A Back That Could Not Be Divined

"Did you understand what I said?"

Seeing the Golden Armor Man standing there in a daze, the Gray-robed Man shouted.

"Yes, I understand."

The Golden Armor Man hurriedly replied.

What had the King divined?

That was the Yuan Kui Realm, the most important of the Ancient You Eight Great Realms. More importantly, the King's disciples and descendants were still cultivating in the Yuan Kui Realm. Was he really just going to let it go without investigating further? He had followed the King for two thousand years and knew his temperament very well.

He had never seen the King fear anyone or anything. He clearly remembered that, back when the King was not yet powerful enough, he had still dared to abduct a Realm Lord's daughter right under his nose. Even when several Realm Lords chased him across multiple realms, he had never shown fear.

Moreover, he understood his King extremely well.

He was fiercely protective of his own.

Once, a Realm Lord had insulted one of his great-great-grandsons, someone he was not even particularly close to, and he had personally torn off that Realm Lord's arm.

Thus, throughout the Gu You Immortal Domain, the Lin Family possessed absolute divine authority. No one dared provoke them.

But now, someone had swept away every last descendant of the Lin Family in one fell swoop, yet the King was not pursuing the matter at all?

Could it be that the King had divined something terrifying? But he did not dare ask.

After quite some time, once the Gray-robed Man had completely calmed down, he let out a heavy breath before slowly saying to the Golden Armor Man, "Jiang Cheng, our Gu You Immortal Domain may be facing a calamity."

"You are still young. You have a bright future ahead of you. Leave Ancient You and go to another immortal domain."

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng answered without the slightest hesitation, "I will not leave. If not for the King, I would have died in a pile of corpses two thousand years ago. Now that the Gu You Immortal Domain is in trouble, I have even less reason to leave."

The Gray-robed Man gave a bitter smile. "Even if you stay, you cannot change anything."

Whenever he recalled that Void Hand stretching across countless stretches of emptiness, as well as that silhouette, an instinctive dread kept growing in the depths of the Gray-robed Man's heart.

He had never seen such a powerful existence. Merely divining a single back had made him vomit blood and shifted all his internal organs out of place.

He did not know why that silhouette had moved away the Yuan Kui Realm, but if it had truly set its sights on the Gu You Immortal Domain, it would be a catastrophe for the entire Gu You Immortal Domain.

That silhouette could effortlessly move the Yuan Kui Realm through the air. With such power, it could also wipe out the entire Gu You Immortal Domain! "My King, I am not afraid of death. What I fear is being unable to share Your Majesty's burdens."

Jiang Cheng's voice was resolute and sonorous, filled with unwavering determination.

The higher one's cultivation, the more one cherished one's life. But he was different. To repay the King, even if he were told to die the very next second, he would not hesitate in the slightest.

"My King, why was the Yuan Kui Realm—"

"It was moved away by someone from afar." The Gray-robed Man no longer hid it from Jiang Cheng and told him the truth.

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng's pupils abruptly shrank, and even his breathing became hurried.

It really had been moved away by someone!

What kind of existence, what kind of earth-shaking might, could instantly move an entire great realm through the air? No wonder the King said the immortal domain was in trouble. This was likely a calamity for the entire immortal domain.

"Enough. There is no need to mention this matter again."

"The various Realm Lords should have noticed the Yuan Kui Realm's abnormality by now." Gazing into the emptiness ahead, the Gray-robed Man murmured.

"They have quite the nerve!"

"They came straight to our door. They must be hoping something happened to the King."

"My King, please rest well. I will go out and drive them all away."

Jiang Cheng said angrily.

"No need. I will go out myself."

"If they do not see me, they will not be at ease."

"This is also a good opportunity to announce that the eight realms will become seven."

The Gray-robed Man rose and walked step by step toward the emptiness ahead. The void beneath his feet continuously contracted into inches to meet his strides.

In just three steps, he left that tranquil stretch of emptiness and arrived outside an immortal palace.

