Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Now that he was actually in that position, he understood his older brother's previous concerns. This guy with such an unknown background was indeed difficult to deal with.

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The street layout of Tianzhu Island is similar to that of Zhongtian City. However, due to the limited area of ​​the island, the scale of the buildings cannot compare with that of Zhongtian City. But in terms of the resources that can be bought and sold, Tianzhu Island definitely has more and more valuable resources.

Many precious resources that have disappeared from the outside world can be bought on Tianzhu Island, which is why countless people want to visit Tianzhu Island.

After leaving the hotel, Yan wandered around the streets twice and finally arrived at the middle of the street, where the largest building on the entire street stood.

The building has a simple and ancient style, with six floors in total. The roof is decorated with five ridges and six beasts, and the glazed tiles shine with a precious light under the sun.

"The Condensing Form Pavilion, this must be it!"

Yan walked up the thirty steps to the Ningxing Pavilion. There were guards at the entrance, and he needed to register and get a number before he could enter.

He followed the procedure and entered. The spacious hall was antique and elegant, and it didn't feel like a place for buying and selling things. Instead, it felt more like a library.

Not long after Yan entered the main hall of Ningxing Pavilion, a young man in a white robe came up to him, bowed slightly, and said in a loud voice, "What would you like, esteemed guest? I am the guide of Ningxing Pavilion and can help you with your inquiry."

Yan nodded slightly to the person, "This is my first time at the Condensation Pavilion, could you please introduce me to it?"

The young man in white said politely, "Sir, let me give you a brief introduction. Our Form Condensation Pavilion has six floors. Except for the sixth floor, which is an auction hall where auctions are held once a week, the other floors sell items related to Form Condensation Scrolls."

Each floor is divided into five areas: gelling paper, gelling liquid materials, finished gelling liquid, finished gelling rolls, and gelling bead consultation. All five floors are divided in this way, but customers can access different floors based on their access privileges…”

"Young Master Yan, what a coincidence! I heard that Princess Caicai and the others have returned to the Feili Empire. Didn't you leave with them?"

As Yan was talking to the guide from Ningxing Pavilion, a familiar voice rang out from behind him. Unsurprisingly, it was Shangguan Longyin again. He wondered why the old man had been staring at him. Moreover, this kind of 'chance encounter' and greeting felt so fake.

Yan didn't want to pay any attention to this Palace Master of the Zhongtian Empire's Imprint Palace, but the man clearly didn't know what was good for him. His slightly old-fashioned smiling face appeared in front of him again, and Yan forced himself to refrain from punching him.

Shangguan Longyin's old face was full of enthusiasm, "Young Master Yan is here to forge the Condensed Scroll Set. Everyone else in your Feili Team has already finished, only you haven't delivered on that Divine Master-level scroll yet..."

Yan was speechless at this guy, but Tianzhu Island was his territory, and there was no good way to get rid of him. He could only mutter, "Elder Shangguan, you are too kind. I haven't decided what kind of solidification equipment I need yet. I came here just to take a look."

"Yes, the matter of solidified equipment is related to the subsequent solidified set, so it does need to be carefully considered."

Shangguan Longyin seemed oblivious to the disdain in Yan's eyes, continuing to follow him warmly. "This old man and Young Master Yan hit it off immediately and would very much like to become acquainted. Coincidentally, I am quite familiar with this Condensing Form Pavilion, so let me introduce it to you!"

The old man waved to the guide, who quickly bowed and left. Yan, seeing this, didn't know what to say and could only follow the old man as he strolled around the Condensation Pavilion.

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Late at night, in the core palace of the Vast Expanse Palace, Shangguan Tianyue and Shangguan Longyin were discussing the day's events. When they talked about Yan's visit to the Condensing Form Pavilion, Shangguan Longyin became more talkative.

"Second Palace Master, this afternoon I followed that person through the Condensing Form Pavilion and discovered some things."

After pondering and recalling, Shangguan Longyin continued, "He doesn't seem to care much about the Divine Master-level Condensation Scrolls. Instead, he is very interested in various low- to mid-level Condensation Materials and the various methods and techniques for making Condensation Scrolls."

Shangguan Tianyue looked puzzled upon hearing this. "He's interested in these things? Does he want to become a Form Condensation Master?"

Shangguan Longyin shook his head and said, "I haven't been able to find out yet, but he seems unwilling to let others forge the solidified equipment, and he's even unwilling to reveal any details about his physical condition. Even when I asked a divine master from the Solidification Pavilion to intervene, he still politely declined."

Chapter 521 Witch Phil

"He doesn't want anyone to know his situation, and during the competition, he didn't reveal his Mind Bead and Body Bead. We can only confirm that he is good at earth attribute, and his Body Bead seems to be related to strength. We don't know his cultivation level. What exactly is this guy doing on Heavenly Bead Island?"

