That night, Ye Yun slept soundly in the azure palace and enjoyed a wonderful night.

The next morning, Canglan got up early to tidy up the room.

Ye Yun, lying on the bed, wore a strange expression.

"You, a dignified princess, why are you personally cleaning your room?"

Cang Lan glanced at him, then at the mess inside the room, and said helplessly.

"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Nangong? If we let the servants clean up, they'll probably find out everything about my sleeping with someone else."

"That's...that's true."

It's clear to anyone with eyes that someone has been in bed with someone in this room...

Not long after, Canglan cleaned up her palace and changed into a brand new gold-threaded long dress.

Normally, these tasks are done by servants, so today is a special case.

After changing into new clothes and dressing up, the usually noble and elegant Azure Blue appeared before Ye Yun once again.

Cang Lan looked at Ye Yun, pondered for a moment, and then said.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, I have official business to attend to today, so I'm afraid I can't accompany you."

After all, I pushed aside a bunch of official business yesterday. If I slack off again today, I won't have time to catch up later.

"It's alright, you can go about your business."

Ye Yun smiled faintly and waved to him.

"I was just about to start cultivating myself, so I won't disturb Miss Canglan any longer."

He left the azure palace and returned to his room to continue his cultivation for the new day.

For Ye Yun, this day was quite fruitful.

After a day of cultivation, Ye Yun, having accumulated enough energy, exuded a powerful aura of profound energy.

"Not bad, not bad, you've achieved the third level of the Extraordinary Realm!"

Despite being constantly on the go lately, he has been squeezing in time to cultivate.

Thanks to his top-tier Heavenly Rank physique and the aid of elixirs, his cultivation speed remains at an extremely high level.

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Ye Yun got up and stretched, then glanced at the sky outside; it was already gradually darkening.

"Speaking of which, the Second Prince should be sending someone to find me soon."

He was pondering this in his heart when he went to the window and looked out.

However, what they saw was a procession of silver-armored guards gathering below the imperial palace.

They appeared to be being reprimanded before pouring into the imperial palace, as if on a mission.

"Hmm? This is...?"

Ye Yun found it strange, but he didn't intend to get involved, since it couldn't possibly be them coming to arrest him.

If my identity is exposed, those who come will at least be cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or above.

To Ye Yun's surprise, after waiting for so long, the sky outside had completely darkened.

There has been no news from the Second Prince for a long time.

Even Ye Yun was getting a little impatient.

"That's weird, did I get stood up?"

Thinking of this, Ye Yun decided to leave the room to take a look.

As soon as he came out, he saw Cang Lan hurrying past the door.

He immediately called out to the other person and asked in confusion.

"Miss Azure, you seem so anxious, what happened?"

Upon seeing Ye Yun, Cang Lan paused for a moment.

With a serious expression on her face, she asked Ye Yun a question.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, you haven't gone out today, have you?"

This question came as a bit of a surprise.

Ye Yun shook his head slightly and said calmly.

"No, I've been cultivating in my room the whole time. What happened outside?"

Judging from the other person's expression, something serious must have happened.

As expected, Cang Lan looked at him and slowly took a deep breath.

"My younger brother, Cang Sheng, has been assassinated."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun was greatly surprised and immediately asked.

"You mean, Cang Sheng is dead?"

If that's the case, then things will be very serious.

However, Azure immediately shook her head.

"He was lucky not to be killed on the spot, but he was seriously injured and is currently unconscious."

"Is that so..."

Ye Yun seemed lost in thought, yet a hint of regret lingered in his heart.

Given Cang Sheng's actions, his immediate death can be considered an act of justice on behalf of Heaven.

It's such a pity...

Then, he asked with great interest.

"By the way, has the perpetrator been caught?"

Anyway, it has nothing to do with him; he's most interested in watching the excitement.

Regarding this question, Canglan shook her head slightly and sighed.

"They haven't caught him yet, but some clues have been found, and people are being sent to seal off and investigate the Imperial Palace."

Ye Yun was taken aback and asked in surprise.

"You mean, the murderer is very likely still in the Imperial Palace?"

"Hmm... very likely."

When he heard Azure's affirmative answer.

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow, becoming wary.

Just then, Canglan also gave his instructions.

"So, Fellow Daoist Nangong, if there's nothing serious tonight, it's best to stay in the guest room for the time being."

"Okay, got it."

Ye Yun nodded, but then remembered something important.

Immediately, he pondered for a moment and asked Canglan.

"But speaking of which, I probably won't be able to attend the dinner with him tonight, right?"

Cang Lan paused for a moment, then said with a wry smile.

"Of course, given the extent of my brother's injuries, he probably won't wake up for a while."

Even if she wakes up, she'll probably have trouble getting out of bed, and she'll need to be fed.

In other words, given the extent of the injury, it's likely that he can say goodbye to the banquet for the time being.

Hearing this, Ye Yun gently shook his head.

