Subsequently, Xu Tianjun and the others returned to Emperor Yan City through Ying Rou's convoy, which could have been much less trouble on the way. But they never thought that Ling Bing and the others were acting more and more arrogantly, and they even dared to send Fang Zun to stop the trouble, knowing that it was the convoy of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

This was something that Ying Han did not expect in advance, and he also warned Shen Chong that although Ling Bing and the others would not blatantly question this matter, the personalities of these two people would be retribution, and their actions had always been arrogant, since they had offended them, they had to be careful at all times, beware of their secret calculations.

After all, such a loss as knocking out teeth and swallowing them in the stomach is not the style of Ling Bing and the others.

Xu Tianjun also said at this time: "Second grandfather, that Ling Bingshuang is indeed not giving up, and this time he actually sent someone to inquire about my departure from this February. Fortunately, Ah Chong was alert, not only helped me find out the eyeliner they planted next to me, but also took advantage of the other party, and that person could help us find out the news of Ling Bing's double absolute in the future. ”

Ying Han nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Chong'er, although you are bent on returning to the nascent realm, there are very few 'crossing' illusion skills, at least I have only heard of such illusion skills, but I have never seen anyone who can actually perform them. But don't worry, we'll keep an eye on you. Now, since you have arrived in Emperor Yama City, it is better to join the Zodiac Immortal Palace of my Yama Kingdom first, and help Tianjun restrain Ling Bing and the others before going back. Presumably, with your strength, talent and wisdom, with your help, Tianjun will be able to make it a lot easier. ”

Shen Chong naturally didn't refuse, but said curiously: "Zodiac Immortal Palace, what kind of place is this?"

"Don't be surprised, let me explain it to you. Xu Tianjun said with a smile: "This Zodiac Immortal Palace is exactly an organization in my Yama Luo country that specializes in the exchange and gathering of high-level cultivators......

With Xu Tianjun's narration, Shen Chong slowly understood the true meaning of the Zodiac Immortal Palace.

Xu Tianjun told Shen Chong that among the countries of the Huangquan Realm, cultivators were generally divided into junior cultivators and senior cultivators according to their cultivation level. The watershed between junior cultivators and advanced cultivators is the transformation period. Before the cultivators reach the incarnation stage, they are uniformly called junior cultivators, and at this stage, various countries will generally arrange different positions such as junior cultivators, squad leaders, and brigade leaders according to the specific strength of the cultivators. Once a cultivator reaches the transformation stage, he is qualified to be called a senior cultivator, and at this stage, he can generally serve as a general or guard commander or partial general of one side.

The Zodiac Immortal Palace is an organization that only high-level cultivators are qualified to join.

In the entire Yama Kingdom, as long as the strength has reached the early stage of transformation, cultivators will be required to join the Zodiac Immortal Palace.

Joining the Zodiac Immortal Palace is just a formality, it only represents that the cultivation level of the cultivator has reached the level above the transformation stage, and he is the top group of people in the entire Yama Kingdom. The identity of the members of the Zodiac Immortal Palace is of no substantive use, except that each member will arrange the actual position according to the situation. Just like Yan Qing, in the middle of the transformation period, he was nominally a member of the Zodiac Immortal Palace, and at the same time, he was also the city lord of Jingma City. Yan Qing's identity as a member of the Zodiac Immortal Palace does not have any special requirements and tasks, and he is only asked to stand up when the country is in danger, but his identity as the city lord of Crystal Code City has a real task, that is, he needs to be responsible for the defense and construction of the entire Crystal Code City.

In fact, other cultivator realms in the Yellow Springs Realm also have institutions like the Zodiac Immortal Palace, but they have different names. For example, in the Shura Kingdom, after a cultivator reaches the transformation stage, the organization that needs to join is called the "God of War Pavilion". And in a beast country like the Night Hidden Country, the name is called the "Ten Thousand Beast Elders" and so on.

There are more than 1,300 members in the Zodiac Immortal Palace of the Yama Kingdom, and most of these members are distributed in the major cities of the Yama Kingdom. The palace master is personally served by Emperor Yama, and there are three deputy palace masters, and the minister of the state Yinghan is one of the three deputy palace masters, and the other two deputy palace masters, one is the commander of the army of the Yama country - Xiahou Zhiyuan, and the other is the former head of the Xu family who has died, Xu Tianjun's grandfather - Xu Yuan. It's just that after Xu Yu's death, the position of the deputy palace master has been vacant.

Among the cultivators of the Yama Kingdom whose names Shen Chong knew, Xu Tianjun, Zhao Wen, Yan Qing, Xu Ling, Xu Bing, including Fang Zun and others who had a conflict with Shen Chong, were all members of the Zodiac Immortal Palace.

"......I see," Shen Chong nodded, understanding.

This Zodiac Immortal Palace, to put it bluntly, is very similar to an organization such as a business association in his hometown when he was in the nascent realm, except that the members of this 'association' are all cultivators above the transformation stage.

Thinking of this, Shen Chong couldn't help but sigh, he couldn't imagine that the cultivators in the Huangquan Realm were so powerful, just one Yama Country, there were more than 1,300 masters above the transformation stage, among them, there were many super masters of the older generation such as Ying Han, who couldn't even see the depth of themselves, and illusionists like Xu Ling and Xu Bing who had illusion skills.

I think that at the beginning of the Cultivator Sect of the New Birth Realm, according to what Master Xuanji Zhenren said, all the masters above the transformation stage of the entire Nine Sects and Sixteen Sects combined, there were only five or six hundred, and they were not even as good as the masters of the Yama Country.

