Domain--Sword Domain Empty Realm.

Sunset Forest.

After Murong Chayue and Xiao Qingmei regained consciousness, everyone let out a long sigh of relief. They informed Qian Daoliu of the news, and the stone that had been weighing on his heart finally fell.

Qian Daoliu sent word that the Immortal Grade Herb in the Sunset Forest were to be disposed of at Murong Huai's discretion.

Subsequently, Murong Huai, accompanied by Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Murong Fuhai, and Wu Xianyun, headed to the Sunset Forest to harvest the remaining Immortal Grade Herb and search for one to heal Murong Fuhai's injuries.

After passing through the poisonous mist formation, they entered the valley where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was located.

No sooner had the five of them entered the valley than three figures appeared: Thousand Jun and Falling Devil, with Dugu Bo following obediently behind them.

"Greetings, Holy Son, Marshal Murong."

Murong Huai nodded, and the group walked into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"Yue Guan, first find a herb for each of my parents."

"As you command, Holy Son." Upon hearing Murong Huai's instruction, Yue Guan immediately set off to search.

Yue Guan was more intimate with these herbs than he was with Gui Mei; before long, he returned with two herbs, one gold and one red.

"Holy Son, these two herbs are the Nine Heavens Sword Soul Herb and the Scorching Delusion Nightshade Flower. The former possesses incredibly sharp leaf veins and radiates a dense sword intent. The latter is a fire-attribute herb with a flame effect that burns the origin; once Marshal Murong consumes it, it should clear away his hidden injuries."

Hearing Yue Guan's introduction, the two took the herbs. Seeing this, Murong Huai said:

"Father, Mother, consume them right here. There should be a quiet room for closed-door cultivation, right?"

As he spoke, Murong Huai looked at Dugu Bo behind him. The latter, upon hearing this, hurriedly replied:

"Yes, yes, yes, it's just above the valley. I will lead the way."

"Elder Falling Devil, I must trouble you to guard my parents."

"Your Highness the Holy Son is too kind."

Seeing this, Murong Fuhai and the others followed Dugu Bo toward the quiet room in the valley to consume the herbs.

Next was finding suitable medicinal materials for himself. Seeing this, Yue Guan shook his head.

"Um, Your Highness the Holy Son, I am very sorry, but your subordinate did not find any gold-attribute Immortal Grade Herb here. The only thing suitable for sword-type martial souls is the Nine Heavens Sword Soul Herb that Hall Master Wu just took."

Hearing Yue Guan's words, Murong Huai waved his hand. "My martial soul is already Ultimate Gold; even if there were gold-attribute herbs, how much could they really improve it? However... my Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword is not just a single gold attribute. Yue Guan, are there any space-attribute herbs here?"

Murong Huai's Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword possessed both Ultimate Gold and space attributes. The former's power was beyond doubt, but the latter was far more mysterious and unpredictable.

Hearing this, Yue Guan was stunned, then pondered for a moment before saying:

"Space-attribute... Your Highness the Holy Son, please wait a moment."

Yue Guan's figure flew off in one direction. After a while, he returned holding a piece of bamboo two fingers wide with a halo-like luster.

"Your Highness the Holy Son, this item is called the Empty Realm Severed Thought Bamboo. It belongs to the space attribute and possesses a certain degree of toughness."

Hearing this, Murong Huai took the Empty Realm Severed Thought Bamboo. His martial soul, the Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword, emitted a hum. Murong Huai nodded with satisfaction and said:

"Good, not bad. This will do."

After speaking, Murong Huai sat cross-legged on a nearby rock and, following the method instructed by Yue Guan, began to absorb the energy of the Empty Realm Severed Thought Bamboo. Ripples appeared in the environment around Murong Huai, as if he were no longer in the same space as the others.

Thousand Jun, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan stood by to guard him.

Half an hour later, Murong Huai had completely absorbed the energy of the Empty Realm Severed Thought Bamboo. As he suddenly opened his eyes, they no longer revealed golden light, but rather an ethereal sensation. A spatial ripple expanded, directly covering a radius of about ten meters.

Thousand Jun and the others were also enveloped within it. They could feel as if they were no longer in the same space as their surroundings.

"Could this be... a Domain!!!"

Domains are extremely rare. Generally, they are divided into innate and acquired. The former represents a domain that comes with the martial soul upon awakening, and the corresponding martial soul is either incredibly powerful or has special effects—for example, the Six-Winged Angel awakens with the Angel Domain, or Tang Yuehua of the Clear Sky Sect has the Noble Domain, etc.

The latter represents a domain obtained through later comprehension of one's own martial soul or by a stroke of luck, such as the Divine Slaughter's Domain obtained through the Slaughter City, or the Seven Kill Domain comprehended by Chen Xin when he reached the level of a Title Douluo, etc.

Murong Huai's current domain belonged to the acquired type, comprehended through his insight into the space attribute contained within the Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword.

"Sword Domain Empty Realm, activate!!!"

As Murong Huai's voice fell, the space within the domain suddenly began to tremble, and fine cracks appeared. Immediately following, countless golden streams of light flew out, shuttling freely within the domain.

Looking closely, one could see that they were not streams of light, but golden sharp swords. The swords flew toward Yue Guan's brow. The latter casually flicked out a strand of soul power, but just as it was about to hit the sword, the blade slipped directly into the space in front of him. The next second, it flew out from the space directly in front, and just as it was about to touch Yue Guan, it dove back into the space.

Thousand Jun and Gui Mei made the same discovery: it was as if the space they were in had been divided into countless small spaces, and countless sharp swords could shuttle through at will, disappearing from any angle and appearing from any angle, making them impossible to predict.

The swords intertwined like a massive sword net, leaving nowhere to hide and no way to defend.

Then, the swords turned into golden fluorescence and vanished, and the surrounding environment returned to normal. Murong Huai retracted the domain.

"Phew~, I didn't expect to awaken a domain. This trip was certainly worth it."

The domain Murong Huai awakened was named Sword Domain Empty Realm. After expanding the domain, the space within it could be traversed at will by himself or his attacks. However, because the domain's effect was extremely powerful—dealing with space, after all—the soul power required to maintain it was also quite high.

Murong Huai estimated he could maintain the domain for at most two or three minutes. Naturally, as his cultivation increased, the time limit would also extend. Moreover, three minutes was enough to deal with many enemies—provided, of course, that the opponent's level was not too high.

"This... Your Highness the Holy Son, have you awakened a domain?" Thousand Jun asked.

Murong Huai nodded. "Mm, my luck wasn't bad."

Damn it, is this even luck? Thousand Jun looked like he was about to cry. He was already a Title Douluo and still hadn't comprehended a domain, yet Murong Huai had managed to grasp one while only a Soul Elder!

Thousand Jun was genuinely envious!

Gui Mei and Yue Guan hugged each other, tears streaming down their faces. Wuwuwu, the two of them were dignified Spirit Douluo, yet they hadn't even touched the corner of a domain; their only domain-type ability was their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Truly, comparing people only leads to frustration.

Gui Mei and Yue Guan were genuinely envious!

Falling Devil was genuinely envious!

Dugu Bo was genuinely jealous!

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The group turned their heads to see Murong Fuhai and the others appearing behind them. Murong Fuhai and Wu Xianyun wore expressions of gratification, while Falling Devil looked completely dazed.

Dugu Bo bit his lip, on the verge of tears.

Those were all my herbs!!!

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