Refining an entire universe for his own use.
This was no small undertaking. The connection between the world's laws and his spiritual platform could only be established gradually.
The slightest misstep could destabilize the order within the universe.
Thus, even though Ye Li had now entered the Heaven-Grasping Realm, the process still required considerable time.
However.
Until the refinement was complete, Ye Li was not confined to the Myriad Worlds Sea.
The world's barrier was now open to him.
He only needed to split off a portion of his divine soul to roam freely within the universe.
He had originally only wanted to see how Xuanjian Mansion was doing.
He had never expected to stumble upon such a welcome opportunity the moment he arrived.
"..."
Inside the Imperial Palace, they saw the purple-robed figure seated among the guests.
An Lingzhen's and Ye Shenfeng's eyes lit up at the same time.
Ye Shenfeng even sprang to her feet.
She was just about to approach him when An Lingzhen's voice transmission sounded in her ear:
"Don't rush."
"Don't interrupt the Prefectural Lord's business."
"..."
Ye Shenfeng stopped short.
She nodded and stayed where she was.
Yet her eyes remained fixed intently on Ye Li, perfectly embodying what it meant to gaze at someone with desperate longing!
She had no intention of looking away!
But one person's joy was not another's.
The greater the delight on Xuanjian Mansion's side,
the closer those from Changheng Forbidden Land felt to hell.
"P-Prefect Ye..."
The Changheng Sect Master's knees buckled, and he dropped to the floor.
He had been loudly threatening Xuanjian Mansion moments earlier, but now he could barely string together a coherent sentence:
"What I said just now was only... only meant to..."
"You're actually trying to explain?"
Ye Li interrupted him with a