Chapter 1 Changes in the Imperial Palace

　　Ye Muyun, of course, was unaware of the changes happening simultaneously within the imperial palace. If he knew, he wouldn't find it difficult to understand that this deliberate trap against him also had the effect of attacking from the east while striking in the west. It seemed that Cang Ju had returned, but Ye Muyun, the only one who had a chance to strongly prevent all this from happening, was temporarily trapped. Who would have thought that the dignified and awe-inspiring Zhenhai Duke, in a certain sense, was actually an abandoned pawn?

　　Within the trap formation, the partitioned spaces were constantly overlapping and merging. The confrontation between Yan Po and the Zhenhai Duke was still in an extremely intense state of entanglement. However, at this time, the Zhenhai Duke, who had just suffered a joint attack, was already seriously injured and in an absolute disadvantage. If not for the life force of an Intent Realm expert being tied to their domain strength, as long as the domain was still functioning, an almost endless stream of life force would emerge continuously. The Zhenhai Duke, with half of his body showing a scorched state, would have perished long ago. And while the Zhenhai Duke was entangled and fighting with Yan Po, Ye Muyun had already found the entrance to the alternate dimension. The Zhenhai Duke said the key was in his hands, and without the key, Ye Muyun couldn't enter? These words were really too absolute. No matter how sturdy the lock on a door is, it's still just a door. If you want to break in, you can snatch the key, or you can use technology to force the lock open, or you can directly blow the door open. In the end, you can ignore the door and tear down the wall. In fact, there are many paths, the key is not to be limited by preconceived notions. Ye Muyun found the entrance, but didn't directly act rashly. Instead, he made effective arrangements, trying to change the "door" of this entrance from a one-sided lock to a two-sided lock. At the same time, he set up an array and secretly laid a backup plan. When the preparations were almost complete, he found another weak point from the original entrance side, and holding a divine artifact with Wujian (uninterrupted) attributes, he broke in with He Gang and Xu Xiaotian. As for the Zhenhai Duke, Ye Muyun was very relieved to leave him to Yan Po. Yan Po's strength was already extremely strong, and he also had Tang Suo as a good big brother, transforming into the Heavenly Dao and secretly taking care of him. As long as he didn't encounter an Unlimited cultivator, there wouldn't be any problems. On the contrary, bringing him into the alternate dimension would weaken his strength. Humph!

　　The moment he stepped into the alternate dimension, a scorching heatwave first rushed towards Ye Muyun. Immediately afterwards, several long spears forged from flames suddenly emerged, shooting straight at Ye Muyun and the others. Almost at the same time, the Yuanyang Treasure Armor in Ye Muyun's hand shook, propping up a mysterious wall of air, blocking the invasion of these fire spears. The blade was sharp and the trajectory mysterious. Even after entering this alternate dimension, his saber intent was still high above, like the azure sky overlooking the world. Peng!

