144: The Origin of the Cage Domain

Xun Xiuyuan, after a few days of leisure in the Abyss, couldn't hold it in anymore. He wondered what was happening in the Beast Domain, and finally decided to go check it out.

The gate of the Abyss was in the extreme north of the Beast Domain's northern territory. When Xun Xiuyuan emerged, several members of the White Striped Tiger clan were standing in front of the glowing portal.

Upon seeing Xun Xiuyuan, they immediately stepped forward.

"Excuse me, are you Senior Xun Xiuyuan from the Cage Domain?"

The White Striped Tigers were not high-level cultivators, so calling Xun Xiuyuan "Senior" was reasonable; after all, in the cultivation world, the strong are respected.

Xun Xiuyuan didn't quite understand what they meant, but he happened to want to inquire about the situation in the Beast Domain.

He then nodded and said, "I am Xun Xiuyuan."

The leader of the group immediately spoke, "We were sent by our clan to enter the Abyss to find Senior Xun. We just arrived and saw you emerge from the Abyss."

Xun Xiuyuan guessed and asked, "Is Senior Bai Xiao looking for me?"

The several Shattering Void Realm White Striped Tigers immediately nodded, "Our Old Ancestor is waiting for you in the clan!"

Upon hearing this, Xun Xiuyuan instantly teleported to the territory of the White Striped Tiger clan. Bai Xiao was in a hurry to find him; perhaps there was some situation on the Beast Domain battlefield that he needed to be informed of.

Soon, Xun Xiuyuan arrived at the White Striped Tiger clan's territory.

As he entered the territory, Bai Xiao's voice already echoed in his mind: "Come directly to where I am in seclusion."

Xun Xiuyuan knew it was that huge wooden house, and he instantly teleported there.

Pushing the door open, Bai Xiao was still as before, like a small white cat lying on the platform in front of him.

However, this time there were two additional guests.

A giant ape, dozens of meters tall, with a small, delicate golden bird perched on its shoulder.

Bai Xiao spoke directly, "The Heavenly Flood Dragon, because of you, has very likely defected to the Ghost Clan."

One sentence, earth-shattering. Xun Xiuyuan knew what this sentence meant.

Even if the Heavenly Flood Dragon hadn't defected to the Ghost Clan, the Beast Domain's chances of winning against the Orchid Domain were only about thirty percent. Now that the Heavenly Flood Dragon had betrayed them, the Beast Domain's chances of winning were almost zero.

Xun Xiuyuan couldn't figure out Bai Xiao's intention at this moment, so he could only say, "Even without me, they would have betrayed anyway."

He wouldn't take the blame for the Heavenly Flood Dragon's betrayal being attributed to him.

Bai Xiao didn't speak but gradually grew in size until he was as large as the platform.

"The Law of Strength in that different space is too difficult to comprehend. I'll rest for a while too."

Bai Xiao finished speaking, stretched, and said leisurely.

At this point, Yuan Wei interjected, "Boss Bai, this is the third Law you've comprehended, right? Have you fully comprehended the Law of Fire?"

Bai Xiao looked at Yuan Wei as if he were an idiot: "If I had fully comprehended the Law of Fire, I would be integrating it now and would have achieved the Heavenly God Realm."

Then, as if explaining, he continued, "Comprehending the Law of Fire is too difficult for my clan. I took the wrong path. Only now do I realize that the Law of Strength and the Law of Gold are more suitable for me. The key is that I discovered it too late. All the Laws I've comprehended are half-baked. The more Laws one comprehends, the greater the mutual interference, and it will probably become increasingly difficult. The longer it drags on, my mental strength has indeed increased a lot, but the hope of advancing is also getting smaller and smaller."

Xun Xiuyuan watched their casual conversation and didn't interrupt, because there was nothing to say. Comprehending Laws was a zero-experience matter for him; he had no right to speak.

Although his Law of the Soul had advanced to the Quasi-God Realm, it was all due to absorbing Law fragments. He had no feeling for independent comprehension at all.

