While Lin Yi focused on refining the Emperor Pill within the Myriad Emperor Alliance's Cave Abode, a storm was already brewing at the edge of the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm.
Great Emperor Jin Man had entered the depths of the secret realm in person, leaving the Myriad Emperor Alliance leaderless. With its only peak Emperor Realm expert capable of holding the fort absent, this weakness spread like the scent of blood, drawing countless covetous gazes.
Previously, there had only been small groups of Emperor Realm cultivators probing and harassing them. But as time passed, the various factions grew bolder. Quite a few mid- and late Emperor Realm cultivators personally joined in, attempting to break through the Myriad Emperor Alliance's blockade and uncover the secret of the secret realm's core.
The void outside the secret realm entrance was repeatedly torn apart. Shouts and sounds of battle rose one after another. The Myriad Emperor Alliance's patrolling Emperor Cultivators were run ragged, and the once impregnable defensive line was beginning to show signs of weakening.
That day, amid the tidal currents outside a Myriad Emperor Alliance stronghold, Di Xian held a chilling Emperor sword, its tip aimed directly at a black-robed cultivator drenched in blood.
This black-robed cultivator was at the mid-Emperor Realm. No one knew what concealment method he had used, but he had somehow bypassed the outer defensive line and reached the edge of the core region, only to be caught by Di Xian.
"Anyone who trespasses into the Myriad Emperor Alliance dies!"
Di Xian's expression was icy. Source Qi flooded into the sword, causing azure light to rise from its blade. Sharp sword qi tore through the air as it shot toward the black-robed cultivator's brow.
Despair flashed in the black-robed cultivator's eyes. Just as he was about to fight