"That's odd. Why did so many experts suddenly show up in Hundred-Bloom Palace?" Yang Han muttered, suspicion in his voice. It was almost unbelievable.
Still, it worked in Yang Han's favor, giving him the perfect chance to sneak into Hundred-Bloom Palace. He slipped into a dead corner, and when he emerged, his entire appearance had changed.
He found a discreet spot and waited until nightfall. As darkness fell, lanterns lit up all over Hundred-Bloom Palace. Yang Han moved into a corner, then flashed inside the palace itself. Right now, Hundred-Bloom Palace was at its weakest.
Most of the top experts had already been sent out, but Yang Han didn't dare let his guard down. After all, one of the Three Palaces couldn't possibly rely only on its obvious strength—there had to be hidden forces lurking in the shadows.
So, once he was inside, Yang Han was extra cautious. He activated Thousand-Mile Echo and crept forward, moving slowly. Whenever someone appeared, he'd flash into the shadows and suppress his aura.
"So many palaces... I guess I'll have to ask someone." Yang Han was still in the outermost area, only seeing disciples with weak cultivation, and he had no clue where Blossom Fay was.
Taking the opportunity, Yang Han targeted a low-level disciple, dragged him into the Sky-Piercing Tower, made him swallow a Mind-Veil Pill, and started asking questions.
"Is Blossom Fay in Hundred-Bloom Palace?" Yang Han asked.
"She is," the disciple replied.
"Where exactly?" Yang Han pressed.
"Hundred-Bloom Palace Hall," the disciple replied.
"Which direction?" Yang Han asked suspiciously.
The disciple carefully described the route, step by step. Once Yang Han understood, he left the Sky-Piercing Tower, knocked the disciple out, and tossed him into the grass before leaving.
Yang Han evaded everyone along the way. Their cultivation was low, so it was hard for them to notice him. But after passing more than fifty palaces, someone finally spotted him.
Suddenly, a voice rang out from above: "Who goes there?"
Yang Han ignored it and continued on his route, moving extremely fast and quickly shaking off the owner of that voice.
But his luck didn’t last—Yang Han soon encountered some hidden figures lurking in the shadows. Helpless, he kept dodging.
The deeper he went, the stronger and faster those figures became. Yang Han realized he was already deep inside Hundred-Bloom Palace, and he had to reach the Hundred-Bloom Palace Hall as quickly as possible.
He wondered about Blossom Fay’s cultivation—if she wasn’t too strong, he might have a chance to take the palace-suppressing treasure. But remembering that Hundred-Bloom Palace, like the other palaces, harbored monstrous experts, he felt a bit uneasy.
"No matter what, I have to try!" Yang Han gritted his teeth and sped up, shaking off the pursuers.