He said it right, in the Western State, the utopia created by the Immortal Emperor, a domain where only the Heavenly Machine Emperor can freely exert power. Once the strong on the level of Immortal Emperor is lost, the people here will prosper together and equality will reign.

No matter what harsh taxes and levies the Holy Emperor imposes, they won't work here. The Linghai domain stretches for millions of square kilometers, with treacherous terrain and deadly formations at every corner capable of annihilating even immortals once their wings are broken, rendering them as insignificant as ants.

Listening to this description, is there really a utopia here without the need for slaughter…?

"Oh, my, my, foolish disciple only realizing it now? Reaching the peak of the two domains is far more complicated than you imagine,” the crafty Unxian chuckled.

"You are still far from it now!" he added.

"As for the so-called Black Dragon Emperor, he is a divine celestial at the level of Immortal Emperor and was sealed only through the cooperation of immortals from various domains,” he continued.

After hearing this account, Yuanhui was stunned. He had seen experts at the Boundless level capable of destroying heaven and earth; could this group of immortals on this small continent... really handle it?

Looking at his worried disciple, Unxian could only smile at his ignorance.

"Ha ha ha, so you've always thought the Four Pavilions are the pinnacle of the world? You should find it amusing that you are merely a frog at the bottom of a well!"

The former leaned against the wall looking despondent as he slid down slowly, while the latter nonchalantly spread his hands with a hint of helplessness, causing the map in his hand to slip down the wall, right in front of Yuanhui.

"See that? The location of these Four Pavilions occupies less than five percent of the continent. Compared to the enlarged domain, they don't even hold a significant position!"

"Ha ha ha…!"

They exchanged knowing glances and burst into laughter.

"Well, Zesheng brother, you understand what I mean now, right?"

"Haha... I see, a deal? I'm not stupid enough to fall for it!"

Zesheng's smile quickly faded as he grabbed Nanlun by the collar and slammed him hard against the wall. Nanlun had to put down his usual airs and secretly lamented in his heart.

"That old guy actually managed to break through the Ninth Heart level."

"Hold on, don’t kill me."

Nanlun didn't dare to delay, quickly begging for mercy from Wuzesheng and telling him, "In fact, among the geniuses of that year, not only your Martial Autumn Orchid from the Wu family, but also my grandfather's generation from the Nan family, my father Nan Xiu Hai, who secluded himself for ten years, is also close to reaching the Ninth Heart level!"

"The Ninth Heart level?!"

A look of shock appeared on Wuzesheng's face, and he let go of Nanlun, who had almost been turned into broken pieces by the force from the Wu family's Elder, his face pale and weak.

The Ninth Heart level! The cultivation realm of a martial artist is known as the level of the Emperor of men, and after living for many years, Wuzesheng naturally understood this truth. The strength of the Ninth Heart level could rival three peak reverse-flow martial artists, and what's even more impressive is that at the Ninth Heart level, battles between peers have few chances of winning at the lower level!

After staring at each other for ten minutes, Wuzesheng lowered his gaze, finding it hard to completely let go of the person in front of him.

Nanlun had long expected that this Elder would inevitably consider the previous family head of the Wu family, Martial Autumn Orchid, so he first checked the mountain forests on the left and the rocky forests on the right for any eavesdroppers.

He whispered softly in Wuzesheng's ear, "As far as I know, the branch head of the Wu family has been at the Ninth Heart level for many years and is reaching the end of his life due to age."

Then squinting at Wu Zesheng, he said triumphantly,

"But my Nan family patriarch Nan Xiuhai Yangshou is at least two or three decades old, it's enough to exhaust that old immortal to death!"

"Uh... allow me to go back and discuss with the two elders, I will give you a reply another day."

Wu Zesheng bid farewell to Nan Lun with a salute and then disappeared into the woods of the Wolong Mountain with a flash.

Left alone, Nan Lun snickered, his eyes filled with cunning. It seemed that today's matter was settled. With Wu Zesheng's irascible temper, if he could calm down, he would certainly have tacitly approved Nan Lun's suggestion. As long as they were all in the same boat, they would sink or swim together!

In the high sky three hundred meters above the snowy plain, a figure hurriedly crossed the sky, with eight cavalrymen chasing behind, especially Chiyun, leading the charge, with the other two following closely behind.

"Tonight, neither of you shall escape. If you have the guts, stay and fight against this general!"

Looking back at the roaring Chiyun, Long Ling didn't seem as panicked as Juxi. She remained composed. Even a fool knew that every half a year on this day, when night fell, everything living on the plain would vanish from the world.

"Hey hey hey, old man, stop chasing, let's get out of here quickly!"

The two Godrealm officers sent from behind clearly felt waves of world-destroying energy coming from the horizon behind them — perhaps the energy was leaking out from an interdimensional tunnel!

"Crackle!"

A series of firecracker-like sounds rang out in the distance as Juxi and Long Ling scrambled to escape, leaving behind the others who were all staring at the silver-blue sky that was gradually tearing open a crack in the horizon.

Rows of storm-like spirals raged across the land, causing Chiyun's pupils to shrink, accelerating in the opposite direction to counter the massive energy consumption within.

