Chapter 1210: The Thirteen Domains (1/2)

Their words astonished Nie Tian.

The sectmaster, vice sectmasters, and Sons of the Stars of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace all had their subordinate domains, and cultivated their own forces.

For instance, the Domain of the Falling Stars, the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries, and the Domain of Heaven Python were his subordinate domains.

All the sects, clans and forces in those three domains had sworn their loyalty to him. Technically, they had nothing to do with the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

However, there were also advanced domains that had sworn their loyalty to the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

They were usually powerful domains with strong Qi warrior forces that had intricate relationships with each other.

As a rule, they would have to pay tribute to the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace annually, and answer its summons whenever called upon.

In return, the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace would give priority to youngsters from those domains when it came to admitting new disciples. Many Sons of the Stars had come from those domains. Fang Yuan and Fang Zhe were good examples.

There were a total of thirteen domains that were subordinate domains of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

Not long ago, due to Ji Cang’s prolonged disappearance and the fact that Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace had suffered major setbacks in their battles against the Demons in the Dead Star Sea, different voices had appeared in those domains.

Only after Nie Tian had won his duel against Ophelia and Mo Heng had survived his duel against Grand Monarch Primal Demon had those voices quieted down.

Who would have thought that Mo Heng’s sudden disappearance would give rise to turbulences in the thirteen domains once again so quickly?

However, unlike before, the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace wasn’t alone this time. The Five Elements Sect, the Void Spirit Society, and the Heaven Span Pavilion’s subordinate domains were also experiencing major instability.

It was as if the entire human world had been plunged into turmoil.

Furthermore, hybrids had been spotted in all of the rebellious domains. Some of them had earned their names long ago, but hadn’t awakened their bloodlines until recently.

All of a sudden, many talented youngsters that had been viewed as the chosen ones of the sects in those domains awakened their wondrous bloodlines at the same time.

The appearance of a large number of hybrids in all of those domains gave people a feeling, a feeling that a brand new era was at hand!

Nie Tian frowned. “If all thirteen subordinate domains of our sect are in trouble, have we sent people to put down the rebellions?”

“Dou Tianchen, Wang Meijia, and Fang Yuan have all left on counter-insurgency missions,” Wei Lai explained. “Even Sikong Cuo, who had been in secluded cultivation, was arranged to put down rebellions in one of the domains. A few other elders left to put down rebellions in other domains. However, the result doesn’t look good.”

“Why?” Nie Tian asked.

“Most of those thirteen domains are advanced domains protected by late Saint domain experts,” Yan Zhan answered with a bitter smile. “Some of them have multiple late Saint domain experts. Some have even produced God domain experts in their histories. Before, with the sectmaster, two middle God domain vice sectmasters, and Grand Elder Mo Heng around, they had to restrain themselves.

“However, with the sectmaster and the grand elder missing, and Vice Sectmaster Luo Wanxiang declaring that he’s going into secluded cultivation, Vice Sectmaster Chu Rui has become the only God domain senior we have left.

“Just a few days ago, Vice Sectmaster Chu Rui left for the Domain of Frigid Depths.

“But according to the latest news, his persuading and comforting work there isn’t going well. I’m afraid it won’t be long before a battle breaks out. For some reason, the local forces in the Domain of Frigid Depths don’t seem to be apprehensive about Vice Sectmaster Chu Rui, as if they have someone at their backs.

“If Vice Sectmaster Chu Rui’s operation in the Domain of Frigid Depths fails, I’m afraid the other domains...”

With these words, both Yan Zhan and Wei Lai frowned, looking deeply worried.

Ever since Sectmaster Ji Cang had vanished, the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace, as one of the four ancient great sects, had been troubled.

Finally, Mo Heng had broken through into the middle Saint domain and brought the whole starry river to awe with his extraordinary battle prowess.

However, who would have thought that he would disappear as Ji Cang had shortly after he had left for the Heavenly Thunder Sect in the Domain of Endless Thunder, and massive uprisings would strike so many human domains immediately after his vanishing?

In the meantime, after suffering a setback in his confrontation against Nie Tian in the Domain of Forbidden Heaven, Luo Wanxiang had suddenly declared that he would go into secluded cultivation and would therefore be unable to attend to sect affairs.

The last-remaining God domain senior, Chu Rui, had left for the Domain of Frigid Depths, but failed to put down the rebellions there within a short period of time.

The Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace was in such an unfavorable situation. What about the other major sects?