After leaving the ancient city, Shi Lan took Shi Yiming straight to the Imperial Palace, then continued on to Tianyuan.
In present-day Lingyang, aside from the two lords Chu Hanzhou and Huo Yufeng, the great hidden imperial clans had mostly chosen to stay. They had only sent a branch of their families to Tianyuan, in case their clans were wiped out.
The martial sects, meanwhile, had evacuated most of their elite disciples from the realm, leaving only some senior members and elders nearing the end of their lifespans to guard their ancestral grounds and wait to see what came next.
After seeing Shi Yiming off, Shi Lan did not linger at the Imperial Palace. Her true body headed for the Boundless Sea, while her avatar went to Yunyan Star.
The sea clans in the Boundless Sea were no weaklings. Who knew how many powerful creatures lurked in that boundless ocean? Given the cultivation of the Lingwu Hall disciples, they could easily run into danger there, so Shi Lan needed to oversee them.
A branch of the Tianyan Sect also remained on Yunyan Star. The Human Race's historical records would eventually be moved out of Lingyang, and without their protection, the Illusory Star Region would be far too vulnerable. Even the slightest collateral damage could turn all of Yunyan Star to dust.
Before the coming upheaval, a single star was nothing, let alone the entire Illusory Star Region. A Supreme could shatter it with a casual wave of their hand.
Thanks to the Demon-Subduing Army's formation and the Imperial Court's protection, Yunyan Star had never been disturbed. Everything remained as it was. Shi Lan passed through the formation and, in the blink of an eye, stood in the heart of Yunyan Star.
"You haven't left yet?"
Seeing Bai Weiyang at the