The two monitoring officers, having never seen such a terrifying scene, were frozen with fear, their Chi sealed by an overwhelming sense of dread, leaving everyone momentarily stunned in place, watching as the storm vortex approached at nearly supersonic speed.

A soldier who had never witnessed such a spectacular scene exclaimed,

"This tornado... Ahh!"

"No!"

Another older veteran muttered to himself,

"This isn't a tornado; this has reached the level of a hurricane cluster!"

The continuously spinning spatial rift, combined with the cold air here, formed a super hurricane spiraling with spiritual power, rotating at speeds that would likely exceed one thousand kilometers per hour, dealing a devastating blow that left everyone present in awe!

"Sizzle!"

A dazzling red light rose from the vortex in the distance. Before anyone could even scream, they were all disintegrated in midair by the executioner.

"Spit spit spit, they've gone crazy holding grudges at this time. If they hadn't chased us, they would have crossed the snowy plain long ago. How could they have ended up in such a miserable state?!"

No wonder this desolate place, with its vast plains and almost no small hills, had its terrain leveled by this storm, how could mountains have been formed.

"Alas, why so soon..."

Chiyun swung his two arms, the fire Chi in his body turning into a rocket as he desperately rushed in the opposite direction. The fear of death left him no time to consider Juxi and Long Ling; he wanted nothing more than to leave this death zone right away!

"Sizzle!"

Almost imperceptible faint sounds echoed once again, and all eight cavalrymen, including the two monitors, met their end, sucked into the vortex of death. The heavenly beings could easily create such a huge energy storm, which appeared enormous in front of these mortals below the immortal realm.

Juxi, thinking to himself, felt a chill down his back. In the storm, the blood of the eight cavalrymen had been completely broken down, showing no signs of anything unusual, as if this massive creature had never "eaten" anything strange - a whole brigade of people.

The blood mist would dissipate before hitting the ground, effortlessly dissolving the crushed bodies. This made Juxi, who already had no appetite, unable to swallow the tough and stiff meat of the snow wolves.

"Phew, it looks like we are safe for now!"

Almost uncertain where the next step would lead them, Juxi was too hungry to swallow any food. Even after Dragon Ling tapped on the ring, he couldn't find anything edible for the flesh to consume.

"Hold on a little longer. Let's go back to the Imperial Academy for supplies and then head to the Western Province."

"The Imperial Academy..."

This reminded the former of his father and uncle, just...

The cold interrupted his thoughts, forcing him to further stimulate the Ice Emperor's potential to lower his own temperature and dispel the cold.

"Nothing can be done. The energy storm outside the cave is relentless, and we can't move an inch."

Dragon Ling slapped Juxi repeatedly, urging him not to lose consciousness. The energy storm drained a large amount of temperature, even solidifying the air.

"Alright, I'll have to take a risk now to see if we can make it out!"

Seeing Dragon Ling trying to get up and leave the shelter, Juxi worried he might get into trouble. But her next move quickly dispelled his concern.

"You're ruthless, bringing me along to my death!"

Locked in the spatial ring by Dragon Ling, Juxi complained in the mind of the Immortal without restraint.

"Nonsense, going to your death? How can you speak like that? I have a way to break this great formation!"

Seeing this, Juxi could only sigh helplessly as Dragon Ling, full of confidence, took a step forward.

"Dragon Emperor Breaks the Void, Secret Techniques of the Mountains and Seas, Esoteric Mantras - Dragon God's Protection!"

Dragon God's Protection, a low-level divine art in the Immortal Realm, a masterpiece of ancient body techniques, allows the caster to temporarily gain a defense comparable to that of an Immortal. If this divine technique were to spread in the middle of the Infinite Realm, it would surely cause chaos.

"Humming..."

A blue light rose from Dragon Ling's chest, absorbing all the earth-shattering spiritual power within the surrounding space. In her eyes, the energy storms turned into blurry flying blades visible to the naked eye.

Stabilizing her figure, Dragon Ling transformed into a golden light and pierced through the first energy vortex.

"Haha, that's all you've got - Dragon God's Shield!"

With a fierce roar full of snapping claws and bared teeth, a golden wave of energy dispelled the approaching energy vortex near Dragon Ling's body.

The more surrounded by the equivalent of thousands of Infinite Realm experts, the less time they could afford to waste. If they made one wrong move, the Dragon God's Shield would shatter, making the remaining two vulnerable!

After holding out for five minutes, Dragon Ling sensed another loophole ahead, so she plunged downward and finally reached the outer perimeter of the storm. Triumphantly, she laughed.

"Haha, this storm won't harm me here. I am the true powerhouse in this world!"

Dragon Ling's cruel and gleeful expression showed the satisfaction of old, but things had changed. Previously, she had conquered and ruled everything with domineering destructive power, but now she was only able to protect a youth like a child with this meager spiritual power.

"Haha, child, do you see? This is my skill. No storm can defy me..."

Long Ling noticed that Juxi seemed a bit dumbfounded when looking at him, so he lowered his head to see that his incarnation had turned a pale yellow and was unable to maintain its physical form.

"Heh heh, finally managed to recover... Oh!"