"What an unexpected delight."
Bai Ye stored the pill in his storage ring and turned toward the treasury of Cloud Snow Celestial Palace.
The treasury lay in the deepest part of the palace complex. It was built from thick layers of profound ice, and three Heaven Tier restrictions had been arranged at the entrance.
Bai Ye raised his hand and swept it out. Spiritual Energy surged forth like a tide, and the restrictions shattered in an instant.
He pushed open the treasury doors, and a dense wave of spiritual energy rushed toward him!
The shelves inside were piled with Top-grade Spirit Stones like mountains. The spirit herbs had been carefully preserved in ice crystals, including several ninth-tier spirit herbs.
Dozens of Earth Tier Spirit Weapons were arranged in a corner, while several Heaven Tier Spirit Weapons lay quietly inside jade boxes.
Bai Ye raised his hand and beckoned. Light flashed from his storage ring, sweeping away every treasure without leaving behind even a single Spirit Stone.
After finishing everything, he turned and left. His figure once again transformed into a pale golden streak of light, flying toward the direction of the Skywind Dynasty.
This top-tier power that had stood in Azure State for six thousand years had now vanished completely amid the wind and snow.
The "Skywind Plain," where the Skywind Dynasty was located, was several times more expansive than Cloud Snow Celestial Palace's Ten Thousand Year Ice Plains.
Golden wheat fields stretched across the plains. The ripe ears of wheat swayed in the wind like golden waves, extending all the way to the horizon.
At the center of the plains, a majestic imperial city rose from the ground. It was none other than the capital of the Skywind Dynasty, "Skywind Imperial City."
The imperial city's walls stood fifty zhang high and were built from dark cyan "Dragon Pattern Stone." Every brick was carved with a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon!
Faint golden spiritual light wound through the dragon patterns. These were traces left by more than ten thousand years of nourishment from the underground Saint-grade Spirit Vein!
Atop the walls, an arrow tower radiating an astonishing aura stood every hundred zhang.
The soldiers atop the arrow towers wore black iron armor and held enchanted bows and arrows, their gazes sharp as hawks'.
Every one of them was a Primordial Core Realm Cultivator!
Above the main gate of the imperial city hung a massive gilded plaque.
The four words "Skywind Imperial City" were written in ancient seal script. The strokes twisted like soaring dragons and dancing snakes, exuding the majesty of one who ruled the world.
Two enormous stone lions stood on either side of the city gate. Top-grade Spirit Stones were set into their eyes, gleaming with an intimidating radiance beneath the sunlight and displaying the two-thousand-year foundation of this dynasty.
Bai Ye did not deliberately conceal his aura. As soon as he approached the imperial city,
two streaks of light shot out from within the city and blocked his path.
On the left was a short, stocky middle-aged cultivator with an oily face. He wore a dark cyan dragon-patterned Daoist robe and held a bronze hammer engraved with the words "Mountain Suppressor," radiating the pressure of the Late Primordial Core.
On the right was a tall, thin old man with a sallow complexion. A long sword was strapped to his back, and the dynasty's emblem was embroidered on the cuffs of his Daoist robe. He was likewise at the Late Primordial Core stage.
When the two sensed the faint, indistinct aura around Bai Ye, their hearts tightened. They could not see through the cultivation of the man before them!
"Who are you, sir? Why have you trespassed into Skywind Imperial City?" the short, stocky cultivator asked first. His tone was solemn, yet he retained some of the dynasty's arrogance. "Skywind Imperial City is a vital place in Azure State. If you have no proper reason, please withdraw immediately. Otherwise, do not blame us for showing no mercy!"
The tall, thin old man also slowly drew the long sword from his back. Its blade shimmered with cold light. "If you have urgent business, you may report it first. Once we have informed His Majesty, a decision can be made."
Bai Ye looked at the two of them and spoke calmly. "Not long ago, your Skywind Dynasty sent Nascent Soul Cultivators to attack my Azure Cloud Sect. Now I have come to attack your imperial city. Consider it 'returning courtesy for courtesy.'"
"Azure Cloud Sect?!"
The two men's expressions changed drastically, and killing intent flashed through their eyes.
They naturally knew that the dynasty had sent people to surround and suppress Azure Cloud Sect. Could this man before them actually be from Azure Cloud Sect?
When they thought of how he came from a mere Azure Cloud Sect,
their killing intent surged.
The next moment.
"Seeking death!"
The short, stocky cultivator roared and slammed his bronze hammer toward Bai Ye. Brilliant golden light erupted from it, carrying the momentum to shatter mountains and split rocks!
The tall, thin old man struck at the same time. His long sword slashed out a streak of golden Sword Qi that shot straight for Bai Ye's throat!
Bai Ye did not move. He merely raised his hand and gripped the Purple Firmament Sword at his side.
A golden Sword Light suddenly burst forth!
The Sword Light was like a bolt of lightning, sweeping across the two men's protective Spiritual Energy in an instant.
The bronze hammer in the short, stocky cultivator's hand clanged to the ground. He clutched his neck, his eyes filled with disbelief, as blood gushed through the gaps between his fingers.
