After the affairs in the Star Domain ended, Sacred Pill City returned to its usual peace. Of course, that was only compared to the Pill Gathering; even on ordinary days, Sacred Pill City was exceptionally prosperous and lively.
Beneath that prosperous surface, however, dark currents surged.
At some point, many mysterious people had begun appearing in Sacred Pill City. They were extremely discreet, concealing their auras until they seemed no different from ordinary people.
These people slipped into Sacred Pill City without a sound. For some unknown reason, they were all investigating the affairs in the Star Domain.
Although the Pill Tower had relaxed its vigilance after the incident, Xuan Kongzi was still privately monitoring everything that happened in Sacred Pill City.
Later, Xuan Kongzi secretly caught one of them, who turned out to be a member of the Soul Palace.
When Xuan Kongzi tried to search his soul to discover what the Soul Palace was plotting this time, some kind of restriction within the man triggered. The moment Xuan Kongzi touched his soul, he exploded.
Left with no choice, Xuan Kongzi captured another. This time, he was prepared and broke the restriction using a special method.
He also learned the Soul Palace's objective.
As it turned out, the Soul Palace had dispatched not just the four Dou Zun experts in the Star Domain, but another seven outside, ready to cause chaos and help Mu Gu and the others escape.
Yet those seven had vanished without explanation, while Mu Gu and the others had perished in the Star Domain.
An important figure in the Soul Palace had flown into a rage and sent people to investigate the whereabouts of the eleven Soul Palace Venerables.
This shocked Xuan Kongzi and the others. They had never imagined that the Soul Palace would