Lin Chen widened his eyes, gazing at the figure atop the celestial palace. That figure seemed somewhat familiar, yet not entirely so.
"Could it be... the beggar elder?" Lin Chen thought in astonishment.
This beggar elder was the one who had once played chess with Lin Chen, and was also a blood relative of the Jiang Country Royal Family, Jiang Liqian's imperial uncle.
Lin Chen knew that this elder had once fought against the Ten Thousand Laws Tao Ancestor to reclaim the Jiang Country's supreme treasure—the Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Mirror.
He also knew that Jiang Liqian had asked this elder to emerge several times, but he had always refused, saying, "The time is not yet ripe."
So... is the time ripe now?
Lin Chen turned around, looking at Jiang Liqian beside him.
At this moment, Jiang Liqian's gaze was fixed on the two figures behind the celestial gate, with a hint of red in her eyes, and her body slightly trembling.