After discussing with Shangguan Longyin, Shangguan Tianyue felt even more confused. In recent days, their Zhongtian Empire's intelligence organization had been investigating day and night, but they still couldn't determine Yan's origins.

The purpose of this seemingly dangerous individual remaining on Tianzhu Island is unclear. Shangguan Tianyue actually wanted to send someone to test him out, but was worried that the person sent would not be strong enough and might mess things up.

Moreover, their Vast Expanse Palace wasn't some evil sect; they couldn't just attack someone of unknown origin who seemed like a threat. But seeing that guy hanging around every day was like having a thorn in Shangguan Tianyue's heart; she couldn't bear it until it was removed.

"You can go and get back to work now!"

After instructing Shangguan Longyin to leave, Shangguan Tianyue sat alone in the main hall, looking worried. He suddenly had an urge to go see his daughter.

Because of his foolishness in his youth, his wife left him with their youngest daughter. He was not very good at taking care of people, and although he felt guilty towards his two remaining daughters, he always treated them well, but there was still some distance between them.

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At the entrance of the Vast Palace, a figure arrived before the hazy white mist. Accompanied by a flash of blue-purple light, the figure quietly disappeared into the white mist and entered a shady corner of another spatial palace.

"Around one or two in the morning, people are most tired. Even if you're used to working night shifts, you'll still feel tired and sleepy."

The figure hid in the shadows, quietly following a patrol of guards as they passed through the corridor, and slowly made its way to the next teleportation node.

"The teleportation array of the Vast Palace is pretty good, it's just that it makes too much noise."

The person hidden in the shadows made a brief comment, then his body glowed with a blue-purple light, and he disappeared once again into the array's misty light.

"This place is troublesome. Maybe we should knock one out and use him as a disguise."

A bluish-purple halo peered out from a corner of the magnificent palace. The main hall inside the palace was inlaid with countless luminous gems, making it incredibly bright even at night. To continue blending in under such circumstances, one would have to disguise oneself.

After standing there for a moment, the aura around the person dissipated, revealing a snow-white uniform identical to that of the white-robed envoys of Tianzhu Island. His face was slightly stiff, belonging to one of the unlucky souls in the palace whom he had knocked unconscious.

“This Vast Palace is almost like a gate every ten steps, and in some places there are no stairs at all and you can only use the teleportation array. Aren’t these people afraid of being crowded and trampled in an emergency?”

The guy who infiltrated the Vast Palace was naturally Yan, who stayed on Heavenly Pearl Island. Tonight, he was up to no good, hoping to find a place like the library to borrow some books and enrich his knowledge.

Yan had been preparing for today's operation for a long time. After the Heavenly Bead Competition ended, he seemed to stay in his room, but in reality, he inquired about various news every night under different identities.

He chose to act tonight for two reasons: firstly, he had gathered enough information to confirm that Shangguan Tianyang was once again in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Heavenly God Realm; secondly, Shangguan Longyin had given him a heads-up during the day.

He was a guy of unknown origin who had long been on the radar of the Vast Expanse Palace. The longer he stayed, the less patient they would be. If they waited any longer, they might send someone to test him first. Yan was afraid of trouble and didn't want to continue getting entangled, so he started to take action today.

"There are fewer people here, but there are quite a few powerful individuals hiding in the shadows!"

Yan made several detours and secretly teleported several times before arriving at a secluded corridor. There were no patrols around, but Yan could sense that there were many powerful individuals nearby, the strongest of whom had reached the Heavenly King level.

“Even Heavenly King level experts are among the highest-ranking members of the Vast Palace. The fact that they would be guarding this place means it must be very important.”

Yan hid in the shadows of the corridor. After confirming that no one was in the room next door, his left foot flashed slightly, and he disappeared into the wall.

"This should be the treasure room. There are quite a few valuable resources, but what a pity..."

Yan looked at the countless treasures in the bright hall and had an urge to rob them all, but reason told him he couldn't do that.

The treasure room in the Vast Palace contains many valuable items, but it also has many defensive measures. Many rare treasures are surrounded by defensive light arrays, and you must break through the arrays to take them.

Breaking the magic array wasn't difficult for Yan, but the real trouble was that the Vast Expanse Palace needed to inventory and catalog everything here every so often.

If Yan just wanted to seize some resources, then entering this treasure room would be perfect. But for him now, most of the resources here are useless, and the useful ones are only so-so. Otherwise, they would have been used up by Shangguan Tianyue and Shangguan Tianyang long ago.

"This is the treasure room, and the library is probably right next to it. I just don't know if there's anyone guarding it!"

Yan lightly bypassed the numerous restrictions in the treasure room and arrived at the other side of the wall. After a brief moment of sensing, he moved and appeared in another room.

