Patriarch Pure Heaven pondered in silence with his brow furrowed.
âPatriarch,â Zhou Shang said, âYue Yanxi, Jiang Feng, and the others seem to have gained quite a fortune from their trip to a brand new domain. They came back with a large number of spiritual materials and herbs that canât be found in human domains.â After a moment of hesitation, he added, âI heard that Yue Yanxi and a few others are recently making preparations to break through into new domains.â
Patriarch Pure Heaven snorted coldly and asked, âWhat are you trying to say?â
Zhou Shang shrunk his head and said with a bitter face, âAll of the other sects have developed their strength after swearing allegiance to Nie Tian. Their recent exploration trips to the Lizardman domain and other new domains have turned out to be very fruitful. We, on the other hand...â
âWhat about us?â Patriarch Pure Heaven asked, looking displeased.
Zhou Shang sighed. âNot only have we not developed our strength, but all of the other sects and clans in the Domain of Heavenâs Boundaries have been avoiding contact with us since we refused the Son of the Starsâ offer. Our sect members are no longer as respected and revered in the Domain of Heavenâs Boundaries as before.â
The Pure Heaven Sect had been the most powerful sect in the Domain of Heavenâs Boundaries. Patriarch Pure Heavenâs unmatched strength had emboldened them.
Members of the other sects and clans would always treat them with respect, and sometimes fear.
However, since those sects and clans had sworn allegiance to Nie Tian, not only had they stopped treating them with respect, but they had even cut off trade with them.
They would often trade among themselves, or go find trading partners in the Domain of the Falling Stars and the Domain of Heaven Python.
Before long, the Pure Heaven Sect had become isolated.
Zhou Shang felt deeply frustrated seeing his sect in such a situation, while the other sects and clans benefited from their relationship with Nie Tian.
However, the Pure Heaven Sect was in no place to start anything.
After all, those sects and clans had Nie Tian, the seventh Son of the Stars of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, at their back.
Not to mention that word had it Nie Tian had a God domain flame power expert as his backer.
Even without all that, Nie Tian had Jing Feiyang, Quan Zixuan, and Qu Mingde, three Saint domain experts who would be happy to rush over from the Domain of Heaven Python if the Pure Heaven Sect dared to act unruly.
If they fought, they wouldnât win. If they didnât fight, they would gradually wither away, and eventually be gobbled up by the other sects and clans.
Deeply worried about their future, Zhou Shang added, âIn fact, many of us already have complaints about our decisions, Patriarch. They think you should declare allegiance to Nie Tian like the other sects and clans did. Given our reserve strength and your influence as a Saint domain expert, our sect will soon rise to prominence if we do.â
âA bunch of shortsighted fools!â Patriarch Pure Heaven spat. âTheyâre only seeing the bright side, but not the hidden danger! That Nie Tian kid was lucky that they didnât encounter any powerful enemies in that Lizardman domain, or the other places they explored.
âOne day, heâll run into truly powerful enemies, and summon all of his subordinate sects and clans to fight his battle. Many will die. Their blood will flow like rivers. Only then will they realize that staying away from him is the only way to keep their sects and clans safe.â
Zhou Shang seemed to understand this as well as he smiled bitterly and said, âBut that Son of the Stars has won every time so far, and there were almost no casualties. Thatâs why many in our sect think heâs been chosen by the heavens, and that heâs someone worth following.â
âHe canât be so lucky forever,â Patriarch Pure Heaven said with a berating tone. âDonât mind the others. Just keep our disciples calm and wait for changes. Letâs see how long his good luck can last!â
In the headquarters of the Divine Seal Sect.
Many powerful experts from across the Domain of Heavenâs Boundaries were gathered in a deep mountain valley in front of a volcano.
Kan Zhisheng from the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace was there, building a large-scale inter-domain teleportation portal as agreed.
Dong Qisong, the sectmaster of the Beast-controlling Sect, Zhongli Jian, the sectmaster of the Divine Flame Sect, and Feng Yulin, the sectmaster of the Bliss Mountain Sect, were gathered around him, along with senior members of the Trisword Sect, the Jian Clan, and the Guan Clan.
The heads of the Trisword Sect, the Jian Clan, and the Guan Clan couldnât come, since they were in the middle of secluded cultivation.
Dong Qisong, Zhongli Jian, and Feng Yulin were all at the late Void domain, and had been seeking to break through into the Saint domain for many years.
Previously, when Nie Tian had summoned his subordinate forces to join him in exploring the Lizardman domain and the floating continent, the three of them had happened to be in secluded cultivation, and were thus unable to go.
They had come out of their secluded cultivation just in time to learn that Nie Tian had asked an expert from the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace to establish a teleportation portal in the Divine Flame Sectâs headquarters.
After brief self-introductions, all three of them expressed their desire to visit the Realm of Remote Heaven to Nie Tian.