"Well, that's a real shame. I was hoping to see what he could come up with."

Although he wasn't prepared to seek refuge with the Second Prince, he was still quite curious about what interesting conditions the other party might offer him.

After a moment of reflection, Ye Yun looked up at Cang Lan and asked.

"And what about Miss Azure? Tonight... well, you probably won't be free either, right?"

"Yes, yeah."

Cang Lan sighed with a wry smile, her voice full of helplessness.

"I was originally responsible for the safety of this imperial palace, but now that Cang Sheng has been in trouble, I am the person primarily responsible."

"Therefore, we must investigate this thoroughly tonight."

Ye Yun had originally hoped that the other party would accompany him, but it seems that the opportunity is gone.

Then, he pondered for a moment and asked.

"What about tomorrow morning's operation? Should we postpone it?"

"No need, just proceed as planned."

Azure immediately rejected the idea, speaking firmly.

"I will handle this assassination attempt. Fellow Daoist Nangong, you just need to figure out how to infiltrate the Jade Maiden Sect."

Clearly, the latter was more important to her than the former.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun nodded, as this was exactly what he wanted to hear.

Ultimately, whether Cang Sheng lives or dies, or who wants to kill him, has nothing to do with me.

"Yes, I understand."

Ye Yun smiled faintly and waved his hand at him.

"In that case, I won't disturb your investigation any longer."

Cang Lan nodded slightly and walked away quickly, looking very anxious.

Just then, Ye Yun heard Nangong Jiutian's lazy voice in his mind.

"This little girl is quite interesting."

Ye Yun was taken aback by Nangong Jiutian's sudden appearance.

"Senior Nangong, have you had enough rest?"

Since falling into a deep sleep some time ago, the other party has not appeared at all these days.

There's nothing serious going on right now, yet he's come out on his own; it seems his condition has improved.

"I guess so, I've calmed down a bit."

Nangong Jiutian yawned.

"I've been sleeping for too long, and I'm getting a little bored."

Ye Yun smiled helplessly, then thought of what the other party had just said.

Then, he asked in confusion.

"By the way? Senior just said she's interesting, did you see something?"

Having known Nangong Jiutian for so long, he could discern the sarcasm in the other's words.

It's obvious that this is targeting Azure.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Jiutian smiled and said.

"Not really, it's just that this little girl seems to be lying."

Ye Yun hadn't noticed this at all, and asked with great interest.

"Huh? What did she lie to me about?"

"You should ask her where she didn't lie to you."

Nangong Jiutian chuckled and said indifferently.

"The veracity of what she just said is questionable; very little of it was true."

This answer was truly unexpected by Ye Yun.

"Does the senior mean that she orchestrated this whole thing?"

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow and uttered this startling guess.

Nangong Jiutian chuckled lightly at this.

"It's not impossible."

Ye Yun frowned and asked strangely.

"But what's in it for her? Just to prevent me from having dinner with him?"

But what greeted him was Nangong Jiutian's helpless voice.

"I am not omniscient, how would I know what she is thinking? You can go and ask her yourself."

Judging from her appearance, she seems to have been stumped by Ye Yun's questions.

"Okay... whatever, whatever."

Ye Yun shrugged, completely relieved.

"Whatever, it has nothing to do with me anyway."

With that in mind, Ye Yun simply returned to his guest room and continued his cultivation.

During this time, Nangong Jiutian asked a question.

"Kid, you've been in the transcendent realm for a while now, how's it going?"

"Um, what do you mean by 'senior'?"

"Naturally, it's the speed of cultivation."

"That's alright, but it's definitely much slower than before."

Of course, this is only in comparison to himself; if it were someone else, the speed would still be too fast.

Nangong Jiutian chuckled in response.

"This is normal. After reaching the extraordinary level, the demand for profound energy will increase significantly."

"To break through two realms in less than a month like you is already an incredibly fast speed."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun thought for a moment and asked.

"And how do I compare to my senior?"

"It's alright, pretty close."

Nangong Jiutian chuckled lightly, then added a sentence.

"Of course, I didn't have such good treatment back then, eating the Flawless Pill like candy."

"Okay...it seems there's still a bit of a gap."

It's like only being on par with them with the help of elixirs; once they're gone, they fall far short.

So much so that he couldn't help but complain.

"Senior Nangong, what kind of monster were you before?"

"You brat, are you asking for a beating?!"

Nangong Jiutian snorted lightly and said arrogantly.

"My talent for cultivation is unparalleled throughout the ages on this continent!"

"Yes, yes, Senior Nangong is truly amazing!"

Ye Yun gave a perfunctory reply.

Nangong Jiutian didn't bother to argue with him.

"Alright, let's get down to business. At this rate, you should be able to reach the peak of the extraordinary realm very soon."

"That means we're about to face that crucial bottleneck."

Ye Yun naturally knew what she was referring to.

"Senior, are you referring to comprehending the Great Dao?"

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