After entering the room, Yan quickly hid in the shadows. The sound of pages turning came from outside several bookshelves. Through the gaps between the bookshelves, one could see a long table at the entrance of the room, where an old man who looked like a librarian was sitting and flipping through books.

"Peak Heavenly King level, the Vast Expanse Palace is really being careful!"

Yan moved cautiously in the shadows, trying not to attract the other's attention. He even observed the other person only with his peripheral vision, rather than looking directly at him.

Yan stood still for about fifteen minutes without making any major movements. After determining the other party's perception range and sensitivity through a series of subtle actions, he quietly began to take action.

A ghostly shadow floated and moved among the various secretarial offices; this eerie scene would have caused screams if seen by a human.

However, perhaps the administrator was too engrossed in his book, because he kept his head down every time the shadow passed by. After most of the night had passed like this, the shadow floated to the other side of the wall, satisfied, and disappeared into the wall like black mist.

"It's almost dawn, we should head back soon."

As dawn broke, Yan appeared at the window of the corridor, glanced at the sky, and then took light steps to prepare to leave the Vast Expanse Palace.

Yan had only taken two steps when he suddenly heard a knock on the door around the corner. He instinctively stopped and turned to leave.

"stop."

Yan turned around and saw that a group of patrolling guards had just passed by on the other side of the corridor. He subconsciously slowed down. Just as he reached the middle of the corridor, he heard a girl's voice behind him.

"Turn around."

The girl's voice rang out again, this time with a hint of cunning, as if she had thought of some prank.

Yan really wanted to leave, but he was currently deep inside the Vast Palace, with two Heavenly King level beings within 500 meters of him. If he were to make a move in such a place, the commotion would definitely be significant.

"This humble servant greets the Second Miss."

Yan turned around and glanced at the girl who had spoken. Her face was somewhat familiar; she was one of Shangguan Tianyue's daughters. And with this cunning personality, she must be Shangguan Feier.

"Second Miss, you know me? No, how did you recognize me?"

When Shangguan Feier heard Yan address her as Second Miss, her delicate nose wrinkled, and her beautiful eyes darted around as she sized Yan up.

"I think I've seen you before, but I don't quite remember. You're not the one in charge of guarding this area, are you?"

Shangguan Feier seemed to remember the guy Yan had impersonated. She walked up to him, looked him over, muttered a few words under her breath, and then asked, "By the way, you still haven't answered me. How did you recognize me? My sister and I look so alike..."

Yan wanted to say that the sisters' personalities were too different, and that he could tell them apart after gathering more information and meeting them a few times. But then he thought that it was inappropriate to say such things under his current disguise, so he could only remain silent.

"Hey! I'm asking you a question, why aren't you answering me?"

Shangguan Feier, having received no response from Yan, wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction and stepped forward, her eyes darting around cleverly, as if she were thinking of how to tease him.

Yan had no choice but to bow and say helplessly, "Second Miss, please spare me."

He learned this behavior from the people of the Vast Palace. The two sisters, Shangguan Xue'er and Shangguan Fei'er, often went to places like Tianzhu Island, Ningxing Pavilion and Tuoyin Palace in Zhongtian City. Yan had observed them from afar several times when he was collecting information about them.

Shangguan Xue'er is so aloof that she is almost inhuman, while Shangguan Fei'er is as cunning as a witch. Often, the staff of the Haomiao Palace shops are tormented by this little witch to the point that they have no choice but to beg for mercy. Yan has seen her a few times and can imitate her quite well.

"This is boring. Why are you all like this? Am I not pretty? Why doesn't anyone like to play with me?"

Shangguan Feier pouted and complained. Noticing that Yan was looking up at her, the little devil blinked her big, watery eyes and looked like she was about to cry. Her delicate face and aggrieved look were really touching.

Yan felt even more troubled when he saw her like this, because he could hear that the little witch in front of him had a very calm heartbeat. She looked aggrieved, but it was all an act.

Just as Yan was thinking about how to deal with this little devil, his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, and he twitched his ears and raised his head to lock onto Shangguan Feier.

He suddenly realized that the little witch's heartbeat was off; she was nervous. Had she actually seen through his act? This little witch was actually putting on an act with him.

"You're so mean, you don't even know how to comfort her. Fine, you can go now."

The little witch put away her crying face and regained her bright and delicate features. She waved her hand at Yan, seemingly letting him go. However, at this moment, Yan did not intend to let Shangguan Feier off so easily.

Chapter 522 The Arrival of the Heavenly Moon

"Hey! What are you doing? Waaah~~"

Just as Shangguan Feier was about to turn around, she suddenly felt her waist tighten and she was pulled into someone's embrace. She tried to struggle and shout, but her mouth was covered again. Then, Yan, who was holding her hostage, shoved her into an empty room next door.

"Shh!"

After pulling Shangguan Feier into the room, Yan loosened his grip on her slightly, turned the girl to face him, and then made a shushing gesture.