544: Nine Thousand Domains

The Quasi-Celestial Kings of the Giant Spirit Race and the Primal Blood Race retreated, and the Immortal Lords of the two clans fought, their battlefield unknown.

More accurately, it should be the Primal Blood Race Immortal Lord pursuing the Giant Spirit Race Immortal Lord, their final whereabouts unknown.

As for the Quasi-Celestial Lords, Heavenly Kings, and True Immortals below the Immortal Lord realm, they were all cleanly slain by Lu Chen.

Therefore, in the end, only Lu Chen remained at this Tai-Chu Origin Vein.

He was still hidden deep underground, not showing his Face, but his Dao Soldier had already directly entered the Tai-Chu Origin Vein, using its supreme control over space to directly cut off the entire Origin Vein and store it in the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin.

Afterward, Lu Chen did not linger and left silently.

"Having just arrived in the Upper Realm, it's best to stay low-key for a while," Lu Chen thought.

At this moment, his Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin was already filled with countless Immortals.

There were many Immortals from the Human Realm who were killed when the Heavenly Gate was opened. Their number was very large, but most of them didn't have much potential. Lu Chen decided to give all the physical bodies of these Immortals to the Heavenly Born Sword Immortal and the Heavenly Tribulation Dao Venerable, which might help these two Dao Soldiers break through to the Profound-Rank Heavenly General level, equivalent to Immortal Lords, in one go.

Then there was the Golden-Winged Great Peng, which had already been nurtured into a First-Grade Divine Weapon, but was only one step away from the Yellow Tier Heavenly General level.

If nothing unexpected happened, this guy should have been a Quasi-Celestial Lord at his Peak, but after falling into the Human Realm, his strength was greatly reduced, which is why he was nurtured into a Dao Soldier that couldn't reach the Yellow Tier Heavenly General level but was much stronger than a normal First-Grade Divine Weapon.

After that, the Golden-Winged Great Peng's old Guardian, this guy only possessed a partial Golden-Winged Great Peng Bloodline. His potential couldn't compare to the Golden-Winged Great Peng, and he couldn't be integrated into the Dao Soldier nurtured by the Golden-Winged Great Peng. Lu Chen threw him to the Sun Moon God Clan Dao Soldier as nourishment.

Now, it has also been completed.

This guy was a powerhouse only half a step away from the Celestial King realm at his Peak, but after falling into the Human Realm, his strength was severely damaged. Therefore, after being thrown to the Sun Moon God Clan Dao Soldier as nourishment, he didn't push the Sun Moon God Clan Dao Soldier to the 'Earth Tier Heavenly General' level, only becoming a 'Profound-Rank Heavenly General', equivalent to an Immortal Lord.

But he is already very close to the Earth Tier Heavenly General level.

The potential of the Sun Moon God Clan is very great, slightly higher than the current Seven-Clawed True Dragon. If they continue to merge, Lu Chen has a hunch that there will be unexpected surprises.

Afterward, the old Human from the Human Race has also been nurtured into a Dao Soldier, becoming a 'Profound-Rank Heavenly General' equivalent to an Immortal Lord!

This guy was also an existence comparable to the Golden-Winged Great Peng's Guardian at his Peak, but unfortunately, after falling into the Human Realm, his strength was greatly reduced, and in the end, he was only nurtured into a Profound-Rank Heavenly General comparable to an Immortal Lord, which was actually a bit of a waste.

But there was nothing he could do. Lu Chen couldn't wait for this Human and the Golden-Winged Great Peng's Guardian to recover to their Peak before killing them and then nurturing them into Dao Soldiers. This was unrealistic.

Finally, today's harvest at the Giant Spirit Race's Tai-Chu Origin Vein's garrison was also considerable.

There were three Immortal Lords from the Giant Spirit Race. The Primal Blood Race didn't have any Immortal Lords killed, but the Quasi-Celestial Lords from both clans added up to over twenty, and there were even more Heavenly Kings, totaling over a hundred. The True Immortals added up to over three hundred.

