Li Dai never expected that her investigation would not only lead her to Gong Jue, but also reveal that he was actually inside the imperial palace.
Most of the guards in the imperial palace were Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and there was even a Nascent Soul cultivator hidden in the shadows. This showed that while the Northern Jing Kingdom could be considered a realm of cultivation, its foundation was far inferior to that of a proper sect.
Yet in such an unassuming country, someone had bound Gong Jue in the basement of the imperial palace, placing him inside a long pool and draining his blood.
Chapter 978