Although the Emperor Realm melee in the Tidal Spirit Sea had subsided, the ripples it caused only grew more intense.
News that "the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm contains an Emperor Realm treasure" spread throughout the entire Source Realm as if it had grown wings.
Some swore that it was a Great Dao Realm Inheritance capable of allowing one to directly attain the Dao, granting instant ascension to the heavens; others claimed the treasure was a divine item like an Emperor-Breaking Pill, capable of helping peak Emperor Realm cultivators shatter their shackles and touch the threshold of the Great Dao Realm.
Others who loved stirring up trouble dug up the history of the Heavenly Palace from tens of millions of years ago, claiming that the secret realm's treasure was a core divine artifact left behind when the Heavenly Palace was destroyed. It supposedly contained the Heavenly Palace's greatest secret and possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth.
For a time, all sorts of confusing and unverifiable rumors flew about, stirring forces great and small across the Source Realm into action.
Over the next few days, Lin Yi received messages one after another from several old acquaintances in Starfall City.
They were all Alliance Leaders of small Emperor Alliances. They had hosted Lin Yi at banquets a few times in the past, but now their attitudes were far more attentive. They beat around the bush to inquire about the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm, while also revealing their intention to bring the few Emperor Realm experts in their alliances to gather with the Spirit Boat Fleet near the secret realm, hoping to seize a share of the spoils.
"Money really does move people's hearts." Lin Yi looked at the words on the Message Talismans and shook his head speechlessly.
Even if the