The tall, thin old man's long sword snapped in two, and his body crumpled softly to the ground, his aura extinguished in an instant.
Two Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators had been killed in a heartbeat!
"Enemy attack! A powerful enemy has invaded!"
The soldiers inside the imperial city reacted instantly, and a sharp alarm rang out.
Immediately afterward, seven even more powerful auras erupted from the depths of the imperial city, pressing toward Bai Ye like seven towering mountains!
At their head was an old man dressed in a bright-yellow dragon robe. Faint thunder coiled around him, and his eyes were as sharp as lightning. He was none other than Li Huang, the Skywind Dynasty's ancestor at the fifth stage of the Tribulation Crossing Realm!
Six Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators followed behind him. They were all veteran powerhouses of the dynasty, their auras deep and vigorous. Clearly, they represented the Skywind Dynasty's strongest foundation!
"Who are you, exactly? Why do you seek to make an enemy of my Skywind Dynasty?" Li Huang demanded in a deep voice, his eyes filled with wariness.
To kill two Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators in an instant, this man's cultivation was at least at the Tribulation Crossing Realm!
Bai Ye did not answer.
The Purple Firmament Sword in his hand lit up once again. This time, the power of the Innate Chaos Dao Body merged into the Sword Qi, transforming it into a streak of chaotic Sword Light!
"Slash!"
The Sword Light cleaved out as if splitting open heaven and earth, instantly enveloping the seven powerhouses!
Li Huang's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly circulated all his Spiritual Energy and condensed a golden thunder shield.
But when the chaotic Sword Light swept past, the shield shattered like paper mache, and the thunder was devoured in an instant!
Pfft!
Pfft!
"Argh!"
Screams rang out almost simultaneously. The seven powerhouses were instantly cleaved into blood mist by the Sword Light, and not even their souls escaped!
The ancestor at the fifth stage of the Tribulation Crossing Realm was no exception!
Although Bai Ye was currently only at the third stage of the Tribulation Crossing Realm,
his combat power was terrifying beyond compare.
With the Innate Chaos Dao Body and several Saint-grade cultivation arts in his grasp,
even ordinary ninth-stage Tribulation Crossing cultivators would struggle to withstand a single one of his strikes!
Much less an ordinary fifth-stage Tribulation Crossing cultivator.
The cultivators inside the imperial city stared at the scene, completely dumbfounded.
They gazed at the blue-gray figure standing in the air, their hearts left with nothing but fear that sank into their bones!
The Tribulation Crossing ancestor had actually died just like that!
All the Nascent Soul powerhouses were dead!
The Skywind Dynasty was finished!
Boom--!
The chaotic Sword Qi around Bai Ye formed a domain that enveloped the entire imperial city.
With a single thought, every Profound Comprehension Realm Cultivator inside the imperial city who could still move was instantly strangled by the Sword Qi, leaving behind only the ordinary disciples and mortals who lacked even the strength to truss a chicken.
Afterward, he flew toward the Forbidden Zone deep within the imperial city.
The Skywind Dynasty's Forbidden Zone was located beneath the imperial palace. It was where the source of the Saint-grade Spirit Vein lay.
Bai Ye stepped into the Forbidden Zone. Beneath the ground was a gigantic Spirit Vein Pool, within which golden spiritual liquid surged. The spiritual energy was so dense that it was almost condensing into liquid.
"System, sign in."
"Ding! The host has been detected signing in at the Skywind Dynasty's Forbidden Zone. A super reward has been triggered!"
"Congratulations, host. You have obtained a True God ninth-grade divine weapon—the Dragon Slaying Sacred Sword!"
A dark-gold long sword appeared from thin air. A ruby the size of a dragon's eye was set into its hilt, while coiling golden dragons were carved along the blade, faint holy aura winding through their patterns!
Bai Ye reached out and gripped the hilt. A pure force of the sword dao surged into his body, resonating fiercely with his soul!
This Dragon Slaying Sacred Sword could actually amplify his sword-dao might by thirty percent!
"What a sword!" Delight flashed through Bai Ye's eyes as he gently rubbed the blade with his fingertip, sensing the divine weapon's weight and sharpness.
To him, the value of this sword even surpassed that of the Cloud Snow Sacred Extreme Pill from earlier.
He did not linger. He then headed for the Skywind Dynasty's treasury.
The treasures inside the treasury were even more abundant than those in Cloud Snow Celestial Palace.
There were Top-grade Spirit Stones piled up like mountains, dozens of top-grade spirit herbs, hundreds of Heaven Tier Spirit Weapons, six Saint-grade Spirit Weapons, and even a Spirit Vein Pearl storing a massive amount of refined spiritual energy!
Bai Ye stored every treasure in his storage ring, nearly filling its space completely.
After finishing everything, he took one last look at the once-majestic imperial city, then turned and left in a streak of light.
Below, the surviving disciples and mortals gazed toward the direction in which he had vanished, their eyes filled with despair and awe.
The Skywind Dynasty, which had stood in Azure State for more than twenty thousand years, had fallen!
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