Splendor for Twenty Thousand Years, the Imperial Dynasty Finally Falls

"An unexpected windfall."

Bai Ye stored the medicinal pill into his storage ring, turned around, and walked toward the treasure vault of the Cloud Snow Celestial Palace.

The vault lay at the deepest part of the palace complex, built from thick layers of mystic ice, with three Heaven-tier prohibitions laid across its entrance.

Bai Ye raised his hand and swept it outward. Spiritual Energy surged like a tidal wave, and the prohibitions shattered in an instant.

As he pushed open the vault door, a dense wave of spiritual energy rushed forth to meet him!

Inside, the shelves were piled high with mountains of top-grade Spirit Stones. Spirit herbs were carefully preserved within ice crystals, and among them were several ninth-grade spirit herbs.

In the corner sat dozens of Earth-tier Spirit Weapons, while a few Heaven-tier Spirit Weapons lay quietly within jade boxes.

Bai Ye raised his hand and beckoned. Light flickered from his storage ring as he swept away every last treasure, not leaving a single Spirit Stone behind.

Having done all this, he turned and left, his figure once again transforming into a pale golden streak of light, flying toward the direction of the Skywind Dynasty.

This top-tier force, which had stood tall in Azure State for six thousand years, was now utterly obliterated in the wind and snow.

The "Skywind Plain," where the Skywind Dynasty was situated, was several times more vast than the Ten Thousand Year Ice Plains of the Cloud Snow Celestial Palace.

Golden wheat fields stretched across the plain in neat rows, their ripe ears swaying in the wind like golden waves that extended all the way to the horizon.

At the center of the plain, a towering imperial city rose abruptly from the ground—this was the dynasty's capital, "Skywind Imperial City."

The city walls stood fifty zhang high, built from mysterious green Dragon Pattern Stones, each brick carved with lifelike five-clawed golden dragons!

Faint golden spiritual light coiled around the dragon patterns, traces left by the Saint-grade Spirit Vein beneath the earth, nourishing the land for over ten thousand years!

Atop the walls, every hundred zhang stood an arrow tower that exuded a startling aura.

The soldiers on the towers wore dark iron armor, held enchanted bows, and their eyes were as sharp as an eagle's.

Every single one of them was a cultivator at the Primordial Core Realm!

Above the main gate of the imperial city hung a massive gilded plaque.

The four characters "Skywind Imperial City" were written in ancient seal script, the strokes coiling like dragons and snakes, radiating the majesty of one who rules the world.

Flanking the city gates stood two colossal stone lions, their eyes inlaid with top-grade Spirit Stones that gleamed with a dazzling light under the sun, proclaiming the dynasty's twenty-thousand-year foundation.

Bai Ye made no effort to conceal his aura. The moment he neared the imperial city—

Two streaks of light shot out from within the city, blocking his path.

On the left was a short, stout middle-aged cultivator, his face slick with oil, wearing a mysterious green dragon-patterned Daoist robe. In his hand, he held a bronze hammer engraved with the words "Mountain Suppressor," radiating the pressure of a Late Primordial Core cultivator.

On the right was a tall, gaunt old man with a sallow complexion, a long sword strapped to his back, and the dynasty's emblem embroidered on his robe's sleeve. He, too, was at the Late Primordial Core Realm.

Both sensed the faint, elusive aura emanating from Bai Ye, and their hearts tightened—they could not see through this man's cultivation level at all!

"Who are you, sir? Why do you trespass upon Skywind Imperial City?" the stout cultivator spoke first, his tone grave yet carrying a hint of the dynasty's pride. "Skywind Imperial City is a vital ground of Azure State. If you have no legitimate reason, please withdraw at once, or do not blame us for being discourteous!"

The gaunt old man slowly drew the long sword from his back, its blade gleaming with cold light. "If you have urgent business, sir, you may first report it. Allow us to inform His Majesty, and then a decision will be made."

Bai Ye looked at the two and said calmly, "Not long ago, your Skywind Dynasty sent a Nascent Soul cultivator to attack my Azure Cloud Sect. Now I come to attack your imperial city—consider it a 'courtesy in return.'"

"Azure Cloud Sect?!"

Both men's faces changed drastically, and killing intent flashed instantly in their eyes.

They naturally knew the dynasty had sent men to wipe out the Azure Cloud Sect. Could this man before them actually be from the Azure Cloud Sect?

The thought that he came from that insignificant little sect made their killing intent surge.

The next moment.

"You seek death!"

The stout cultivator roared, and the bronze hammer in his hand smashed violently toward Bai Ye, erupting with dazzling golden light and carrying the force to shatter mountains and split rocks!

The gaunt old man struck at the same time, his long sword slashing out a golden Sword Qi aimed straight for Bai Ye's throat!

Bai Ye did not move. He simply raised his hand and grasped the Purple Firmament Sword at his side.

A flash of golden sword light erupted in an instant!

The sword light, like a bolt of lightning, sliced through both men's protective Spiritual Energy in the blink of an eye.

