"Hey hey, isn't it the Central Plains where your words hold no sway? I see that even the tortoise shell of the Grand Xizhou is no challenge for you now..."

"Ha ha ha, not just a challenge?" Unexpectedly, when Qingxian spoke like this, the old man actually smiled and said, "In my eyes, the entire Quadrangle is nothing more than ants, let alone the tortoise shell of Xizhou, it's just a matter of moments!"

"But big brother, those guys had the support of super strong experts from all six domains that day. No matter how strong you are, you can't match up to those bottomless experts from the six domains, right?"

A golden-robed elder at the table suddenly stood up and threw a bucket of cold water at the elder patriarch.

"Hmph, do as you please. I have no interest in provoking the people of the six domains... Besides, today I'm not here to discuss that matter, but something else important." The elder patriarch's gaze suddenly turned cold.

"Oh?" Qingxian's brows furrowed tightly, "Elder patriarch, are you trying to share the burden for the future of our Star Emperor Country? I really..."

"You're wrong!"

The elder patriarch interrupted Qingxian unexpectedly, and then appeared in front of Qingxian without warning, the vast Chi instantly enveloping Qingxian.

Seeing this, Qingxian's face suddenly turned pale, feeling an incredibly heavy killing intent, the strongest he had ever encountered among all experts. It seemed that the elder patriarch's entry into the Refining Immortal realm was not a matter of a day or two!

"Taking your life is as easy as turning over my hand now, you have no right to refuse!"

"Hmph, internal conflict among family members is not wise!"

"Who's there?"

The elder patriarch's actions were suddenly interrupted by a woman, whose strength was so strong that not even the elder patriarch could detect her aura.

At this moment, he could only stare fixedly at the entrance of the hall, while a slight smile formed on Qingxian's lips.

"Elder patriarch, don't think that ascending to the Refining Immortal realm allows you to act recklessly!"

"How dare you...!"

Sploosh—!

Before the elder patriarch could catch his breath, a fox-like figure lightly brushed past him.

The power that surpassed all other strong experts almost left him breathless, and the elder patriarch with the strength of a Refining Immortal slowly turned into white powder in front of everyone.

"I am a grand Refining Immortal expert, how could I be so easily defeated?!" The elder patriarch panicked, his expression shocked as he said, "Could it be, you! You are... one of the Three Immortal Saints of the Tu Shan Clan — the Enchanting Saint, Tu Shan Mei?!"

"Hmph, how dare a mere Refining Immortal act so brazenly in front of me."

The woman did all this in such a casual manner that she didn't even furrow her brow.

"Heh, this time you have really made things difficult for yourself... Elder patriarch, I have long invited the Divine Clan to ally with the empire, do you really think your Refining Immortal strength can dominate the continent? Haha..."

"You scoundrel, I will never forgive you!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man turned into a soul body and tried to escape, but... before he could reach the door, the woman lightly grasped, instantly trapping the elder patriarch's soul in her delicate palm.

"It seems like a good harvest, he will be your down payment for working with us."

Tu Shan Mei smiled, then put away the elder patriarch's soul.

...

On a high mountain in the Northern Frontier.

"Hoo~hoo~hoo~!"

Yuanhui took three deep breaths in a row before adjusting to the high altitude here.

"No wonder no one on the mainland knows about the existence of the six domains. Here, even my True Qi, which has reached the level of Immortal Ascension, is as suppressed as a tortoise crawling, let alone the ordinary Boundless realm..."

"Ha ha ha, you have to admit, getting beaten makes you stronger. Let me tell you, cultivating Immortals is not something you can achieve in a year or two. Only through countless hardships and thousands of years of cultivation can you reach the peak. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

Yuanhui smiled bitterly at Wu Xian, then even felt his own body gradually melting away.