455: Chapter 455 Heavenly Palace Prime Minister

["What are you waiting for?!" someone barked harshly. "This kid is clearly stalling for time! Once that fellow escapes, who are we going to find?!"]

[Before the words even fell—]

[A majestic Law Power crashed down violently.]

[Bai Yan's pupils shrank abruptly; he didn't even have time to react before he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.]

[Boom—!]

[His body smashed through the manor gates and crashed heavily into the courtyard, rolling several dozen feet on the ground as a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.]

["Pfft—!"]

["Attack!" someone shouted.]

[In the next instant—]

[Hundreds of figures soared into the air, pouncing toward the Bai Manor from all directions.]

[Spiritual light exploded!]

[Laws surged!]

[Rumble—!]

[The perimeter walls of the Bai Manor collapsed with a bang. Pavilions toppled, and debris splattered everywhere. Exquisite terraces and towers were reduced to ruins under the bombardment of Divine Abilities.]

["Kill your way in! Don't let him escape!"]

["That kid must be hiding in a secret chamber; dig three feet into the ground if you have to find him!"]

[Inside the Bai Manor, servants and maids fled in all directions, their screams rising and falling one after another.]

[Some Bai family Disciples rushed out to fight back, only to be submerged in the tide-like crowd.]

["This is the Bai family's storehouse!" someone shouted excitedly.]

[Immediately after, a group of people swarmed in.]

[Spiritual light flickered as countless Heaven And Earth Treasures, Spirit Stones, and Medicinal Pills were frantically plundered.]

[Someone grew bloodshot with greed and slashed down a companion beside them.]

["Get lost! This is mine!"]

["Screw you, finders keepers!"]

[In the chaos, some fished in troubled waters, while others took advantage of the fire to loot.]

[Above the ruins, dust filled the air, and miserable wails shook the heavens.]

[Fortunately, the Bai family's Soul Transformation expert was not at the manor at this moment—having gone out to investigate the traces of that "Yun Xiaozi," which was also a form of Opportunity.]

[The pitiful Bai Yan was helped up by a servant, leaning against a broken stone pillar.]

[He looked at everything before him—the collapsed manor, the corpses everywhere, the Cultivators frantically looting, and the blood constantly welling from his own mouth.]

[His eyes were filled with utter bewilderment.]

[Why did it turn out like this?]

[Clearly... clearly he had done nothing.]

[He slowly raised his head, looking toward the firmament.]

[Deep within the clouds, there seemed to be a figure looking down at him with a faint smile.]

[Bai Yan's body shuddered violently.]

[He blinked hard, and when he looked again—]

[The firmament was empty, with only drifting clouds slowly passing by.]

[There was nothing there.]

[But just now, he clearly...]

[A chill quietly crept up from the depths of his spine.]

[Above the firmament, that figure was naturally you.]

[After seeing this outcome for the Bai Manor, you no longer lingered.]

[With a movement of your body, you disappeared into the heavens.]

[A moment later, you returned to your original body.]

[Without any delay, you immediately left the immortal city and dove ten thousand miles deep into the earth's core, finding a subterranean fire vein.]

[With a wave of your hand, sword light rampaged, carving out a simple Immortal Cave.]

[Then you laid down a Restriction to isolate the interior from the exterior.]

[You sat cross-legged and took a deep breath.]

[You flipped your hand and took out the xuantian treasure mirror. The treasure mirror slowly unfurled, emitting a faint golden light that enveloped the entire Immortal Cave.]

[Immediately after, you waved your hand.]

[A large amount of Heaven And Earth Treasures appeared out of thin air, floating before you—gale essence, heart of the vermilion bird, Five Elements Essence, star sand, ten-thousand-year cold iron, Dragon Blood Crystal, and so on...]

[You closed your eyes and began to deduce the refinement method for the immortal slaying sword.]

[A moment later, you opened your eyes.]

[You pointed a finger, tracing out profound runes—]

[The "innate true fire furnace" began to take shape.]

[After the construction was successful, the refinement of the fourth immortal slaying sword began...]

[Several days later,]

[Not only did you successfully refine the fourth immortal slaying sword, but you also reached the entry level of the fourth Divine Ability of the Immortal Slaying Sword Art, "Four Symbols Sealing Heaven."]

[At the same time,]

[On the other side,]

[The Heavenly Palace was surrounded by nine great stars.]