　　With a bang, the hand Ye Muyun tightly gripped the Yuanyang Treasure Saber with began to tremble slightly. At the same time, fragments of the Yuanyang Treasure Armor were blown away, although they quickly flew back and reattached to Ye Muyun's body. Without a doubt, this rare set of divine artifact armor was momentarily breached. The attacker hadn't even shown himself yet, but it seemed that he had already given Ye Muyun a blow to lower his prestige. He Gang and Xu Xiaotian weren't just watching. When Ye Muyun raised the barrier and took the initial blow, they also made their moves at the same time. The moment their respective domains tried to unfold but were suppressed, they chanted incantations and performed techniques simultaneously, combining into a single strike. A black demon dragon appeared above the churning sea of fire. It swayed and wriggled, swallowing the energy above the sea of fire, turning it into scarlet crystals that fell from the sky. Within these crystals were curses. Rashly approaching them would trigger the magic within, causing entanglement and chain reactions. A fiery red figure walked out of the sea of fire. In the next instant, a large number of curses, like a tide, swallowed him. The figure gradually disappeared under the pile of curses. However, more figures walked out. They advanced one after another, fearlessly sacrificing themselves. The spell formation laid by He Gang and Xu Xiaotian was worn away by such consumption. Finally, a fiery red figure walked to Ye Muyun and the others, and punched through the air. Among the three, Ye Muyun, who was clearly bearing the brunt of the attack, naturally raised his saber to meet it. Saber light collided with fist shadow, and Ye Muyun revealed a surprised expression. He only saw that the figures walking out of the sea of fire were swallowed by the curse swarm quite a bit. He thought they were ordinary "expendables." He never thought that with this one touch, he would feel an extraordinary strength. This was definitely not the power of ordinary expendables. If this figure hadn't shown his domain, he would almost be indistinguishable from the energy and physique that an Intent Realm cultivator should have. In the moment of Ye Muyun's surprise, the figure raised his fist and attacked again. In the explosive whooshing sound, the flames condensed on the fist tip changed from red to white, and then had a black core. Just looking at it was already frightening. At the same time, Ye Muyun also felt that the entire space was interfering with him. He was like being deep inside a divine artifact with suppression, sealing, and repression characteristics. Not only was his originally strong domain unable to unfold normally, but his control and absorption of energy were also greatly interfered with. This was also why He Gang and Xu Xiaotian, after making another move, found it difficult to organize subsequent support. Fortunately, Ye Muyun had made preparations early. Behind the "door," a violent explosion sounded. This originally sealed alternate dimension was blown out a large "window." Before the window could heal, two divine artifacts with sturdy characteristics flew out and nailed the "window," firmly supporting a region. Xu Xiaotian and He Gang finally showed joy and began to recover their energy as quickly as possible. As for Ye Muyun, he acted the same as Xu Xiaotian and He Gang, not revealing that his Divine Tree spirit root could directly probe into the void and attract the essence of void energy. It seems like a long time has passed. In reality, it was only between sparks of lightning. Because, only at this moment, did that fist carrying a scorching aura, as if incinerating everything, slowly arrive. Ye Muyun stood like a giant peak, nailed to the spot, holding the saber with both hands, and slashed open the sea of fire. This slash was no longer like before, transforming into the azure sky with arrogance, as if to encompass yin and yang, the five elements, mountains, rivers, and all things within it. When this slash fell, it was like the sky collapsing and the earth sinking, and all phenomena crumbling. Before, Ye Muyun was using the saber, explaining a world. Now, he was using the saber, destroying the world. Ye Muyun never stopped growing, and never deliberately stagnated himself. The Unlimited Realm was temporarily out of sight, but that didn't mean Ye Muyun would be complacent. Even if there was really no hope for the Unlimited, Ye Muyun would be the Intent Realm that could defy heaven and fake the Unlimited. Above the fiery red sky, the three rotating suns dimmed slightly. The originally dazzling light transformed into a dim blood color at this moment. In the moment the slash fell, the figure dissipated. At the same time, the sea waves were stilled. On a distant burning high mountain, Yingmei, dressed in white, hung in mid-air on a cliff, her face pale, her eyes clear and cold, flashing with eerie light. ... Qiongqi Elder was fleeing from the imperial palace. As early as two years ago, he had already been "bought" by Ye Muyun and secretly became Ye Muyun's man. And Ye Muyun's last instruction to him was to disguise himself as an inner court attendant and monitor the movements within the imperial palace. This was the mission that the former Yuanyuan Sect Elder was best at and most suitable for. Because lurking and infiltration were the Yuanyuan Sect's forte. Ye Muyun, who had learned many Yuanyuan Sect secret techniques, had a deep understanding of this. However, at this time, Qiongqi Elder was clearly already exposed. A continuous stream of imperial guards were surrounding him from all directions. At the same time, barriers rising in sections within the imperial palace cut Qiongqi Elder's escape route into dozens of pieces, greatly hindering his escape. "The barrier of the array formation is mainly concentrated in the Ningxiang Palace, the position of the palace where the young emperor is located, on the contrary, the defense is weaker..." Although Qiongqi Elder wasn't very intelligent, he was considered experienced. In this instant, he keenly realized that an extremely huge change had already occurred within this imperial palace. "This change here must be transmitted out, let the sect leader know!" Qiongqi Elder secretly resolved. So he identified the direction, abandoned entangling with those guards chasing him, and preferred to suffer some injuries in order to quickly cross layers of obstacles and leave the imperial palace. Just as he rushed out a short distance, Qiongqi Elder heard a burst of heroic laughter from a woman: "As expected, a small fish was let in, and it's still a Yuanyuan Sect cultivator. I have to say... he gave me some surprises." A woman wearing scarlet soft armor, copper-colored battle boots, holding a state-stabilizing sword, with dragon horns on her head, dragon scale patterns on her face, and a tall figure, appeared in front of Qiongqi Elder. Her sudden appearance was as if she had been guarding this place all along. Qiongqi Elder didn't waste words and directly attacked. The long sword in his hand pierced out, the wind and clouds changed color, and in the whooshing sound, there seemed to be a vicious beast struggling at the tip of the sword, carrying the power of Yama. However, this sword suddenly ran out of strength in the instant it reached the woman's throat. An invisible yoke tightly bound Qiongqi Elder, and then suddenly tightened. Peng!

