The illustrious name of the Five Aggregates Immortal Domain resounded across the eight wilds.
Even Immortal Realm creatures deep in the mountains and ancient forests, unaware of the powerhouses of their own domain, knew of this place—the grandest mountain-continent, where the primordial phenomena of the Immortal Firmament were reflected.
Nine Extremes Immortal Domain, a small frontier city.
A group of travel-worn humanoid creatures clad in azure robes arrived here. As they looked around, the vast, surging aura of the tide of living beings crashed into them head-on, drawing repeated cries of admiration.
"Senior Brother, there are so many immortal cultivators. Even beneath Azure Phoenix Palace, I have never seen so many cultivators." A trace of shock filled a woman's eyes as she watched cultivators stream past her. "So many magical artifact accessories, their spiritual waves rippling."
"A very prosperous region. I cannot make sense of their artifact-refining methods, yet they are remarkably exquisite." Another man's eyes gleamed as his gaze followed the backs of the passing group.
"Fellow Daoist, is this not rather rude?"
Thud!
The group abruptly stopped and turned, their blade-sharp gazes sweeping over them. "If you wish to seize our treasures, come outside the city and take them."
"Stone Eater's subordinates?!"
"These robes do not look like those of Misty Wild River cultivators."
The group radiated a fierce aura. They were Crow Clan cultivators, and they showed no courtesy whatsoever toward such outsiders eyeing them covetously.
"Fellow Daoist, this is a misunderstanding." The senior brother's expression shifted slightly. He stepped forward and made a rather strange cupped-fist salute, though it was clear at a glance that he was apologizing.
The Azure Phoenix Palace cultivators exchanged looks. Who was Stone Eater?!
...How had they become that man's subordinates?!
Still, having come from afar, they did not dare