Chapter 327: Overcrowded Region (1/2)

Almost every human Qi warrior in the Domain of the Falling Stars knew that the Domain of the Falling Stars wasn’t all there was to this world.

Furthermore, many people were aware that the Domain of the Falling Stars hadn’t always been home to humans, but rather it used to be a paradise for outsiders.

For centuries, the Void Illusion Mountain Range in the Realm of Split Void had been considered the most mysterious place in the Domain of the Falling Stars. People even viewed it as a window to the outside world.

As for the numerous spatial rifts in the Void Illusion Mountain Range, some led to outsiders’ realms, while others led to unknown forbidden dimensions.

Some explorers even discovered brand-new dimensions through those spatial rifts.

The Green Illusion dimension had first been discovered in the Void Illusion Mountain Range.

That was why, when rumor had it that a Spirit Channeling grade treasure had appeared in the Void Illusion Mountain Range, no one doubted its authenticity.

After all, similar incidents had happened in the Void Illusion Mountain Range before.

People suspected that the unclaimed Spirit Channeling grade treasure had flown out of one of the spatial rifts, which led to an unknown dimension.

Therefore, every major force in the Realm of the Split Void had been searching this region for the Spirit Channeling grade treasure and the mysterious dimension, their eyes green with greed.

That was exactly why the Wild Fire’s territory was so overcrowded.

While Cai Yuan was explaining the Spirit Channeling grade treasure and the possible arcane dimension to Nie Tian with a face filled with excitement, Nie Tian cleared his throat and asked, “Well, are you aware that Shi Hui has secretly contacted the Wild Fire?”

Upon hearing these words, Cai Yuan let out a cold harrumph as a disgusted expression appeared on his face, as if a fly had just flown into his mouth. “Yeah, Qiqi told me. We have been treating Shi Hui with nothing but respect since he was a revered guest elder of the Blood Skull. I can’t believe that he actually colluded with the Wild Fire! He and the few guest elders close to him have already been removed from our list of guest elders.

“He’s not a guest elder of the Blood Skull anymore!”

Gu Yu’s expression was also unpleasant as he explained, “Shi Hui enjoyed forming his own faction within our organization. Having him removed is not a bad thing for us.”

Nie Tian seemed somewhat embarrassed as he said with an apologetic tone, “I’m partly responsible for this. If I didn’t seriously injure his nephew Shi Nan in the Blood Fighting Pit, perhaps he wouldn’t have left the Blood Skull so soon.”

Shi Hui was at the late Greater Heaven stage, and only one step away from entering the Worldly realm. He was one of the handful of guest elders of the Blood Skull who possessed such strength.

Now that Shi Hui and the few guest elders who pledged themselves to him were gone, the overall strength of the Blood Skull had taken quite a blow.

He felt like he had caused great losses for the Blood Skull.

Gu Yu shook his head and said with a frown, “It doesn’t have much to do with what you did. Even if you hadn’t done that, he would have found other opportunities to leave the Blood Skull. That man was too ambitious. He always wanted more. Actually, the head was already fed up with him. Now that he has joined the Wild Fire, let him be. There’ll come a day where we meet on the battlefield.”

After having a few words with Cai Yuan and Gu Yu, the Blood Skull’s group stopped to recover.

Naturally, as guest elders of the Blood Skull, Nie Tian and Pei Qiqi stood together, while all the other Blood Skull members rested in another location.

“You’ve made another breakthrough in your cultivation, haven’t you?” Pei Qiqi asked with a plain tone.

Smiling, Nie Tian nodded. “I was quite lucky; soon after we parted ways, I found the key to my breakthrough in that forbidden region, and thus entered the middle Heaven stage rather successfully.”

Pei Qiqi seemed to have anticipated Nie Tian’s answer, so she didn’t seem very surprised. Then, she glanced at the Blood Skull members who were recovering from a certain distance away before lowering her voice and asking, “That Spirit Channeling grade treasure belongs to you, doesn’t it?”

Nie Tian nodded, not saying a word.

Pei Qiqi gave him a hard look as she said, “I knew it.”

Nie Tian cracked a smile.

“If you dare to trick me and leave me like that again, I won’t let you off!” Pei Qiqi said angrily.

Nie Tian was surprised by her attitude.

“Did you get my consent before leaving?” Pei Qiqi gritted her teeth slightly. Seeing that Nie Tian hadn’t understood what she meant, she grew increasingly angry. Her bright, star-like eyes shone with frosty light as she asked, “Did you worry that I might learn your secrets, or did you not want to drag me into trouble?”

Back then, Nie Tian had cast three short-range Starshifts in a row and disappeared from Pei Qiqi’s sight in a split second.

Right before he had left in a hurry, Nie Tian had only said a few words to bid her farewell, not even giving her a chance to say anything. This had made her indignant.