[One of them was named Nanliu Star.]

[The largest city on Nanliu Star was called Nanliu City.]

[This Nanliu City was the territory of the Liu Clan Immortal Family within the Heavenly Palace.]

[To use an analogy—if the emperor of a mortal Dynasty bestowed a manor upon his prime minister, then this Nanliu City was the Liu Clan's manor in the Heavenly Palace.]

[Because of this, some also called Nanliu Star the "Prime Minister Star."]

[Of course, this was under the nose of the Heavenly Palace after all. No matter how powerful the Liu Clan was, they could not take the entire Nanliu Star for themselves.]

[That would be too ostentatious and would instead be detrimental to the clan's long-term fortune.]

[Your two Clones had been lurking in this city for a long time now.]

[You had already scouted out the strengths and weaknesses of Nanliu City.]

[Today—]

[The Opportunity had finally arrived.]

[You took a deep breath, suppressing the slight nervousness in your heart.]

[Because the person presiding over Nanliu City was Liu Tianxing.]

[The second strongest of the Liu Clan Immortal Family—Peak Body Integration.]

[If not for the chronic injuries and old ailments left behind from a past battle, he would likely have stepped into the Mahayana Realm by now.]

[As for the strongest of the Liu Clan, it was the greatest Prodigy in the history of the Liu Clan Immortal Family—Liu Xuerong.]

[Mahayana stage.]

[This information was something you had accidentally overheard during your period of lurking.]

[It was unclear whether the Liu Clan had intentionally released this to deter petty people, or if it was truly the case—after all, news of the Liu Clan's recent setbacks had spread throughout the Immortal Domain, and many people were watching their embarrassment.]

[But regardless of whether it was true or false, the three words 'Liu Xuerong' were enough to make countless people hesitate.]

[After all, over these years, although the Liu Clan had declined drastically, as long as this Mahayana expert remained, the Liu Clan would not fall.]

[You had also hesitated over whether you should give up.]

[Thinking it over, you were ultimately unwilling.]

[If you waited until you Cultivated to a Realm that could contend with Liu Xuerong, with your Aptitude, you would likely have no chance in this lifetime.]

[In that case—it's better to end their lineage.]

[Kill Liu Tianxing and Liu Qingtian.]

[As long as those two are dead, so what if Liu Xuerong is strong?]

[The Liu Clan's Legacy would eventually be severed.]

[After all, the other Liu Clan Void Refining experts wouldn't be much of a threat and would sooner or later be assassinated by other rival forces.]

[You lifted your foot and moved.]

[Walking alone on the street, you headed toward the palace complex in the center of the city.]

[People came and went on the street; merchant caravans, Loose Cultivators, and Disciples of noble families were in an endless stream.]

[No one spared you a second glance.]

[Walking to the front of the central palace complex, you stopped your pace.]

[Looking up—the city walls were not high, only about a dozen feet, but they were entirely carved with complex inscriptions, with spiritual light flowing and enveloping the entire palace complex.]

[Behind the walls, palaces and pavilions rose and fell in succession, numbering as many as tens of thousands. They stood majestically, extremely luxurious.]

[This was the Foundation of the Liu Clan in the Heavenly Palace.]

[You slowly rose into the air.]

[The guards ahead immediately noticed, their gazes sweeping over like lightning as they shouted harshly:]

["Presumptuous! How dare you fly over the important grounds of the Heavenly Palace's Prime Minister?"]

[You did not look at him.]

[A mere Golden Core was not worth paying attention to.]

[You raised your head, looking toward the firmament.]

[Raising your hand—]

[You made a grasping motion in the air.]

[Above the firmament, the wind and clouds suddenly changed.]

[Countless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathered frantically, condensing into a giant sword that blotted out the sky.]

[The sword's body was like a mountain, and its Sword Intent was like an ocean, spanning the firmament and blocking the sunlight.]

[You pointed casually.]

[The giant sword crashed down, slashing onto the spiritual light Formation that enveloped the palace complex.]

[Boom—!]

[An earth-shaking roar.]

[The Formation vibrated violently, its light flickering frantically, until finally—crack!]

[A crack spread out.]

[Immediately after, it became dense like a spiderweb, instantly covering the entire grand array.]

[Rumble!]

[The Formation shattered.]

[The spiritual light dissipated, and the entire palace complex was exposed nakedly under the firmament.]