If there was a battle between the cultivators of the two realms of the New Life Realm and the Yellow Spring Realm, it was estimated that the New Life Realm would be destroyed in an instant. And to be able to establish the first great country of cultivators in the Huangquan Realm, such as the Yama Kingdom, in the Huangquan Realm where the cultivation forces are all over and the strength is generally strong, the strength, courage and means of the Emperor Yama are definitely enough for Shen Chong to look up to today.

With admiration for Emperor Yama in his heart, Shen Chong immediately blurted out and asked, "Grandpa Prime Minister, how did Emperor Yama disappear, is he still alive?"

Hearing Shen Chong's question, Ying Han's snow-white long eyebrows lifted imperceptibly.

At the same time, Xu Tianjun's anxious voice also sounded in Shen Chong's ears: "Brother Xian, why did you ask this question." This issue is very sensitive, and it is the top secret of my Yama Kingdom. You may just be unintentional about asking, but you must know that this is the most important concern of the enemy country that is eyeing the Yama Kingdom......"

Shen Chong was stunned for a moment, and also found that his question was inappropriate: "I'm sorry, big brother." I forgot about it for a while. Shen Chong just admired Emperor Yama in his heart, and he didn't think much about it at all, so he couldn't help but ask.

Xu Tianjun reluctantly said: "Hey~ Actually, it's no wonder you. Even I was curious about the whereabouts of Emperor Yama, but I never dared to ask, and my second grandfather never told me. It's just that the second grandfather's initial impression of you just now is not bad, I hope your question will not make him wary of you. ”

"I see. Shen Chong nodded, and the voice passed on to reply to Xu Tianjun. At the same time, he smiled apologetically at Ying Han: "Grandpa Prime Minister, if this question is inconvenient to answer, just let me not ask." ”

Shen Chong didn't have the intention to listen to this secret, but the words had already been spoken, and since he couldn't get it back, he didn't worry about causing any bad effects. This is also the open-minded side of Shen Chong's character.

How do you know that Ying Han looked at Shen Chong seriously, and after a moment of silence, he sighed and said: "It's okay, this matter has been hidden in my heart for too long, and since Chong'er asked about it today, Jun'er is also there, I will tell you two." ”

"Second grandfather?" Xu Tianjun looked at Ying Han in surprise.

Shen Chong was also shocked, he didn't expect that Ying Han really planned to tell the whereabouts of the emperor to himself, the person he met for the first time.

Ying Han smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Emperor, he has already reached the peak of the late stage of Dacheng. It stands to reason that he should have given up the fetters of the world to impact the tribulation period, but he has been reluctant to leave the country he founded and the people of the whole country in his heart. This time he has been missing for more than ten years, and he is ready to think about himself. ”

After his disappearance, this was the first time that Ying Han did not shy away from talking about Emperor Yama. Xu Tianjun immediately asked boldly: "Second grandfather, many people in the outside world are rumored to have fallen the emperor, although this is a big rebellion, but Jun'er is really worried about the safety of the monarch, I wonder if you know if the monarch is okay?"

Shen Chong couldn't help but be curious, and stared at Ying Han tightly.

Ying Han stroked his long silver-white beard and said with a smile: "You two are so smart, haven't you heard the clue from my words?"

Xu Tianjun and Shen Chong looked at each other, and then recalled the words just now, and there was gradually a hint of joy in their eyes: "Is it ......?"

With a smile on his face, Ying Han nodded, "Hehe, you guessed right." ”

Hearing Ying Han's admission, Shen Chong and the others immediately believed that Emperor Yama was indeed still alive. When Ying Han talked about the emperor just now, he said that he had been missing for more than ten years, and he thought that he was ready to think about himself.

This sentence has made it very clear to the two of them that Emperor Yama must not have fallen and has never returned, maybe he is in retreat somewhere. It's just that the two of them were too excited at the time and didn't understand the meaning of the words for a while.

Shen Chong still had doubts in his heart, and asked directly: "Grandpa Prime Minister, how do you know that the emperor must still be alive?"

Ying Han knew that if he didn't make this matter clear today, the two boys would definitely be puzzled and asked, and immediately stopped hiding it, and said directly: "Before the emperor went out to travel, he carved the soul mark into the soul jade, and the old man only needs to see if the true spirit mark left by the emperor in the soul jade still exists, and he can know whether he is okay." ”

Shen Chong was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood. Soul jade is a strange spar, he naturally heard Xuan Yun and the two daughters of Yu Kite mention it. Once a cultivator leaves his soul mark in the soul jade, unless this cultivator dies, the soul mark in the soul jade will exist forever.

Using this characteristic of soul jade, he will naturally be able to grasp the life and death of his disciples and friends. And at the beginning, before Xuan Yun and Lu Xiang'er left, they both used their own true spirit power to fuse Shen Chong's true spirit power to condense two soul beads. The function of these two soul beads is also very similar to that of soul jade.

Seeing the two of them suddenly realized, Ying Han smiled and said, "Through the soul jade left by the emperor, you can naturally know if he is okay." But the soul jade is not the same as the soul bead. Because the soul bead condenses the pure true spirit power of the two people, as long as they are still in the same space, they can indicate the general direction of the other person, but the soul jade does not have such an effect. Therefore, although the old man knew that the emperor had not fallen, he didn't know where he was now, and he couldn't guess that he was stumped by something, so he wouldn't return for a long time......"

Shen Chong and the others both nodded.