At this moment, all six Realm Lords had gathered outside the immortal palace. Upon seeing the Gray-robed Man arrive, they clasped their fists and said, "Greetings, Domain Lord."

The ruler of the Ancient You Eight Great Realms was known to the world as the "Domain Lord."

The Gray-robed Man nodded, his gaze scrutinizing the six Realm Lords.

The Gu You Immortal Domain originally had eight Realm Lords for its eight realms. The strongest among them, the Realm Lord of the Yuan Kui Realm, had been slain by him a thousand years ago. It was precisely through that earth-shaking battle in which he killed the Yuan Kui Realm Lord that he had taken the position of ruler over the eight realms.

Among them, his subordinate Jiang Cheng had also defeated the former Realm Lord of the Gold Fire Realm through his own strength five years ago, becoming the new Realm Lord.

He had proven himself. Without relying on his support, he had become a Realm Lord through his own power.

That was also why he kept Jiang Cheng by his side: he was both loyal and powerful.

As for the six Realm Lords before him, they were all former Realm Lords, each harboring their own schemes.

Though they appeared to submit to him on the surface, he knew perfectly well that once he lost power, all six would spare no effort to drag him down from his position.

However, although he had the strength to kill any one of them,

he could not kill them for the time being. After all, he had only taken office a thousand years ago, while the longest-serving among these six former Realm Lords had held power for five thousand years.

Their influence extended throughout the entire Gu You Immortal Domain.

Killing them would cause enormous unrest, and it would also be difficult to install new Realm Lords in their places within a short period.

Therefore, for the past thousand years, he had been nurturing his descendants, preparing to gradually hollow out these Realm Lords' power.

But just as he was about to succeed, the lives and deaths of his descendants had become unknown. A thousand years of effort had vanished like bubbles.

When the six Realm Lords learned that the Yuan Kui Realm had disappeared, their first reaction was not shock, but wild delight.

How could they not know that the Domain Lord had secretly nurtured his descendants, gradually placing them in their respective realms and little by little dismantling their power?

Now it was perfect. They had all been swept away in one pot!

That was why they had rushed to the Domain Lord Palace at once. On the surface, they had come to show concern for Lin Tong, but in truth, they wanted to see whether anything had happened to him and whether he was still alive.

After all, the Yuan Kui Realm was Lin Tong's life's work.

Looking at the six Realm Lords, Lin Tong said, "I hereby announce that the eight realms will become seven. From this day onward, Ancient You shall have only seven great realms!"

No matter what, within the Gu You Immortal Domain, he remained a supreme existence.

As soon as these words were spoken, the six Realm Lords hurriedly bowed and listened.

"Your Excellency the Domain Lord, what happened to the Yuan Kui Realm?"

"Why has it disappeared?"

A rather thin Realm Lord clasped his fists toward Lin Tong and asked.

The very act of asking this was meant to disgust Lin Tong.

"Zhang Gushan, shut your filthy mouth! Say one more word of nonsense, and do not blame me for showing you no respect!"

Standing behind Lin Tong, Jiang Cheng snapped at that Realm Lord.

"Jiang Cheng, you brute. I am concerned for His Excellency the Domain Lord. Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

As he spoke, Zhang Gushan looked around at the other five Realm Lords, as though asking for their agreement.

"We came here because we were worried about His Excellency the Domain Lord's safety, and also concerned for the Yuan Kui Realm's safety."

"Jiang Cheng, were your words not somewhat excessive?"

Another Realm Lord stepped forward, echoing Zhang Gushan as he rebuked Jiang Cheng.

They had always been unhappy with this young Realm Lord. Although Jiang Cheng had become a Realm Lord through his own strength, in their eyes, it was only because of His Excellency the Domain Lord that he had obtained the position so easily.

It was like the children of celebrities. No matter how hard they worked, the public would ultimately label them with one thing: "Him? So-and-so's son."

"Do you think I do not know what you are really thinking? Stop pretending to be so hypocritical here."

Jiang Cheng snorted coldly.

"Enough."

Lin Tong frowned tightly. A powerful aura erupted from him, and everyone instantly stopped arguing.