Heaven-Grade Domain, the Saint King Finds Nothing, and a Sword Aimed at a Second-Rank Sect

Taibai Sword Sect, secluded valley.

Dongfang Yueming emerged from the Xukong like Ghost, toying with several jade slips he had just "borrowed" from the Scripture Pavilion.

"You're back!" Hong Gui immediately went to greet him, her eyes fixed on the jade slip in his hand. "What good stuff did you get this time?"

Baihu and Lu Qingxue also gathered around, their eyes filled with curiosity. Abbess Jingxu, standing to the side, was utterly dumbfounded. Did this young man treat the most heavily guarded Scripture Pavilion of the Taibai Sword Sect like his own backyard?! He came and went so freely, without even triggering the slightest alarm!

"Good luck. Two Yellow-Grade Domain and three Yellow Grade Nirvana Techniques."

Dongfang Yueming casually tossed the jade slip aside, his tone indifferent, as if he had simply gone to the market to buy a cabbage.

"Two domains?!" Abbess Jingxu gasped in astonishment. This was the true foundation of the sect!

"I'm going into seclusion for a while longer. You all prepare yourselves, and we'll leave here when I come out."

Dongfang Yueming didn't offer any further explanation, and simply turned around and walked back into the stone chamber.

The stone gate slammed shut.

"Qingxue, young friend... just who is he?" Abbess Jingxu couldn't help but grab her disciple's hand, her voice trembling. "His methods are beyond the reach of even our sect leader, no, even those patriarchs in seclusion!"

Looking at the tightly closed stone door, a complex blush appeared on Lu Qingxue's beautiful face.

"Master... please don't ask anymore. I can only say that his existence has surpassed our understanding of Martial Dao."

Inside the stone chamber.

Dongfang Yueming sat down cross-legged, his eyes flashing with an extremely ardent light.

"First, push the field to its limits!"

He took out the two Yellow-Grade Domain techniques he had just acquired: "Illusory Light Sword Domain" and "Raging Sand Desolate Domain".

"System, all Point Allocation Perfection!"

[Ding! Consumed... points, both Yellow Grade Domain Perfection!]

"Merge!"

[Ding! Obtained Profound-Grade Domain (Perfection)!]

"By fusing these two Profound-Grade Domain, we can obtain Earth-Grade Domain!"

Dongfang Yueming took a deep breath and activated the "Four Symbols Limitless Demon-Suppressing Domain" (Earth Grade) that he had previously fused within his body.

"Earth Grade and Earth Grade... give me -- merge!!!"

"BOOM--!!!"

In that instant, Dongfang Yueming's Sea of Consciousness seemed to transform into a chaotic, undeveloped universe!

The forces of various laws collided and intertwined wildly! Wind, earth, thunder, darkness, along with phantom light and raging sand, all elements were forcibly crushed and reassembled under the system's immense power!

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Fusion successful!]

[Obtained the Heaven-Grade Domain Technique - "The Great Thousand Chaos Creation Divine Domain" (Perfection)!]

"Buzz--!!!"

With the birth of the Heaven-Grade Domain.

The space within a ten-zhang radius around Dongfang Yueming was not only completely stripped of the control of the Great Dao of the Crimson Profound World, but also underwent an extremely terrifying qualitative change!

Within this realm, the birth and death of all matter, the flow of laws, and even the speed of time are all determined by a single thought of his!

"The Creation Divine Domain..."

Dongfang Yueming slowly opened his eyes. His left eye was like a star that encompassed everything, while his right eye was like a black hole that devoured everything.

"In my domain, I am the only god!"

He felt this incredible power, yet he remained absolutely clear-headed.

"Although my domain has reached the Heaven Grade, my cultivation is still stuck at [Superior Nirvana Perfection]."

He glanced at the three Yellow Grade Nirvana teachings he had smuggled from the library.

"We still need one last Yellow Grade material to advance the Nirvana Method to the Heaven Grade. Moreover, beyond the Saint Emperor Realm Saint King Realm, there's definitely an old monster at the Emperor Taibai Sword Sect in seclusion within the Taibai Sword Sect."

Dongfang Yueming gently tapped her knee with her fingertips.

"Although I can now use my Heaven-Grade Divine Ability and Heaven-Grade Domain to kill ordinary Saint King Realm, the outcome is still uncertain when facing those Emperor-level powerhouses with unfathomable foundations."

We can't stay here any longer.

"We must find the final materials for the Nirvana Method, as well as higher-level Saint King Realm cultivation techniques!"

Dongfang Yueming stood up, dispelled the formation, and walked out of the stone chamber.

"Are you all packed? Let's go."

Dongfang Yueming looked at the three women and Abbess Jingxu waiting outside the door, his tone decisive.

"Yueming, where are we going?" Hong Gui asked.

"Although the Taibai Sword Sect is a first-grade sect, now is not the time for a head-on confrontation." Dongfang Yueming looked into the distance. "Didn't that Divine Transformation Realm Pavilion Master of the Heavenly One Pavilion have a second-grade sect called ' Heavenly Profound Sect ' as his backer?"

"Since they dared to send people to hunt me down, then I'll go to the treasury of their second-grade sect and 'demand' some compensation."

Upon hearing this, all three women smiled knowingly.

"Master, the Taibai Sword Sect is a mess. Why don't you come with us?" Dongfang Yueming said to Abbess Jingxu.

Abbess Jingxu glanced at her disciple, then at the direction of the secluded valley, and finally sighed and nodded.

"Good."

"Whoosh!"

