174: Liushiyu

While traveling and chatting, Xun Xiuyuan heard Wei Tieshan mention the Extraterritorial Battlefield again.

"General Wei, what kind of place is the Extraterritorial Battlefield? And what are the enemies from outside like?"

Xun Xiuyuan asked casually.

Wei Tieshan followed Xun Xiuyuan, flying at a leisurely pace, and explained, "The Extraterritorial Battlefield is an ancient battlefield that connects some of the Great Worlds we know of."

At this point, Wei Tieshan laughed, "Do you know what our Great World is called in the eyes of outsiders?"

Xun Xiuyuan shook his head, "I can't guess!"

"The Great Desolate World! In their eyes, we are barbarians. A Great World where three races coexist—they see this as an uncivilized state."

Wei Tieshan said self-deprecatingly.

Xun Xiuyuan asked curiously, "Are all their Great Worlds unified then?"

Wei Tieshan said, "I don't know, I haven't been there, but it should be. The evil races from outside are a general term, actually encompassing various Great Worlds like humans, demons, mechanical races, and insect races."

"The Extraterritorial Battlefield is the only passage to other Great Worlds. Whether that's truly the case, I don't know, it's just a rumor."

"Our Great Desolate World has always been on the defensive in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, which is quite frustrating. Of course, when the Old Palace Master was around, the Great Desolate World did have a glorious period. The Old Palace Master's title of War God was also earned on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, and even the original Lingtian Hall was renamed the War God Hall."

Looking at Xun Xiuyuan's puzzled expression, he said, "Lingtian Hall was a force the Old Palace Master inherited, and he changed his name to Lingtian because of it. The Old Palace Master is very old; we are all orphans he adopted."

Xun Xiuyuan stopped asking, feeling that these matters were still very distant from him. Although he yearned for them, he still had to take it one step at a time.

This World is truly much more exciting than his previous life, Xun Xiuyuan thought to himself.

After continuous flying and occasional teleportation,

the two traveled for over twenty days, finally passing through the territory of Ghost Valley and arriving at a void area where they hadn't seen a Domain for a long time.

Seeing a Domain in the void is like seeing a continent, enveloped in a bubble, moving in an orderly fashion according to some unknown trajectory in the void.

Wei Tieshan pointed to the void area ahead, "After passing through this void area, we will reach the territory of Defying Heaven Pavilion."

Then he asked Xun Xiuyuan, "Defying Heaven Pavilion has nearly fifty Domains. Which Domain are you planning to go to?"

Xun Xiuyuan said, "Go directly to Flowing Stone Domain. Shi Potian, one of the elders of Defying Heaven Pavilion, is there. According to Hei Bu Guan's intelligence, this person holds significant influence in Defying Heaven Pavilion, and I want to contact him first."

Wei Tieshan nodded, said nothing, and picked up another map—a map of Defying Heaven Pavilion. He had no idea where Hei Bu Guan had gotten it.

Hei Bu Guan was truly an ambitious hero. Even before advancing to the Heavenly God Realm, he had purchased a lot of intelligence about other parts of the Chaotic Realm through a void merchant caravan.

Wei Tieshan looked at the map and said, "We're lucky. From here, Flowing Stone Domain isn't very far. You could say Flowing Stone Domain is very close to Ghost Valley."

Soon, under the non-stop journey of the two, they had already arrived at Flowing Stone Domain.

Xun Xiuyuan took out a world-breaking talisman, preparing to enter Flowing Stone Domain.

Wei Tieshan stepped forward to stop him, "Young Master, that's impolite. Let me."

Immediately, Wei Tieshan's invisible, powerful aura emanated, then instantly retracted into his body, repeating three times. The powerful aura collided with Flowing Stone Domain's boundary wall.

Xun Xiuyuan asked in surprise, "Is this knocking?"

Wei Tieshan said, "Sort of. Anyone who enters directly will be treated as an enemy, unless you are so powerful that it doesn't matter. Generally, you knock first."