　　With a bang, this Qiongqi Elder, who represented the Yuanyuan Sect and had been cultivated by Daheng for a hundred years, turned into minced meat all over the ground, and then under the burning of formless flames, turned to ashes. At the same time, within the Yuanyuan Sect stronghold in Shenjing, Qiongqi Elder's spirit tablet exploded. The entire stronghold was immediately in chaos. The news also spread, transmitting towards the direction of Han Mountain. ...

　　Inside the alternate dimension filled with flames and heat, the sky was dim, and many figures were entangled, moving quickly and constantly. Ye Muyun's saber, wielded fiercely and powerfully, could always kill a figure in a few moves. But from the vast sea formed by the convergence of boiling magma, more figures could always crawl out. They were endless, formed from the source of this alternate dimension. Unless Ye Muyun could shatter this space completely with one slash. Otherwise, no matter how many figures he killed, it would be useless. But obviously, the person dealing with Ye Muyun didn't intend to swallow Ye Muyun in this way using human wave tactics. When Ye Muyun's move "Broken Nine Clouds" was used for the third time. A man with fiery red clothes and an arrogant and domineering aura formally appeared in front of Ye Muyun. He casually waved his hand, and He Gang and Xu Xiaotian, who were planning to come to support Ye Muyun, were surrounded by a large number of figures, appearing to be overwhelmed. "Who are you?" Ye Muyun switched hands holding the saber, his right fingers moved forward slightly, and the two Yuanyang flying swords on his temples flew out, circling around his body. "Lie Shanyu, the Yuanyuan Sect acting sect leader of Scarlet Red, White Star, and Wuxing Three Realms, and of course, the undertaker of your body." The man said. Then, as if inspecting goods, he sized Ye Muyun up and down. "You're not bad. After I kill you, I'll refine you into the fourth sun in my Dharma Realm here." The man's words seemed slightly more casual, even revealing information about himself. But Ye Muyun didn't really believe it. Wrong information would affect the correct direction of judgment. No matter what this Lie Shanyu said, Ye Muyun couldn't really believe it. "So, this is a trap?" "Yingmei is not in danger, right?" Ye Muyun asked. At the same time, he showed a very ugly face. Lie Shanyu seemed to be still preparing something, so he continued talking to Ye Muyun: "You guessed right, but even if it's a trap a hundred times, you still have to come. "Who let you... have your weakness grabbed?" Ye Muyun was slightly silent, and then said: "I can also choose to reveal information, and tell you what you don't want to know." Lie Shanyu laughed loudly: "There won't be any more verbal secrets in this space. What you tell me is what she hears. Is this your last chance... are you willing to give it up?" Before the words fell, Lie Shanyu suddenly attacked. He held a fiery red long saber that was extremely similar to the Yuanyang Treasure Saber, and slashed at Ye Muyun. "Broken Nine Clouds?" Ye Muyun looked at Lie Shanyu's saber intent and showed a surprised expression. Then he realized that this move Broken Nine Clouds had actually been modified. It seemed that at first glance, the feeling it gave was more rounded, perfect, and smooth. If Ye Muyun used it, it would be like an ancient god collapsing the sky, and there would be no regrets even in annihilation. Then the feeling Lie Shanyu used it with was that the Heavenly Dao had reached its end, and all phenomena needed to die. "Hmph! Superfluous!" Ye Muyun's cold laugh, on the surface, looked like he couldn't eat grapes, and was saying that the grapes were sour. And the change in his figure seemed to confirm this point. Because Ye Muyun was retreating, evading. This saber originally wielded by himself, after being "improved," he himself couldn't bear it. Lie Shanyu's purpose in making this move was also very simple. It was to break the opponent's spirit before killing him. What could be more heart-wrenching than being defeated in front of someone with the most proficient and proudest means?

　　Clang!

　　Blade and blade still collided once and crossed paths. The "saber" originating from Ye Muyun, he himself understood very well. Within the narrow space range, the saber edge could be avoided, but the saber intent was unavoidable. The more he evaded, the narrower the range of survival and activity became. So, Ye Muyun had to face the saber. At the time of the collision, Ye Muyun's face turned bitter, and he retreated several steps, the Yuanyang Treasure Saber in his hand trembling incessantly. Losing out in the saber clash, Ye Muyun's strength was less than 70% effective. And Lie Shanyu, who was facing him, already had taken advantage of the favorable time and location, and now carrying the momentum of suppression, displayed 150-160% of his power. Retreat! Ye Muyun's response to Lie Shanyu was to retreat! He seemed to have sensed something was wrong, and didn't continue to fight Lie Shanyu in his home ground. And Lie Shanyu didn't directly stop him either. He just increased his strength and launched a more fierce attack on He Gang and Xu Xiaotian, as if to kill the two in front of Ye Muyun in advance.