All of these were treated by Lu Chen as Dao Soldier seeds and began to be nurtured.

His current Dao Soldier deficit has exceeded one hundred thousand, and there are plenty of slots to nurture them.

When everything was settled, Lu Chen finally looked at that Tai-Chu Origin Vein.

However, at this time, there was already another figure on the Tai-Chu Origin Vein.

'Handless Female Immortal', the top Quasi-Immortal Emperor who had failed to ascend to the light and shadow in the past, and now a special Dao Soldier in Lu Chen's Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin!

Only now, this special Dao Soldier was no longer just a broken hand, but had completely recovered her Human form.

She wore a simple green dress without any embellishments, her black hair cascading like a waterfall, tied up with just a simple wooden hairpin. Her appearance was absolutely stunning, with a hint of softness in her coldness. Just one look was enough to make one fall into it and be unable to extricate themselves.

Especially her simple green dress, which outlined her slender body with perfect curves.

Lu Chen's Clone would take a few extra glances from time to time, for no other reason than it was pleasing to the eye.

The Handless Female Immortal paid no attention to this.

In addition, with the accumulation of various heavenly materials and earthly treasures that Lu Chen obtained from the Human Realm, this Handless Female Immortal quickly recovered to the Heavenly King level. Now with this Tai-Chu Origin Vein, she can make even greater progress in a very short period of time.

At this moment, the Female Immortal's gentle voice, like a celestial melody, suddenly sounded: "You have now killed many powerhouses from the Giant Spirit Race and the Primal Blood Race, and you have offended the Golden Crow Emperor Clan, the Demon Clan, the Nether Clan, and the God Clan in the Human Realm. No matter where you go, they will seek you out for reckoning. Do you have any plans for the future?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "It's alright, I have my own methods."

With so many scapegoats, and his main body rarely appearing, even if he ran rampant in this Upper Realm, those existences that could threaten him would be helpless against him.

The Female Immortal nodded: "Then, let me tell you about this Upper Realm!"

"The Human Realm has three thousand worlds, and the Upper Realm is much larger than the Human Realm, with over nine thousand domains. Beyond these nine thousand domains, there are countless Alien Space (foreign domains). These Alien Space (foreign domains) vary in size. The small ones are only equivalent to a small thousand world in the average Human Realm, while the large ones are much larger than several great thousand Human Realms combined."

'Over nine thousand domains, and countless Alien Space (foreign domains)?!' Lu Chen's heart stirred.

This Upper Realm is indeed astonishingly large, incredibly vast.

Not to mention him, even many Celestial Kings who have existed in the Upper Realm for countless years probably haven't set foot in the entire Upper Realm.

No, perhaps even those Quasi-Immortal Emperors haven't traversed this Upper Realm.

Because it is simply too vast!

"The Human Race, the Ancient God Race, and the Ancient Immortal Lineage are the oldest and most powerful three races in the entire Upper Realm. Only they are almost spread throughout the over nine thousand domains. As for the countless Alien Space (foreign domains), that's another matter, because even when I was at my Peak, I didn't know how many Alien Space (foreign domains) truly existed in this Upper Realm."

"And these Alien Space (foreign domains) are constantly being created and destroyed, making it difficult to fully know them."

"The place you are currently in should be within a certain Alien Space (foreign domain)."

The Female Immortal spoke calmly, stating what she knew and what she guessed.

"This is a foreign domain?!" Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat.

He thought that upon arriving in the Upper Realm, he would be within one of the over nine thousand domains. Who knew, he was still in a foreign domain.

"There are advantages to being in a foreign domain!" The Female Immortal continued, "Because within these countless foreign domains, it is often impossible for many powerful races and great clans to exist, so the overall strength is much weaker compared to the nine thousand domains. It will be easier for you to move around here!"

Chapter break

In an unknown place, amidst endless great suns.

An Immortal King of the Golden Crow Emperor Clan sat high above the clouds. At a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes: "The thief from the Human Realm who cut off the roots of my Golden Crow Emperor Clan has entered the Upper Realm."

Another Immortal King responded: "Do you know where he went?"

