Northwestern region of the Immortal Domain.
The border between the Known Land and the Unknown Land.
Demon Immortals were active here year-round, as were members of the Ancient Alliance.
Thus, the Immortal Court had never ceased its encirclement and suppression of this region.
And now, the Immortal King stationed here and overseeing the overall situation was Immortal King Ni Luan.
Immortal King Ni Luan had betrayed the Ancient Alliance, resulting in Immortal King Ba Tian being imprisoned within Immortal Capital Purgatory and causing the entire Ancient Alliance grievous losses.
At the same time, he had earned the Immortal Court's trust and esteem. They had allowed him to govern one region, making him a true regional lord.
Of course, the Immortal Court was also harboring sinister intentions. By placing him in such a territory, they intended for him to battle Demon Immortals and the Ancient Alliance. That was precisely where his value lay.
This day.
A streak of light entered Ni Luan Immortal City. Sensing that terrifying aura, Immortal King Ni Luan emerged from meditation and quickly made his way to the reception hall of the City Lord's Mansion.
There, a shriveled, dark-skinned old man was waiting for him.
The old man's skin was wrinkled and crumpled, yet it gleamed with a metallic sheen. His entire body was gaunt, but he seemed to have been forged from black immortal metal.
This was Bone Master, a supreme creation representing the culmination of the Hidden Master's puppet arts, a being at the half-step Immortal Emperor level.
"This junior pays respects to Senior Bone."
"I did not know Senior Bone would come in person. Forgive me for failing to welcome you from afar."
Immortal King Ni Luan strode with the gait of a dragon and tiger. The blood and qi within him roared like