âThe Realm of Remote Heaven?â This was the first time he had heard about this realm. Confusion filling his eyes, he turned to Jing Feiyang, who was standing beside him, and asked, âWhere is that realm?â
After his return from the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, he had summoned Jing Feiyang and told him about selecting a Heavenly Talisman in Fragmentary Star City.
His plan was to take him to Fragmentary Star City to have him choose a Heavenly Talisman as soon as this inter-domain teleportation portal was finished.
Jing Feiyangâs eyes lit up. âThe Realm of Remote Heaven...â
After taking a quick glance at the sectmasters of the three major sects in the Domain of Heavenâs Boundaries, he said to Nie Tian, âIf you hadnât found me a Heavenly Talisman in the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, I would have asked about visiting the Realm of Remote Heaven too.â
Nie Tian signaled for him to continue.
âAccording to what I hear, the Realm of Remote Heaven is humanityâs most important trading center,â Jing Feiyang explained. âThe Realm of Remote Heaven is protected and managed by the four great human powers. Similar to the Realm of Maelstrom in our domain, people go there to trade all kinds of spiritual materials and cultivation resources.
âItâs just that thereâs an extremely high threshold for entering. Only members of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, the Void Spirit Society, the Five Elements Sect, and the Heaven Span Pavilion, or members of their subordinate forces, are allowed to enter. Those who donât have any connections with the four great powers are forbidden to enter, even if theyâre powerful Qi warriors from premium grade domains.
âNow with Patriarch Pure Heaven entering the Saint domain, the Domain of Heavenâs Boundaries has officially joined the ranks of medium grade domains.
âHowever, even Qi warriors from the Domain of Heaven Python, like Quan Zixuan, Qu Mingde, and myself, normally wouldnât be allowed to enter the Realm of Remote Heaven, much less Qi warriors from the Domain of Heavenâs Boundaries.
âElders, Sons of the Stars, Divine Children, and chosen ones of the four great human powers frequent the Realm of Remote Heaven.
âThey can find all kinds of precious materials, medicinal herbs, and even records of domain forging methods there. Even the four great powers attach great significance to it, and consider it their most important trading platform.â
Surprised, Nie Tian asked, âSo this Realm of Remote Heaven isnât open to everyone?â
Jing Feiyang smiled bitterly. âThatâs right. Not everyone is allowed to enter the Realm of Remote Heaven. Only those with lofty statuses and their subordinates can enter. In fact, Iâve heard a lot about it and always wanted to visit, but I knew it was only my wishful thinking. But since youâve become the seventh Son of the Stars of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, your subordinates are now allowed to the Realm of Remote Heaven with you.â
âI canât believe thereâs such a rule.â Nie Tian said, touching his nose. âOkay, Iâll talk to Kan Zhisheng.â
He then walked over to Kan Zhisheng, feeling strong spatial fluctuations thrumming throughout the mountain valley, as if countless spatial blades were dashing around in the air and carving something.
A great number of materials were piled up beside Kan Zhisheng, most of which had come from the sects and clans of the Domain of Heavenâs Boundaries.
âSenior Kan, could you make some adjustments to this teleportation portal and connect it to the Realm of Remote Heaven?â Nie Tian asked.
âNo,â Kan Zhisheng answered, withdrawing his hand. The peculiar spatial fluctuations in the valley stopped immediately. With a furrowed brow, he shot Nie Tian a glance and said, âIf you want to visit the Realm of Remote Heaven, youâll have to use the ancient teleportation portal in the Vast Heaven Pavilion. But since your cultivation base is still rather low, youâll be able to get all the cultivation resources you need from our sect.
âAll of the spiritual materials and other resources they have target Void domain, Saint domain, and God domain experts. Youâre still far from getting there.â
Nie Tian then explained, âItâs not for me. Itâs for my subordinates.â
Hearing this, Kan Zhisheng looked past Nie Tian, and saw Dong Qisong, Zhongli Jian, and Feng Yulin smiling expectantly at him from afar.
He nodded slightly. âSo thatâs how it is. All I need to do is add the coordinates for the Realm of Remote Heaven to the teleportation portal in the Vast Heaven Pavilion, and youâll be able to teleport there. Since itâs pretty easy, Iâll do it for free.
âHowever, youâll need to show them your Star Medallion after getting there. And they have to enter with you.â
Nie Tian expressed his gratitude and walked away.
After returning to Jing Feiyang, he said, âWe can visit the Realm of Remote Heaven, but weâll have to teleport from the Vast Heaven Pavilion in Fragmentary Star City.â
People were overjoyed to hear this.
âInform the sectmasters of the Trisword Sect, the Jian Clan, and the Guan Clan of this.â Nie Tian ordered.
âQuan Zixuan and Qu Mingde must want to go badly,â Jing Feiyang said, smiling. âIâm lucky that youâre getting the spiritual materials I need from the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace for me with your contribution points. Iâm afraid those two will have to empty their collections over the years to get the materials they need from the Realm of Remote Heaven.â
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