Dividing Territory (That's All for Today)

Heaven Crystal Mountain Range, a secluded manor.

Yun Xuan sat beside a cyan stone table while Yun Yao stood nearby, his expression grave.

Before long, Yun Bing hurried in.

"Old Ancestor, it has been confirmed that Teng Yan was killed by the Five Thunders Divine Monarch. We used the Large Communication Array to contact the Blood Vine Race, but we could no longer reach them."

Yun Bing reported.

"What about Daoist Wu of the Shadow Charm Race? Have you contacted Daoist Wu of the Shadow Charm Race?"

Yun Xuan pressed.

"He was seriously injured and is recuperating. Senior Wu sent word that Senior Teng was killed and his Nascent Soul captured. The Blood Vine Race has most likely been wiped out. He told us to temporarily avoid the Human Race's edge."

Yun Bing reported truthfully, her face filled with worry.

More than fifty thousand years ago, the Five Thunders Divine Monarch had slain a Mahayana cultivator of the Blood Vine Race. Now he had killed Teng Yan as well. The Blood Vine Race surely could not continue to exist. With that, the pressure on the Crystal Race had grown even greater.

"Immediately dismiss more than half of our elite forces. A group of clansmen will leave with me."

Yun Xuan ordered.

Even Teng Yan, an Integrated Body Middle Stage Cultivator, had been killed. Yun Xuan was even less of a match for the Five Thunders Divine Monarch.

"Yes, Old Ancestor."

Yun Bing and Yun Yao readily agreed and left to carry out the order.

The Crystal Race abandoned multiple great cities, fully contracted its forces, and ceded a vast stretch of territory to the Fire Rong Clan.

Blood Mushroom City, a sprawling manor.

Qin Wei, Shen Long, and Chu Buyu sat within a cyan stone pavilion, drinking tea and