"Six days ago, before you came back.
"Old Chen Dao and I were discussing the Seven Star Domain's future development. We'd just reached a crucial point when suddenly, the whole Seven Star Domain felt like it had been trapped beneath a giant pot lid. That pressure bore down, and even the clouds sank like black ink.
"Chen Dao and I knew right away: powerful cultivators had arrived!
"The young cultivators were gasping under the pressure, and those with weaker cultivation keeled over with a thud. The two of us fought for our lives just to stay on our feet. Then a crack opened in the sky, like cloth being torn apart, and two people stepped out."
At this point, Xu Fangyuan slowed his steps, his face wrinkling like a bitter melon. "The clothes those two wore..."
"Where were they from?" Qian Fan tightened his grip on Xu Yuan'er's hand. The Autumn Glow's alarm had sounded like a summons to the grave. How could he not be anxious?
"The Heavenly Abyss Domain," Xu Fangyuan said, lowering his voice.
"What!" Qian Fan lunged two steps forward, blocking Xu Fangyuan's path as he stared at him in disbelief. "Did you say the Heavenly Abyss Domain?!"
Qian Fan couldn't help sucking in a cold breath. In his previous life, the Heavenly Abyss Domain had been a cradle of powerful cultivators, representing the strongest fighting force in the entire universe. Even the Ten Thousand Monster Domain, one of the four seven-star star domains, hadn't dared make a move against it. Moreover, Xu Muchen, the Domain Lord of the Ten Thousand Monster Domain, was at the second order of the Saint Realm, while Emperor Qi, the Domain Lord of the Heavenly Abyss Domain, was at the ninth order of the Saint Realm.
That fact alone kept