrutinize new disciples, but by the look on Mu Qingqing's face, the seven Heavenly Saints had the feeling that if they really troubled the young couple in front of them, Mu Qingqing wouldn't hesitate to turn against them!

Even though Mu Qingqing was only at the Spirit Sea Realm, which was much lower than their realms, behind her stood a figure none of them dared to provoke. Even with the nerve, they wouldn't dare to conflict with Mu Qingqing!

"It seems that Mu treats this pair of young recruits at the Spirited Pillar initial stage quite highly!" the seven Heavenly Saints thought to themselves.

With this in mind, the seven Heavenly Saints no longer stealthily assessed Jiang Yao, and even the fierce look in their eyes towards Ye Chen subsided.

The leading Heavenly Saint even smiled at Mu Qingqing, saying, "Mu, you jest. We wouldn't dare to show off to the disciples chosen by you."

"We've just heard that Mu has selected an exceptional talent this time and that for the sake of this talent, our Heavenly Sacred Palace even organized the Hidden Dragon List competition. Out of curiosity, we wanted to see which talent it was."

Hearing the seven soften their tone, Mu Qingqing relaxed her own tone slightly: "Hmph, you speak as if you mean it. I heard that before the eight of us Envoys left, you privately criticized the talent I chose as being the worst!"

"How could we?"

"How could we?"

The seven Heavenly Saints shook their heads in unison, but their eyes betrayed a clear disbelief in the capabilities of the five individuals Mu Qingqing had brought back.

At least, they had been Envoys for much longer than Mu Qingqing and thus knew better how to pick real talents.

They all thought that Mu Qingqing, being new to the role, had found someone decent and believed she had struck gold.

Mu Qingqing, cunning as a fox, could clearly see the skepticism in their expressions.

However, at this moment, she had no desire to argue further with them and simply addressed the seven: "Now that all eight of us have returned, let's begin the examination for the new disciples."