After seeing Zhongchuan Jin's child off, Lin Chuan and the other two changed into palace attire and quietly headed toward the great hall they had seen earlier.
With Bu Lianshi's Absolute Perception, the three of them did not have to worry about taking a wrong turn. Along the way, they also avoided areas guarded by powerful cultivators and heavily defended locations as much as possible. Relying on the Boundary-Breaking Talisman, they made their way unimpeded to the outskirts of the great hall.
However, getting inside would not be so easy.
"There are specialized formations protecting this place. I can sense five layers alone, and there may be others that I cannot detect," Bu Lianshi said solemnly as the three stood some distance away, looking at the tightly guarded palace compound.
"We'll go straight in. We're holding the highest-ranking token in the imperial palace right now. No one will dare stop us," Lin Chuan said after pondering for a moment.
"Mm. If anything goes wrong, we can just leave," Qin Lang nodded.
The three then straightened their clothes and calmly walked toward the heavily guarded palace gate.
Before they even drew near, the guards had already turned their attention toward them. When they saw Lin Chuan's group, their brows furrowed slightly. These three were complete strangers to him, not familiar faces from within the palace.
Although there were many people in the imperial palace, Guo Ming had held this post for more than ten years and knew most of them. Yet he had never seen any of these three before, nor did they even resemble anyone in his memory. Their clothes were also strange. Though they were palace garments, they bore no markings of rank, leaving him unable to determine their identities.
Seeing the three approach, Guo Ming walked directly over