44 On their way to the Blue Wind Profound Palace (3)

In reality, Cang Yue's words had shaken up Yang Tian a little. It wasn't that he was surprised by her identity. He knew about that already. Besides, the princess of an Empire like that of Blue Wind Empire meant nothing to him.

The thing which surprised him was that Cang Yue had informed him of her identity a day earlier before they reached Blue Wind Profound Palace.

Was she really getting that attached to him? He felt that the situation was getting even more troublesome to deal with…

"I-I wanted to be entirely truthful to you. The reason I was in the New Moon Profound Palace was that I was searching for geniuses within it. I was recruiting geniuses so that they could take part in the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament from the Blue Wind Imperial Family's side. Earlier, I was thinking of asking for Murong Ye. However, after losing to you, he had lost all hope and determination to become stronger. I then started observing you and found that even without any cultivation resources, your cultivation base was improving at a quick pace. It was definitely the quickest speed of cultivation I have witnessed in my life. I wanted to recruit you and make you join the Blue Wind Profound Palace."

"But… After these days with you, I…Although I still want you to join the Blue Wind Profound Palace, I don't want you to do it without knowing the whole truth. I will respect whatever decision you make," Cang Yue lowered her head as if she couldn't bear to look into Yang Tian's eyes. She felt somewhat ashamed

Hearing her own words, she felt that she was simply using him because of his talent.

"It appears that you have misunderstood me. I will ask the same question. What of it? Why would it matter to me if you are the Princess of the Blue Wind Empire or some daughter of a rich noble family?" Yang Tian said while raising his shoulders as if shrugging.

He added quickly, "I decided to join the Blue Wind Profound Palace because there I can raise my cultivation base quickly. Moreover, I do need to participate in the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, so I naturally need to join one of the sects participating in it. Blue Wind Profound Palace seems alright…"

Suddenly, a smirk appeared on his face as he continued speaking, "In fact, I should definitely join the Blue Wind Profound Palace since you are the Princess of the Blue Wind Empire. With a Princess behind me, wouldn't I be able to enjoy a lot of resources? Make sure to keep me tied to the Blue Wind Profound Palace with all sorts of cultivation resources!"

He didn't even have a blush on his face as he asked Cang Yue to keep him tied down to the Blue Wind Profound Palace with all the cultivation resources. This was good for him… According to the plans in his mind, he would need her assistance during the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament. Otherwise, he would need to have good relations with the Emperor or one of his idiot sons. Cang Yue was a far better alternative than anyone of them…

Cang Yue innocently blinked as she took some time to understand his words. She was expecting some icy yet prideful reaction from him. She even had prepared herself for his anger or hurt look, but she found none of that.

Instead, he appeared to be excited. Was it merely because he would be able to enjoy cultivation resources? Was he that much of a cultivation freak? She didn't know. And she didn't think she would know about it any sooner.

"Now then, I will be going to sleep." He said before laying on the bed and closing his eyes.

"Wait…! I still wanted to inform you about the struggles going on within Blue Wind Imperial Family! Hey! Are you even listening to me?!" Cang Yue really wanted to shout at Yang Tian but had come to know about an essential fact in these days.

Yang Tian would get angry if someone would forcefully wake him up. It was definitely not a good idea to shout at him loudly. If things went out of control, he wouldn't even hesitate to throw her out of the room.

Since Yang Tian was not at all interested in hearing her anymore, she could only hmph and hug him tightly before going to sleep.

In these days, she had gotten so used to his smell that she felt as if she was getting addicted to it.

Yang Tian completely closed his mind and was sleeping. In these days, he had become aware that Cang Yue wouldn't hurt him or anything, so it could be considered safe.

The next day, they reached the Blue Wind Profound Palace.

Blue Wind Imperial City, or Blue Wind Empire's capital, was located in the Blue Wind Empire's central-northern regions, and was also Blue Wind Empire's most prominent city; its area was more than thirty times the size of New Moon City. In the dead centre of the imperial capital, laid the pinnacle of authority in Blue Wind Empire - The Imperial Palace.

The Blue Wind Profound Palace's history spanned for thousands of years. Established by the Blue Wind Imperial Family, it was the location used by the royal family to cultivate profound practitioners. Furthermore, it was the sacred location that countless Blue Wind Empire's young practitioners dreamt of seeking.

The Blue Wind Profound Palace's interior was divided into three levels: Outer Palace, Middle Palace, and Inner Palace.

Not to mention the Inner Palace, even the conditions to enter the Outer Palace, which had the lowest of standards were also incredibly daunting. It was enough to eliminate ninety per cent of practitioners who hoped to join the Blue Wind Profound Palace. They could only retreat for their second choice, entering the Profound Palaces established by the Imperial Family in the smaller cities.

This information naturally didn't faze Yang Tian.

In fact, considering his cultivation base, he could probably go straight to the Middle Palace.

Cang Yue took out a short-distance voice Sound Transmission Talisman she had bought on the way and placed it atop her own Sound Transmission Jade. The moment the Sound Transmission Talisman broke apart and disappeared, a small matrix appeared on her own Sound Transmitting stone.

"I'm already here, at the main entrance of the Profound Palace." Cang Yue spoke into the Sound Transmission Jade. Just as her voice fell, the matrix on the Sound Transmitter Jade faded away.

Before long, a middle-aged man clad in purple who had a delicate appearance rushed out from within the Profound Palace. Upon seeing them, he shouted from afar, "Xueruo, Yang Tian!? The two of you are fine? That's wonderful!"