Chapter 946: Exploring A New Domain (1/2)

In the Realm of Maelstrom...

A shiny golden ancient starship was berthed high in the sky close to the watery curtain that looked like an enormous swirl over the entire realm.

The entire Domain of Heaven Python had been shaken when that starship had first sailed through one of the spatial rifts in the watery curtain.

Only after Huang Jinnan had stated his identity and intent had the Divine Seal Sect, the Golden Vast Sect, and the Thousandsword Mountain Sect let out sighs of relief.

Nie Tian teleported to the Realm of Maelstrom from the Realm of Split Void.

As he arrived in the Divine Seal Sect’s stronghold, Huang Jinnan was waiting by himself, without any subordinates by his side.

Upon seeing him, Nie Tian called out, “Brother Huang! What brought you here?”

Meng Li, Du Zheng, and Wu Yun, who were the realm-overseers appointed by the Divine Seal Sect, the Golden Vast Sect, and the Thousandsword Mountain Sect, were also gathered there.

Now that these three sects had all become Nie Tian’s subordinate sects, the three of them took orders from him as well.

Huang Jinnan laughed heartily. “Congratulations, Nie Tian. I didn’t expect that you’d be able to silence the different voices within the Domain of Heaven Python and the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries so fast.”

“Don’t make fun of me, Brother Huang,” Nie Tian said. “The Pure Heaven Sect from the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries hasn’t pledged their allegiance to me yet.”

“It’ll only be a matter of time,” Huang Jinnan said, looking very sure of himself. “Even the Divine Seal Sect, the Thousandsword Mountain Sect, and the Golden Vast Sect have chosen to follow you. All of them are stronger than the Pure Heaven Sect.”

Nie Tian didn’t seem to agree with him as he said, “Patriarch Pure Heaven is different. He might actually cause me some trouble after coming out of his secluded cultivation.”

However, Huang Jinnan seemed to have strong confidence in him as he said, “Whatever. I’m sure that you’ll be able to take care of it.”

Then, with a meaningful smile, he changed the subject. “You’re quite a low-key guy, aren’t you? I’ve been the Divine Son of the metal element sect of the Five Elements Sect for years, and I still haven’t summoned a God domain expert to my side. Who would have thought that you’ve just become a Son of the Stars, and you already have a God domain flame power expert at your back.”

Thanks to Patriarch Snowy Peak, almost everyone knew about this now.

Nie Tian didn’t give him an explanation. He only smiled and asked, “Are you here because of the matter you mentioned to me before?”

Huang Jinnan didn’t pursue the subject of the God domain expert. Instead, he nodded somewhat excitedly and said, “Exactly. I’ve already had a teleportation portal established in that domain we discovered. Now, we’ll be able to teleport there without effort through the teleportation portal in that ancient starship of mine.”

“How did you get your ancient starship here?” Nie Tian asked curiously.

“Through one of the spatial rifts up there,” Huang Jinnan answered truthfully. “The head of the fire element sect visited the Domain of Heaven Python many years ago. Back then, he found a spatial rift that connected our domain to the Realm of Maelstrom, and came here under a disguise.

“Even very few members from my sect know about this.”

Nie Tian was taken aback. “The head of the fire element sect...”

According to Jing Feiyang, the head of the fire element sect had gone to the Domain of Flame’s End to search for that cluster of Divine Flame, but returned empty-handed.

No one knew how he had come or gone.

Now, after hearing Huang Jinnan’s explanation, Nie Tian finally realized how he had traveled all the way to the Realm of Maelstrom and back.

Huang Jinnan must have learned about that special spatial rift from him, which had allowed him to travel so efficiently.

Nie Tian nodded. “I see. So when do we leave? And what preparations do I need to make?”

“You don’t need to prepare anything. Let’s go there and get an overall understanding of that domain first.” Huang Jinnan seemed to have planned the exploration already. “You can assemble your subordinate forces and march them there after we figure out the strength of the indigenous forces of that domain. I’ll berth my ancient starship here in the Realm of Maelstrom during this time, so you’ll be able to travel back and forth conveniently.”

“Alright, as you say,” Nie Tian said.

Meng Li, Du Zheng, and Wu Yun all showed strong interest as they listened to Nie Tian and Huang Jinnan.

“Exploring a brand new domain?”

“A Divine Son of the Five Elements Sect will lead the exploration team?”

“If things work out, this trip will be very rewarding!”

They all knew that it could be very dangerous to explore brand new domains. Many ancient starships had sailed out of the Domain of Heaven Python on exploration trips and never returned.

There were also explorers who had discovered unclaimed domains and harvested precious materials that the Domain of Heaven Python didn’t produce, giving a strong boost to their sects’ strength.