[Taiyi Wandering Dragon Void-Escape Technique] activated!

Dongfang Yueming, along with the four women, transformed into a subtle stream of light that could not be detected by any formation, and instantly disappeared into the secluded valley.

It had been less than half an incense stick's time since Dongfang Yueming left.

"Boom!"

A powerful aura of Saint King descended upon the secluded valley.

The sect leader of the Taibai Sword Sect walked confidently into the secluded valley with his hands behind his back. He had already prepared his words, intending to test the young man with a combination of kindness and severity.

"If he knows what's good for him and hands over his Heaven-Grade Divine Ability, I might spare his life."

The sect leader sneered and walked straight towards the stone chamber.

"Bang!"

He pushed open the stone door with one palm.

However.

When he saw the empty stone chamber, and the deathly silence inside, not a single person remained.

The sect leader's confident smile instantly froze.

He released an immense Divine Sense incredulously, instantly covering the entire valley and extending outwards for thousands of miles!

No!

There's nothing there!

Those four people seemed to have vanished into thin air!

"This... how is this possible?!"

The sect leader gasped, his back instantly drenched in cold sweat.

This is the heart of the Taibai Sword Sect! It's surrounded by unparalleled formations that could trap even Saint King! And yet, this opponent managed to slip away right under his nose with four living people, without anyone noticing?!

"Could it be...?"

The sect leader swallowed hard, his legs beginning to tremble uncontrollably.

"Old Ghost Song guessed wrong... That kid isn't some lucky rogue cultivator at all."

"He... he really is a hidden heir of some royal family! And... he even has a powerful royal figure secretly protecting him?!"

Thinking back to how he had previously even attempted to imprison the other party and even tried to embezzle their Heaven-Grade Divine Ability, he realized that...

The sect leader of this prestigious first-class sect felt a chill run straight to the top of his head, and was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were about to burst!

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Taibai Sword Sect, Punishment Hall Dungeon.

In the dark and damp environment, Elder Song showed no awareness of being a prisoner; instead, he sat behind the iron bars, happily sipping his spiritual tea.

"Buzz."

The specially made dark purple communication jade slip in his arms suddenly became hot.

Elder Song was overjoyed and quickly presented the jade slip with both hands, probing it with his Divine Sense.

"My lord! You've arrived?!"

"Hehehe... I've come personally to back you up." A grating, eerie laugh, like bones grinding together, emanated from the jade slip.

Elder Song trembled with excitement. Saint King Realm Perfection! A high-ranking member of the Shangyin Academy! As long as this person makes a move, not only will the old nun Jingxu be dead without a doubt, but even the position of Sect Master of the Taibai Sword Sect will be as easy as taking candy from a baby!

"My lord, I will find a way to lure that sect leader out immediately!"

After an incense stick has burned.

At the main peak of the Taibai Sword Sect, in front of a hidden cliff on the back mountain.

The sect leader of the Taibai Sword Sect was pacing back and forth, sweating profusely and feeling extremely uneasy. He had just discovered that Dongfang Yueming had mysteriously disappeared, and his heart was filled with extreme panic about the "retribution of a powerful emperor".

"Metropolitan."

A figure appeared silently at the bottom of the cliff. It was Elder Song, who should have been imprisoned in the dungeon!

"Old Ghost Song? What are you doing out here?!" The sect leader was shocked and about to explode in anger.

"Sect Master, please calm your anger. It was I who released him."

Accompanied by an extremely hoarse voice, as if it came from the deepest hell.

Suddenly, the space in front of the cliff seemed to be torn apart by an invisible black hand, and a large amount of dark purple demonic energy surged out.

A terrifying figure, dressed in a purple-gold robe but covered in dark purple, hard scales beneath, with eyes burning with eerie green demonic flames, slowly stepped out of the Xukong rift.

The terrifying pressure of the [Saint King Realm Perfection] mixed with the nauseating polluting aura of the high-dimensional Variants instantly sealed off the space within a radius of several miles!

"You... what kind of monster are you?!"

The sect leader was so overwhelmed by the oppressive aura that he could barely breathe. He retreated in terror, looking at the Body Integration of the Shangyin Academy's attire and the demonic features, and instantly understood everything!

"Old Ghost Song! You actually colluded with the Variants?! Are you trying to drag the entire Sword Sect down with you?!" The sect leader pointed at Elder Song in a rage.

Elder Song sneered smugly, "Sect Master, a wise man submits to circumstances. This is the Saint King of the Shangyin Academy! If you cooperate obediently and relinquish your position as Sect Master, he might spare your life."

"Dream!"

Although the sect leader was afraid of death, he was still the dignified leader of a sect. The True Power of the Early-Stage Saint King in his body suddenly erupted, and he was about to burn his source to fight to the death, or send out an alarm to alert the Emperor Ancestor who was in seclusion!

However.

"Too weak."

The Variants Saint King scoffed coldly, and two beams of demonic light shot out from his pair of eerie green demonic eyes!

[Earth-Grade Domain - Anying Demon Abyss]!

"Buzz!"

Before the sect leader could even let out a scream, he found himself in absolute darkness. Not only was his True Power suppressed, but he couldn't even transmit a trace of his spiritual power!

"Hehehe... Since you refuse to cooperate, then I'll just have to take the trouble and personally 'transform' you."

The Variants Saint King grinned maliciously and extended his barbed claws. A high-level [Heart of the Alien Species], pulsating with a dense, nauseating dark red light, pierced directly through the sect leader's chest and was forcibly pressed into his heart!