Xun Xiuyuan said, "Then when you entered the Beast Domain and Orchid Domain, I didn't see you knocking."

Wei Tieshan said arrogantly, "If you weren't here, I wouldn't be knocking now either."

Soon, a slightly plump old man appeared in the void. The moment he saw Wei Tieshan, his pupils involuntarily constricted.

He quickly returned to normal and said, "This old man is Shi Potian, the Lord of Flowing Stone Domain. May I ask what brings you two here?"

Xun Xiuyuan respectfully replied, "We are envoys from the Heavenly Palace, a new force in the southeastern part of the Chaotic Realm."

Heavenly Palace was the name Xun Xiuyuan came up with, telling Hei Bu Guan to act in the name of the Heavenly Palace when he was out.

Shi Potian looked puzzled, "Heavenly Palace?"

Xun Xiuyuan nodded, "Yes, Heavenly Palace, a very small force, just recently formed. This is our Heavenly Palace's Sixth Protector, Old Wei."

When traveling, one's identity is self-assigned.

Shi Potian was instantly a bit dumbfounded: the giant man in front of him had an aura no weaker than his own, and in this so-called Heavenly Palace, he was only a Sixth Protector. Where did this Heavenly Palace come from? So fierce?

"It's an honor, hahaha! May I ask, esteemed guests from the Heavenly Palace, are you just passing through or conducting business?"

Shi Potian, an old hand, quickly got into character. He couldn't ascertain the background of these fellows, so it was best to probe them first.

Xun Xiuyuan answered directly, "Senior Shi, this junior knows that you are the First Elder of Defying Heaven Pavilion. Our Heavenly Palace wishes to form an alliance with Defying Heaven Pavilion to jointly resist the powerful Ghost Valley. We are on the east and west sides of Ghost Valley, respectively, so forming an alliance would be beneficial to both of us."

Without beating around the bush, Xun Xiuyuan directly stated his purpose.

A glint flashed in Shi Potian's eyes, but looking at Old Wei standing behind Xun Xiuyuan, he became somewhat uncertain.

"In that case, please enter this old man's territory, and we can discuss it in detail."

Shi Potian knew that it would be easy for the two in front of him to enter Flowing Stone Domain. Since they visited with courtesy, he could not be impolite, so he extended an invitation.

A moment later, the two followed Shi Potian into Flowing Stone Domain.

They arrived at Shi Potian's Imperial City in Flowing Stone Domain.

Yes, Imperial City.

Shi Potian was the true emperor of Flowing Stone Domain, holding the power of life and death over all its people.

Inside the Imperial City, within a palace.

Shi Potian sat in the main seat, looking down at Xun Xiuyuan and Wei Tieshan.

"I wonder how the Heavenly Palace intends to form an alliance with my Defying Heaven Pavilion. You should know that although the Ghost Race is integrating the southern part of the Chaotic Realm, it doesn't affect my Defying Heaven Pavilion much; at most, they would just come to recruit us."

Shi Potian stated his position.

It was simple: to form an alliance, they had to offer benefits. Otherwise, Defying Heaven Pavilion had no need for an alliance, as it could protect itself without worry.

Xun Xiuyuan smiled, "Perhaps Senior Shi doesn't know yet that a Heavenly God Realm envoy from the Ghost Race has already appeared in Ghost Valley?"

Shi Potian, who had remained calm all along, changed color for the first time.

He stood up and stared at Xun Xiuyuan sternly, saying, "Young Friend Xun, do not spread baseless rumors to gain attention."

Actually, this news was true. Due to Hei Bu Guan's killing of the Ghost Race envoy, and Ghost Valley's failure to achieve its predetermined goal of unification for a long time,

when Xun Xiuyuan set out, the Ghost Race had indeed sent a Heavenly God Realm envoy to Ghost Valley.

Ghost Elder had received this news from among the envoys, so it should be true.

Regardless of the purpose of this Heavenly God Realm envoy, Xun Xiuyuan decided to mislead him first.