"If you can offer up the Extreme Ice Divine Veins, what harm is there in granting you a Celestial Treasure? That depends on whether you have the strength to claim it."
"Rest assured. The day I descend upon the Azure Cloud Realm will be the day the Extreme Ice Divine Veins fall into my net. Whether that day comes soon... depends entirely on you."
With that final remark, the Fiend Sovereign turned and vanished without a trace.
The old man in brocade swept his gaze once more over the chaotic void currents before turning away as well.
At the Fiend Domain passageway, there was nothing left besides the void currents.
Time slipped quietly by. Within the Eastern Domain of the Azure Cloud Realm, the once-dense black mist of Fiendish Qi gradually dispersed.
The Azure Cloud Realm once again welcomed the blazing sunlight that shone over the land. Under the sun's rays, the scarred earth corroded by Fiendish Qi seemed to begin nurturing new life.
At this point, half a day had passed since everyone began resting and recuperating.
Within Thunder Punishment Sect territory, streams of light shot into the sky and rapidly advanced toward the Central Domain, vanishing into the heavens in the blink of an eye.
Only after watching for a long while did Lin Xuan withdraw his gaze. "I hope everything goes smoothly!"
"Rest assured, Peak Lord Lin. The Immortal Graveyard will not open so quickly. Besides, with Brahma Sound Temple, Night Abyss Hall, and the two Demon Race factions serving as cannon fodder, if anything truly goes wrong, my martial uncles will withdraw swiftly."
Lian Yunchang's voice sounded beside Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan's gaze fell on Lian Yunchang. He nodded lightly, then raised his hand and tossed out Ji Chen's left eye.
"Elder Lian, sorry for the