The first Immortal King shook his head: "I don't know! He must have a secret treasure on him that has isolated all perception. Even with my deduction techniques, I cannot sense the slightest trace of him!"

Then he frowned again: "What's even stranger is that even the guidance from the fragmented heaven emperor drums that shattered in the Lower Realm can only vaguely sense that he has left the Human Realm and has likely arrived in the Upper Realm. It's strange, truly strange!"

The other Immortal King suddenly understood: "No wonder this thief dared to act so recklessly and without restraint. It turns out he has a secret treasure on him!"

"Perhaps we can ask the Heavenly Mystery Clan for help. Their clan is best at deduction and divination, and it is even rumored that there are existences among them who control Karma. They should be able to know the location of that Human Race thief!"

"Allowed!"

On the same day, the God Clan, Nether Clan, and Demon Clan in the Upper Realm all sensed Lu Chen leaving the Human Realm and likely entering the Upper Realm.

But the result was the same as the Golden Crow Emperor Clan; none of them could sense Lu Chen's presence.

It was as if there was no Lu Chen in this Upper Realm.

Thus, on this day, before the Heavenly Mystery Clan, the Immortal Lords of the Golden Crow Emperor Clan, the Immortal Lords of various Demon Clans, the Immortal Lords of the Nether Clan, and the God Clan all gathered before the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

"Everyone, are you all here for the same person?" The old man of the Heavenly Mystery Clan, who had his back to the Immortal Lords of the various clans, suddenly opened his eyes.

It was indeed rare for various Demon Clans, the God Clan, and the Nether Clan, these powerful great clans, to come for one person at the same time, especially when there was even a giant like the Golden Crow Emperor Clan among them.

The Immortal Lord of the Golden Crow Emperor Clan indifferently glanced at the many Immortal Lords beside him and simply spoke: "How is it? Can you calculate that person's whereabouts and location?"

The white-haired old man of the Heavenly Mystery Clan fell silent.

He had already calculated for the person...

But, it was empty!

It was as if there were no traces of that person in this world, whether it was the Human Realm Three Thousand Worlds, the Upper Realm Nine Thousand Domains, or the countless foreign domains!

"My cultivation is insufficient, and I cannot calculate his heavenly mystery. If you are willing, you can ask the elders of my clan to try, but what you will have to pay will be a hundred times more!" The old man spoke slowly.

"A hundred times more? Is the reputation of the Heavenly Mystery Clan, which has lasted for endless years, just a joke?" The Immortal Lord of the God Clan sneered.

"The Heavenly Mystery Clan has always been trustworthy. Why would they make such a foolish move this time and ruin their reputation!" The Immortal Lord of the Nether Clan spoke coldly.

"If the reward is insufficient, Sir can speak directly. Why use such a pretense that even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe to deceive us!" The Immortal Lords of the Demon Clan were also dissatisfied.

Before the Immortal Lord of the Golden Crow Emperor Clan could speak, the old man of the Heavenly Mystery Clan also chuckled, "Why do you Immortal Lords need to play such tricks? If it were just an ordinary person, I presume you wouldn't need to seek out my Heavenly Mystery Clan to calculate."

The implication was already extremely clear. Those who came here knew that that Human Race was difficult to find and difficult to calculate. If he couldn't calculate it, the many Immortal Lords present probably already had an idea in their hearts.

Their dissatisfaction was nothing more than not wanting to pay a greater price, thus taking advantage of the Heavenly Mystery Clan for free!

The old man knew this clearly, and naturally hoped that the many Immortal Lords of the Nether Clan, God Clan, Demon Clan, and Golden Crow Emperor Clan would not waste any more words.

"Furthermore, my Heavenly Mystery Clan would not lower ourselves to deceive you into paying a greater price and lose our dignity for nothing!" The old man's final words carried the intention of asking them to leave.

The Immortal Lords of the Nether Clan, Demon Clan, God Clan, etc., exchanged glances, and all saw the regret in each other's eyes.

It was indeed difficult to take advantage of the Heavenly Mystery Clan!

