Night Raid on Great Li Heavenly Prison, Rescuing Yao Qingyin

Ye Jing's Sea of Consciousness was now a full circle smaller than before, but his divine soul felt several times stronger.

The perception of his divine soul was now several times greater than before.

Ye Jing discovered that if he focused entirely, he could even sense the crawling sounds of ants on the ground.

Before, his vast Sea of Consciousness gave him a wide range of perception, but its sensitivity was far inferior to now.

Moreover, Ye Jing found that his divine soul not only had several times the perception of before, but its control and precision were also far beyond what he'd had.

The sixth sword of the Thirteen Swords of Heavenly Annihilation was the Sword Control Art. He had once cultivated it to perfection, and with his powerful divine soul, he could control up to nine strands of Innate Sword Qi.

Now, having just begun cultivating the Great Dream Three Thousand Dao Scripture, Ye Jing found he could already control eleven strands of Innate Sword Qi.

This was only after running one full cycle. If he kept running the Great Dream Three Thousand Dao Scripture daily, his divine soul would reach heights he couldn't yet imagine.

The Sea of Consciousness was filled with impurities, and clearing them all at once was utterly impossible.

Over the next few days, Ye Jing worked at the Hanlin Academy during the day and cultivated the Great Dream Three Thousand Dao Scripture at home late into the night.

Five days later, the once murky Sea of Consciousness in Ye Jing's mind was now crystal clear, pure and spotless, like a void of clarity.

Ye Jing awoke from his cultivation state and let out a long breath. The Foundation Establishment chapter of the Great Dream Three Thousand Dao Scripture was finally complete.

Over these five days, the Perfect Spirit Gathering Array had drawn a great deal of top-grade spiritual energy from the Heavenly Ruins. Two days ago, Ye Jing had already broken through to the Great Grandmaster perfection realm using it.

Now, my strength has reached its peak. In the short term, unless I encounter a tremendous opportunity, it will be hard to make any significant progress.

With my current strength, perhaps I can try to rescue Yao Qingyin from the Great Li Heavenly Prison.

Ye Jing had not forgotten his promise to Jian Xuzi. These past days, he had been working hard to improve his strength, setting aside that plan for now.

Now that his strength had reached the level he'd envisioned, it was time to fulfill that promise. Besides, Yao Qingyin held a Secret Realm, and he had no choice but to rescue her.

Late at night, Ye Jing used the Breath Concealment Technique to seal his aura within his body, moving like a ghost in the darkness, heading toward the Great Li Heavenly Prison under the cover of night.

Although several unfamiliar, powerful auras still monitored him around the Ye Manor all night, his Breath Concealment Technique had reached its peak.

Moreover, his divine soul was now several times stronger and more condensed than before. With his current divine soul perception, he could sense the positions, heartbeats, and even emotional fluctuations of these watchers.

Escaping their surveillance was a trivial matter.

Using the night as cover, Ye Jing moved and leaped, arriving outside the Great Li Heavenly Prison in a few bounds.

Ye Jing did not charge in immediately. Instead, he used his powerful divine soul perception to sense the situation inside the prison.

Good heavens. There were eight Great Grandmaster auras alone, each one no weaker than Li Yiting. Among Great Grandmasters, they were clearly formidable figures.

Deep within the prison, there was even a powerful aura that made even him feel a hint of wariness.

This must be the Peak of Humanity who cultivates the Thunder Dao that Jian Xuzi mentioned, Ye Jing muttered to himself. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he stared into the depths of the prison with shock.

Beside that Peak of Humanity aura, Ye Jing sensed Yao Qingyin's presence.

This sudden turn of events caught Ye Jing off guard.

Jian Xuzi had said that a Peak of Humanity was stationed at the Great Li Heavenly Prison. Ye Jing had always assumed this Peak of Humanity was in seclusion somewhere within the prison.

After all, with the strength of a Peak of Humanity, they could sense any anomaly in the prison and immediately emerge to confront an enemy.

But he had truly underestimated how much the Great Li Imperial Family valued Yao Qingyin. They had even assigned a Peak of Humanity to guard her closely.

Just what is so valuable about Yao Qingyin that the Great Li Imperial Family treasures her so much? Is it just because of the Secret Realm?

According to his original plan, with his powerful Breath Concealment Technique, he could evade the perception of this Peak of Humanity, as long as he could find Yao Qingyin in the prison.

Even if discovered, he was confident he could break through their encirclement and escape with Yao Qingyin.

But now, with the Peak of Humanity right beside Yao Qingyin, no matter how profound and exquisite his Breath Concealment Technique was, approaching her silently without being detected by the Peak of Humanity was utterly impossible.

If this Peak of Humanity fought to the death, shaking him off would take considerable effort. What worried him more was that the prison was not far from the Great Li Imperial Palace. For a Peak of Humanity, that distance was only the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

If he caused too much commotion here and the Peak of Humanity from the palace came to reinforce, even he would be in some danger.

Ye Jing's greatest fear was that if he failed this time, the guards around Yao Qingyin would be several times stronger next time, making the rescue geometrically harder.

In truth, breaking this situation wasn't difficult. He only needed to eliminate this Peak of Humanity in a single exchange, and the problem would solve itself.

Even if the remaining eight Great Grandmasters joined forces to surround him, in Ye Jing's eyes, they were just slightly larger ants. He could break their encirclement with a wave of his hand.

But with his strength, he only had a seventy percent chance of killing this Peak of Humanity in one exchange.

In other words, there was a thirty percent risk of danger.

To be honest, the risk was a bit high.

Ye Jing weighed the pros and cons, wondering if it was worth taking such a big risk, or if he should wait until he was stronger before attempting the rescue.

But his cultivation had already reached the Great Grandmaster perfection realm, and his combat power far exceeded that of a Great Grandmaster, surpassing most Peaks of Humanity by a wide margin.

With his current strength, to achieve a qualitative change, he would have to comprehend the Dao and become a Peak of Humanity himself. Only then would his power increase significantly.

But in this Age of Dharma's End, comprehending the Dao and breaking through to Peak of Humanity in a short time was something Ye Jing had little confidence in.

After hesitating for a long time, Ye Jing let out a faint sigh. Forget it, I'll take this gamble.

If he truly failed, he could only hope that Yao Qingyin would resign herself to fate. In the short term, he would have no ability to rescue her from the prison again.

A glint of resolve flashed in his eyes. Ye Jing's figure flickered, and he soared into the prison.