Over at the Heavenly Dao Palace, the secretly hidden Sky Dome Immortal Emperor emerged from seclusion, paying no heed to the powerful experts trapped within the Azure Sky Domain.
They began forcefully subduing the major factions according to their original plan.
With the powerful experts of those factions absent, the elders left behind were no match for them and were swiftly brought under the control of the Heavenly Dao Palace.
Across the entire Immortal World, aside from the Nether King Hall in the Secluded Darkness Domain, everything had fallen under the Heavenly Dao Palace's control.
While Chi Yu indulged himself in the Azure Sky Domain, the Heavenly Dao Palace prayed to the Heavenly Dao, renamed itself the Immortal Court, and proclaimed authority over the entire Immortal World.
Secluded Darkness Domain, Nether King Hall. "Reporting to the Nether King, the Heavenly Dao Palace used a scheme to trap the powerful experts in the Azure Sky Domain. It has now completely taken control of the Immortal World and established the Immortal Court."
Within the great hall, an elderly man clad in a divine robe adorned with dark-gold beast patterns knelt before a white-haired man sitting cross-legged with his eyes tightly shut.
"Mm." The white-haired man merely grunted, saying nothing else.
"Nether King, shall we not make a move?" the elder asked again.
"Mm." The white-haired man gave another grunt, still not opening his eyes.
"Nether King, if we do nothing, will the Heavenly Dao Palace not think we fear it?" the elder continued.
"Mm? Fear him? How do you figure that?" The white-haired man slowly opened his eyes.
"Now, apart from the Secluded Darkness Domain, all territory in the Immortal World has fallen under the Heavenly Dao Palace's control. I fear its next step will be..."
"Heh, Sky Dome likely does not