I released my domain, and immediately sensed the aura of two Semi-Progenitors: one on the mountain, and one underground.
The more powerful someone was, the higher up they could live, since the lower areas were dangerous. Naturally, the Semi-Progenitors lived at the very top.
When my domain swept across the entire New City—the Folded Mountain Range—my expression darkened. There were nearly half as many people as when I'd visited before. I saw Zhou Tang, Guo Hai, Tu Qiming, and Big Sister Rakshasa, but not Brother Hong, Old Mother Dongshan, or Wan Sen.
I saw everyone in New City. At the highest point, the other Semi-Progenitor sensed my arrival too. Surprise flashed in his eyes as he stepped out and appeared right in front of me. "Were you sent here as punishment too? After your third tribulation, your domain must have reached the Void God Realm, right?"
"Who are you, Senior?" I asked, puzzled.
The Semi-Progenitor was an old man nearly five meters tall, with a gloomy complexion. His hair was braided, and a little skull was tied to the end of each braid. He had dozens of them.
The old man sized me up, even circling around me once as he made an appreciative clicking sound. "Such tender skin. To have this level of cultivation at such a young age—you could rival the direct descendants of those colossal powers. What's your name? How did you end up here? Who did you offend?"
I frowned. His approach brought the smell of blood, along with a nauseating stench that seemed familiar. "I offended Bai Qi."
"Bai Qi? Commander of the Fourth Formation Base? You're out of luck. She's no ordinary person; she's the daughter of Ancestor Bai of the Cold Immortal Sect. You're lucky she didn't kill you. Though, no—that would've been