Bai Xiao finally looked at Xun Xiuyuan and said, "Our three clans' Shattering Void Realm members want to enter the Abyss. You could say they're defecting, or you could say they're temporarily residing. Some young Quasi-God Realm cultivators will also enter the Abyss. I wanted to discuss it with you first, as I'm afraid that direct entry might cause unnecessary trouble."

After listening, Xun Xiuyuan thought to himself: "Go ahead and try to enter directly. My Quasi-God Realm clone is inside the Tiangang Demon Subduing Formation. You'd just be bringing exotic beast value."

Earlier, when Xun Xiuyuan's Shattering Void Realm clone killed a Shattering Void Realm Heavenly Flood Dragon member, Xun Xiuyuan, who was on his way, received a notification of exotic beast value credit.

That's why he rushed at full speed towards the glowing portal, saving Xie An in time.

So, his clone killing exotic beasts could also earn him exotic beast value. It was a pity he only had one clone; it would be great if he could have several more in the Beast Domain.

Xun Xiuyuan looked at Bai Xiao: "Is the situation really that bad? Is it that serious?"

Bai Xiao nodded: "It's very serious. The original inhabitants of the entire Beast Domain won't be able to resist for long. When the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. Our clan members entering the Abyss can also be considered an increase in strength for you."

Jin Yu then spoke directly, "After the Quasi-God Realm and Shattering Void Realm cultivators enter the Abyss, they can follow your command, but it's only a cooperative relationship; no slave contracts can be signed."

Xun Xiuyuan finally believed their sincerity at this point. Even signing other, slightly more equal contracts would be extremely unfair to the Alien Beast Clan.

"Senior Bai, if the Beast Domain falls, the Abyss probably won't be able to hold either, right?"

Xun Xiuyuan asked this now.

Bai Xiao nodded, then smiled and said, "I'm gambling that the Ghost Clan won't attack the Cage Domain. Then we only need to guard against the Heavenly Flood Dragon, which makes it much easier."

"Why won't the Ghost Clan attack the Cage Domain?"

Xun Xiuyuan was very puzzled. He knew too little about the Cage Domain; he only knew its name from Xuan's mouth.

Bai Xiao seemed to be recalling something, then finally said, "Then I'll tell you about the Cage Domain. If I hadn't been on the Great World battlefield, I wouldn't know these secrets."

"The Cage Domain originally had no name. It was a small, dead realm that had entered the Age of Dharma Decline. As for why the people of the current Cage Domain cultivate as they do, there must be things I don't know about in between."

Xun Xiuyuan actually knew a little about this. It seemed that after the Cage Domain collided with the Beast Domain, many spatial cracks appeared, and spiritual energy poured into the Cage Domain from these cracks, which is how the people of the Cage Domain began to cultivate.

At most, it had only been a few hundred years. As for why the Cage Domain collided with the Beast Domain, it remained a mystery to this day.

Seeing that all three were listening attentively, Bai Xiao spoke again: "The human race of the Cage Domain are the human race of a small realm in the Human Realm. That realm is called the Initial Domain. It's a very ancient realm."

"This Initial Domain was once visited by people from a place outside the heavens called Blue Star. The human race of that Blue Star was no different from the human race of our Great World."

"The human race of the Initial Domain and the human race of Blue Star interbred and reproduced for several hundred years, so much so that later, almost all the human race of the Initial Domain were mixed-bloods."

"Later, a war broke out with extraterrestrial races. In that war, the Demonic Clan and the Mechanical Clan from outside the heavens fought with the Three Great Races of the Great World for a long time. I don't know how it finally ended peacefully."

"I only know that the human race of the Initial Domain shone brightly in the great war. Their Heavenly God Realm powerhouses were exceptionally strong, almost all having integrated three or more Laws."

"This matter attracted the attention of the Three Great Races. After investigation, they realized it was the result of the people of the Initial Domain interbreeding with extraterrestrial beings. Perhaps it was out of fear of the Initial Domain people's talent, or perhaps for other reasons. Someone proposed exiling the people of the Initial Domain, and you already know the final outcome."

Xun Xiuyuan barely paid attention to the latter part of the conversation at this moment. Two words kept echoing in his ears: Blue Star.