Black Luan Star Domain, Gold Snake Star.
The Gold Snake Mountain Range stretched for tens of millions of miles. Seen from above, it looked just like a gigantic golden python coiled on the ground.
Gold Snake Valley was one of the ten largest market towns on Gold Snake Star. Its excellent location drew merchants from far and wide, and trade flourished there.
Once-prosperous Gold Snake Valley had been reduced to ruins. Corpses littered the ground, and the two great peaks outside the valley had vanished. The land was pockmarked with craters; a fierce battle had clearly taken place here.
Inside the Black Palace, two men and a woman—all Void Refining Cultivators—were reporting the situation to Shi Lang.
"Master, Gold Snake Star has fallen into our hands. However, our people report that those old monsters from the Myriad Bones Sect have gotten involved too."
Shi Lang frowned. "The Myriad Bones Sect? Have they clashed with us head-on?"
"No. They seized four Cultivation Stars while we were busy here. We're eating the meat while they drink the broth, and our people have complaints. What do you think?"
Shi Lang pondered for a moment. "Pass down the order: as long as they don't clash with us, leave them alone. They can help draw the attention of the Righteous Path cultivators, anyway. Also, pick up the pace. Tell them: those who submit will prosper; those who resist will perish."
"Yes, Master."
A year later, in the Tianlan Star Domain, at Immortal Grass Market Town.
At Nine Bends Tower, Qu Zhiyang was chatting over tea with two men. The Qu Household was handling every aspect of Immortal Herb Palace's auction. As the person in charge, Qu Zhiyang had been swamped lately. Countless people had tried to curry favor with him and ask about the