Eye-Dotting Dao, Corpse Stitching Dao, Dirt-Packing Dao

Several magical treasures and a number of rare and precious items were stolen from the Imperial City treasury overnight.

After investigation, it was determined that the thief had come and gone without a trace, experienced, seasoned, and utterly unhurried. Clearly, he was a habitual offender.

Analyzing the types of treasures stolen and the cultivation realms corresponding to the exotic flowers and rare herbs, they concluded that the culprit was a Tribulation Stage cultivator, while ruling out the possibility of an Earth Immortal.

Furthermore, the thief had come and gone freely, treating the Imperial City Secret Realm's layers of guards and array formations as though they were nothing. This indicated that there was more than one culprit and that there was an inside man in the Imperial City. It was a vicious crime long in the planning.

Emperor Xiang Wu was furious. The Imperial City and Capital City were the heart of the realm, where the Tian Family had lived for generations. If the thieves could stroll into the Imperial City Secret Realm under an insider's escort today and take away its inherited treasures, then tomorrow they could enter the inner palace and pluck off his head.

His imperial wrath flared, and he ordered someone to summon Yang Dian, the leader of Hualong Pavilion, commanding him to investigate the case thoroughly.

Yang Dian: "..."

As the inside man, he was under tremendous pressure.

Yang Dian appeared before the Emperor in the palace and gave a bitter smile, saying there was nothing he could do. Hualong Pavilion had also been attacked, and its losses were even heavier than those of the Imperial City Secret Realm. The attackers' identities were shrouded in mystery. He and the four lecturers had joined forces to repel them, but all four lecturers had been seriously wounded and