Chapter 687: Reentering the Realm of Dark Underworld (1/2)
Chapter 687: Reentering the Realm of Dark Underworld
Many Soul realm experts that were close to Nie Tian found a secret room in Desolate City, where they gathered around him and asked about his talk with Yue Yanxi.
After they learned from Nie Tian that the Divine Flame Sect would keep the teleportation portals that connected their sect to the Domain of the Falling Stars, it occurred to many of them that they could take advantage of such a tie to start trading spiritual materials with the Divine Flame Sect.
The Domain of the Falling Stars was only a remote corner of the boundless starry river, where limited sorts of spiritual materials were produced. However, Qi warriors would need a variety of spiritual materials to achieve advancement in their cultivation, forge spiritual tools, and refine medicinal pills.
They all hoped to trade their spiritual materials with the Divine Flame Sect for precious materials that were hard to find in the Domain of the Falling Stars.
It would require a large amount of rare spiritual materials for them to make a breakthrough into the Void domain. It was almost impossible for them to gather all the required materials within the Domain of the Falling Stars.
The patriarch of the Heaven Palace Sect had only dared to make this attempt to break through into the Void domain after his secret deal with the outsiders.
Nie Tian was well-aware that the Heaven Palace Sect had made a secret deal with the Demons when the three spatial rifts had opened. Thanks to that deal, the patriarch of the Heaven Palace Sect had obtained the necessary rare materials to make a breakthrough into the Void domain.
Hua Mu, Zong Zheng, Dong Wangling, and many other experts were at the middle Soul realm. Once they entered the late Soul realm, they would face the same problem of finding a large amount of rare materials necessary to facilitate their breakthroughs into the Void domain.
This step was of paramount importance to them.
Over the past millennia, quite a few Qi warriors in the Domain of the Falling Stars had entered the late Soul realm.
However, because the Domain of the Falling Stars lacked cultivation materials, many had spent hundreds of years searching for the necessary materials for their breakthroughs into the Void domain, before eventually running out of their lifespan.
Back when they had won the battle of the Realm of a Hundred Battles, as Nie Tian had expressed that he would have the ability to take people out of the Domain of the Falling Stars, Zong Zheng and the other experts had given all of the seventh grade outsider corpses to him without the slightest hesitation.
What they had desired the most was to leave the Domain of the Falling Stars for more advanced domains, where they could find rare spiritual materials.
Even though they had felt insecure and fearful after the Lei Clan had descended and showed off their strength, they had actually had some expectations.
They had thought if they remained obedient to the Lei Clan and the Divine Flame Sect, they might be able to get the materials they needed to break through into the Void domain.
“To enter the Void domain, cultivators have to build their own domains. To do that, they’ll have to use all sorts of precious materials that agree with their cultivation attribute...” After Hua Mu, Zong Zheng, and the others finished explaining, Nie Tian fell silent, gradually starting to understand their concerns.
Only after a long time did he finally open his mouth. “Seniors, it’s still not an option to establish frequent communications between the Domain of the Falling Stars and the Divine Flame Sect. The Divine Flame Sect has informed me that if the Domain of the Falling Stars is exposed, it’d be very problematic for us. The reason why the Divine Flame Sect ordered the people from the Lei Clan to stay here is partially because they’re worried that they would leak information about the Domain of the Falling Stars if they returned.
“The grand elder told me that he can only arrange for me to visit the Divine Flame Sect for the time being.
“How about this: after you enter the late Soul realm, I’ll talk to the Divine Flame Sect about trading for the spiritual materials you’ll need to enter the Void domain.”
Hua Mu nodded slowly. “The Divine Flame Sect made such arrangements for a good reason. We’re being too eager.”
Zong Zheng also calmed himself and said, “Yeah, there’ll still be some time before we enter the late Soul realm, not to mention the Void domain. Alright, we can put the matter of visiting the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries aside for now.”
While they talked, Qian Qiong from the Ice Pavilion Sect said in a low voice right outside the room, “Nie Tian, Zhao Luofeng has come to see you.”
“Zhao Luofeng?” Nie Tian was taken aback. “Why is he here?”
Dong Wangling curled his lips and said with a sarcastic tone, “It seems that he’s seen the trend. Times have changed, and now he wants to make friends with you.”
“Would you tell him that I’m busy and can’t see him now?” Nie Tian asked.
“Sure,” Qian Qiong replied.
Afterwards, they resumed talking. Many experts suggested that Nie Tian should advance to the Worldly realm as soon as possible before their meeting finally came to an end.
In the following days, Nie Tian stayed in Desolate City and caught up with his grandfather, his aunt, Wu Ji, and Dong Li.
During this time, he got word to Lei Tianqi, the clanmaster of the Lei Clan, through Lei Zhenyu that he wanted the Lei Clan to return the Realm of Unbounded Desolation to the Tool Sect.
The Lei Clan agreed without asking any questions and instantly started to make preparations to move.
The Lei Clan had taken the Realm of Unbounded Desolation not because of their own needs, but because they had thought it would be an ideal place for the Divine Flame Sect to set up a branch.
However, since Yue Yanxi had expressed that the Divine Flame Sect had no intentions of controlling any part of the Domain of the Falling Stars, Lei Tianqi had known what to do.