The stout cultivator's bronze hammer clattered to the ground. He clutched his throat, his eyes filled with disbelief as blood gushed from between his fingers.

The gaunt old man's long sword snapped in two, and his body crumpled limply to the ground, his breath ceasing in an instant.

Two Late Primordial Core cultivators, killed in an instant!

"Enemy attack! A powerful enemy has invaded!"

The soldiers within the imperial city reacted instantly, and sharp alarm bells rang out.

Immediately after, seven even more powerful auras erupted from deep within the city, pressing down on Bai Ye like seven great mountains!

At the forefront was an old man in a bright yellow dragon robe, faint traces of lightning swirling around him, his eyes sharp as bolts of electricity. He was none other than the Skywind Dynasty's Old Ancestor at the fifth layer of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, Li Huang!

Behind him followed six Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, all veteran powerhouses of the dynasty, their auras deep and formidable—clearly the Skywind Dynasty's most profound foundation!

"Who exactly are you? Why are you making an enemy of my Skywind Dynasty?" Li Huang demanded in a low voice, his eyes filled with wariness.

To instantly kill two Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators, the person before him was at least at the Tribulation Crossing Realm!

Bai Ye did not answer.

The Purple Firmament Sword in his hand lit up once more. This time, Sword Qi fused with the power of the Innate Chaos Dao Body, forming a chaotic-colored Sword Light!

"Slash!"

The Sword Light struck like the primordial division of heaven and earth, instantly engulfing the seven experts!

Li Huang's expression shifted drastically as he frantically channeled his Spiritual Energy, condensing a golden lightning shield.

But as the chaotic Sword Light swept past, the shield shattered like paper, the lightning devoured in an instant!

Puchi!

Puchi!

"Ah!"

Screams rang out almost simultaneously as the seven experts were instantly reduced to bloody mist by the Sword Light, their souls unable to escape either!

The same fate befell that Old Ancestor at the Tribulation Crossing Realm Fifth Layer.

Though Bai Ye was only at the Tribulation Crossing Realm Third Layer, his combat prowess was utterly terrifying.

With the Innate Chaos Dao Body and mastery of several Saint-grade secret techniques, even an ordinary Tribulation Crossing Realm Ninth Layer could barely withstand a single sword strike from him.

Let alone a run-of-the-mill Tribulation Crossing Realm Fifth Layer.

The cultivators within the imperial city stared at this scene, completely stunned.

They gazed at the blue-gray figure standing in the air, their hearts filled only with bone-deep terror!

The Tribulation Crossing Realm Old Ancestor had died just like that!

All the Nascent Soul experts were dead!

The Skywind Dynasty was finished!

Boom--!

The chaotic Sword Qi around Bai Ye formed a domain, enveloping the entire imperial city.

With a thought, every Profound Comprehension Realm cultivator still able to move within the city was instantly shredded by Sword Qi, leaving only the powerless ordinary disciples and mortals.

Then, he flew toward the Forbidden Zone deep within the imperial city.

The Skywind Dynasty's Forbidden Zone lay beneath the imperial palace, the source of the Saint-grade Spirit Vein.

Bai Ye stepped into the Forbidden Zone and saw an enormous Spirit Vein pool underground, filled with surging golden spirit liquid, the Spiritual Energy so dense it nearly condensed into liquid.

"System, check in."

"Ding! Detected host checking in at the Skywind Dynasty's Forbidden Zone. Triggering super reward!"

"Congratulations, host! You have obtained a True God Ninth Grade divine weapon—the Dragon Slaying Sacred Sword!"

A longsword of dark gold materialized out of thin air, its pommel set with a ruby the size of a dragon's eye, its blade engraved with a coiled golden dragon, the dragon patterns exuding a faint sacred aura!

Bai Ye reached out and grasped the hilt. A pure sword path power surged into his body instantly, resonating powerfully with his soul!

This Dragon Slaying Sacred Sword could amplify his sword path power by thirty percent!

"Excellent sword!" Joy flickered in Bai Ye's eyes as he gently traced the blade with his fingertip, feeling the weight and sharpness of the divine weapon.

To him, the value of this sword far surpassed even the Cloud Snow Sacred Extreme Pill from before.

He did not linger and soon headed to the Skywind Dynasty's national treasury.

The treasures within the treasury were even more abundant than those of the Cloud Snow Celestial Palace.

There were mountains of Top-grade Spirit Stones, dozens of top-grade spirit herbs, hundreds of Heaven Tier Spirit Weapons, six Saint-grade Spirit Weapons, and even a "Spirit Vein Pearl" storing vast quantities of spiritual essence!

Bai Ye swept all the treasures into his storage ring, nearly filling its space to the brim.

Having done all this, he cast one last glance at the once-majestic imperial city, then turned and vanished into a streak of light.

Below, the surviving disciples and mortals watched the direction of his departure, their eyes filled with despair and awe.

The Skywind Dynasty, which had stood tall in Azure State for over twenty thousand years, was now utterly destroyed!

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