That Human Race from the Lower Realm, who knows what kind of secret treasure he possesses? Even a behemoth like the Golden Crow Emperor Clan, which once produced a Demon Emperor, couldn't find his whereabouts, to the point that they had to come to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion where the Heavenly Mystery Clan is located, and even with the old Immortal Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion personally making an appearance, there was still no result!

This also meant that if they wanted to ask the Quasi-Celestial King, or even a true Celestial King, of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion to personally perform a deduction, they would have to pay a greater price!

And such a price was not low!

The Heavenly Mystery Clan holds a very special position in the Upper Realm and is also ancient, a mysterious clan that has existed since before this epoch.

It is said that this clan is close to the Heavenly Dao, and thus is best at strategic planning and even better at deducing heavenly mysteries.

It is said that at the end of the last epoch, the Old Ancestor of the Heavenly Mystery Clan planned for an entire epoch, and finally at the end of the epoch, he trapped and killed three Immortal Emperors in the Time River.

Not to mention the Nether Clan and the God Clan, even the Golden Crow Emperor Clan, and even the three supreme great clans, the Human Race, the Ancient God Race, and the Ancient Immortal Lineage, are wary of the Heavenly Mystery Clan.

They are not only wary of the Heavenly Mystery Clan's ability to know heavenly mysteries and their methods of planning at the beginning and end of epochs, but also wary of the Heavenly Mystery Clan's strength.

No one knows how many Immortal Emperor positions in the Time River this clan occupies.

Who would dare to act recklessly?

"Sir is right. It was indeed presumptuous of us! In that case, we shall follow Sir's words. A hundredfold reward, my Golden Crow Emperor Clan can afford it!" The Immortal Lord of the Golden Crow Emperor Clan lightly chuckled and apologized, then swept his gaze towards the Immortal Lords of the God Clan, Nether Clan, Demon Clan, etc.: "I wonder if you all are willing?"

"Sir, please don't blame us. It was our short-sightedness and ignorance of the heavenly numbers. My clan will also follow Sir's words!" The Immortal Lord of the God Clan stated.

"We will follow Sir's words!" The Immortal Lords of the God Clan and various Demon Clans spoke one after another.

Thus, the old Immortal Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Clan slowly rose: "Please wait here, everyone."

With that, he had already gone deeper into the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

The Immortal Lords of the Golden Crow Emperor Clan, Nether Clan, etc., all bowed and smiled apologetically.

The Immortal Lord of the Heavenly Mystery Clan was going to invite stronger powerhouses from the Heavenly Mystery Clan to take action. Naturally, such powerhouses would either be Quasi-Celestial Kings or true Celestial Kings.

And such existences, especially Quasi-Celestial Kings or Celestial Kings from the Heavenly Mystery Clan, were not someone they could easily meet.

"Damn Human Realm thief, you destroyed my Foundation in the Lower Realm and cost my clan such a price. If the Heavenly Mystery Clan calculates your location, I will make you wish you were dead!" The Immortal Lord of the Nether Clan spoke coldly, his anger in his heart becoming more and more difficult to conceal.

He was clearly just an unruly and ignorant minor character from the Lower Realm, but upon reaching the Upper Realm, he was protected by a secret treasure, causing the Nether Clan to have to expend an astonishing price to calculate his location!

How could the Immortal Lord of the Nether Clan not be angry!

Especially the Sir from the Heavenly Mystery Clan just now, who didn't give him any Face at all, making him lose Face and adding to his anger.

"Coming from the Human Realm, he's just an ant that can be easily crushed, yet it costs such a price to find him. If he were to die easily, wouldn't that be letting him off too lightly!" The Immortal Lord of the God Clan also sneered.

"Let's just shatter this thief's Divine Soul. We'll each take a piece and refine it with divine fire, making him suffer the pain of a thousand cuts, soul separation, and soul burning for ten thousand years. If he's still not dead, we'll then freeze him with divine ice energy!" A certain Immortal Lord of the Demon Clan with two horns on his head grinned ferociously!

ps: Two chapters combined!