Outside the entrance to the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm.
Ever since Venerable Xuantian led his people into the Myriad Emperor Alliance, the White Tiger Captains of the Star Brilliance Tower had voluntarily relinquished the core encampment at the entrance. They rebuilt their foundations in the more distant void and set up camp there.
Now, the Myriad Emperor Alliance held complete control over the secret realm's core region, while the White Tiger Captains were responsible only for patrolling and guarding the outskirts.
"Rumble—!"
A deafening thunderstorm exploded. Purple-black lightning tore through the sky like giant dragons and crashed fiercely against the barrier at the secret realm's entrance, sending ripples across the Light Screen.
This was already the fifth thunderstorm in just a few hours. Clearly, the Myriad Emperor Alliance had disregarded the secret realm's rules and forcibly sent Emperor Realm cultivators inside, triggering the secret realm's backlash.
One White Tiger Captain Emperor Cultivator gazed into the distance, his brows tightly furrowed. His voice carried both doubt and wariness. "That makes five, right? What exactly is the Myriad Emperor Alliance doing? They keep forcibly sending Emperor Realm cultivators in. Aren't they afraid of completely enraging the secret realm's rules and having the entrance sealed off?"
Another White Tiger Captain beside him wiped down the Emperor Blade in his hand, his tone indifferent. "Why bother with them? Don't ask what you shouldn't. Even Taiyi City's four peak Emperor Realm cultivators are stationed in the Myriad Emperor Alliance. Any amount of commotion is normal."
"True enough..."
"What are you talking about?"
A calm voice suddenly rang out. The two turned toward it and saw Lin Yi's figure appear nearby like a ghost.
They hurriedly stopped chatting and bowed. "Steward Lin!"
"You were talking about the thunderstorms at the secret realm entrance?" Lin Yi walked