Chapter 225: The Tenth Realm in the Domain! (2/2)
“In five to six years, when you’ve mastered everything in the fragmentary star marks and you can put your knowledge to use, then you can return to the Realm of Flame Heaven, open and square. Or you can go directly to the Realm of Mystic Heaven.
“By that time, not only will they not hurt you, but they might even provide you with cultivation resources and rely on you to save their realm.”
Nie Tian nodded and said, “I trust that you are doing this for my benefit, right?”
“Of course, why would I trick you?” Hua Mu patted on his shoulder. “If I wanted to hurt you, you would have died already. The Flame Dragon Armor alone was already reason enough for some people to kill you. If you did give up your fragmentary star marks this time, and only relied on Wu Ji and Li Jing to protect you, I doubt that they’d be able to stop that person from the Realm of Dark Underworld.”
“Who are you talking about?” Nie Tian asked with a grim face.
“There are two major Qi warrior sects in the Realm of Dark Underworld, the Flame God Sect and the Spirit God Sect. Lai Yi and Tang Yang are both from the Flame God Sect. The Flame Dragon Armor’s former owner is the sectmaster of the Flame God Sect, who everyone refers to as Flame God, but he didn’t have the Blood Core. Therefore the Flame Dragon Armor wasn’t complete. He had gone to great lengths just to get the Flame Dragon Armor without the Blood Core. Would he really let you have it after learning that the Flame Dragon Armor had merged with the Blood Core?
“He might even have personally come to the Realm of Flame Heaven to search for you, along with people from the Heaven Palace Sect. Would you still want to stay in the Realm of Flame Heaven then?”
“Okay, I see.”
As the two of them spoke, the Lightning Shuttle carried them as it whistled through the misty sky and flew further and further away from the Ghost Sect.
One day passed…
It was dusk when the Lightning Shuttle flew past the Mystic Mist Sect and appeared over a boundless ocean that was covered in faint, white mist.
Numerous islands were scattered everywhere like the stars in the sky. Most of them were uninhabited, with only a handful inhabited by fishermen.
The Lightning Shuttle flew for a while longer before it slowed down above an insignificant isle, which was oval and only the size of Black Cloud City.
A small mountain took up almost the entire isle.
When the Lightning Shuttle slowly flew to a position halfway up the mountain, Hua Mu reached out with one hand, and a spiritual light flashed across in front of him. A stone as smooth as jade suddenly split open, and a cave appeared.
Hua Mu grabbed Nie Tian’s hand as they jumped off of the Lightning Shuttle and landed at the mouth of the stone cave. After storing the Lightning Shuttle back into his ring of holding, Hua Mu led Nie Tian into the cave.
It was a wide stone cave, where numerous luminous pearls were embedded in the cave walls, lighting the cave as if it were under broad daylight.
As they walked deeper, a small teleportation portal appeared in front of them.
Hua Mu stopped and said, “The place we are going to is quite turbulent. Actually, it was the tenth realm of the Domain of the Falling Stars. It’s just that it’s been abandoned by Qi warriors from the other nine realms for some reason, and now it’s completely unsuitable for Qi warriors to practice cultivation in.
“However, it’s become a place where Qi warriors who aren’t welcome in the other nine realms gather. Among them are fugitives from the other realms who have committed serious crimes, and those who practice cultivation via dangerous, forbidden techniques.
“I’ll take you there, but I won’t be able to stay for long. You’ll need to depend on yourself to make a living over there.
“However, I have faith in you. You’ve survived worse.”
Nie Tian went blank for a moment. “The tenth realm of the Domain of the Falling Stars?”
“Exactly, the Realm of a Hundred Battles is the realm that’s the closest to it, but the distance between them is still extremely far.” With an embarrassed smile on his face, Hua Mu continued, “That’s the only place that the Heaven Palace Sect can hardly get to and doesn’t have any influence in. As long as you are careful and keep your secrets to yourself, they won’t be able to find you.
“One more thing, don’t trust anyone who lives there.”
To Hua Mu’s surprise, Nie Tian nodded and said, “Great! If that’s that case, I’m quite intrigued.”
“…I guess it’s perfect for you then.” Hua Mu pointed towards the small teleportation portal and beckoned for Nie Tian to step inside of it.
As soon as they both entered the portal, Hua Mu cast a spell to start it.
In a few seconds, the two of them were engulfed by a dazzlingly bright light, and by the time the light dimmed, they were already nowhere to be found.