Traveling through the desolate dark space, Zhang Fan finally arrived at the Ten Thousand Mountains Continent in the Shattered Star Domain after a year and a half.
The Ten Thousand Mountains Sect was located on the Ten Thousand Mountains Continent. The entire continent was no smaller than the Giant Spirit Continent. It was crisscrossed with countless mountain ranges and dotted with strange peaks, containing abundant spirit crystal mineral veins. It could be considered one of the richest continents in the Shattered Star Domain, controlled by the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect.
It was precisely because of these rich mineral vein resources that the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect could develop into one of the two True Immortal-level forces in the Shattered Star Domain.
However, in the past century, the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect had not had an easy time. First, outstanding disciples within the sect were successively ambushed, leading to a talent gap in the current generation. Then, the Giant Spirit Hall developed rapidly, even birthing another Nascent Soul True Immortal, putting immense pressure on the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect.
A hundred years ago, all the mineral veins on the Ten Thousand Mountains Continent were controlled by the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect, and the sect also had absolute control over the continent. But in the past century, due to the power of the Giant Spirit Hall, a significant portion of the Ten Thousand Mountains Continent had been encroached upon by the Giant Spirit Hall, with over thirty percent of the territory occupied, resulting in heavy losses.
With this shift in power, the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect could only shrink its sphere of influence and lie low. But how could the rapidly rising Giant Spirit Hall give the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect a chance to breathe?
Today, on the Ten Thousand Mountains Continent, another spirit crystal mineral vein, stretching tens of thousands of miles, fell into dispute between the two sides. Under the oppression of the Giant Spirit Hall, the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect agreed to a arena duel to decide the ownership of the spirit crystal mineral vein. Both sides would send out three powerhouses below the Soul Transformation stage, with a best-of-three victory to decide the winner.
"So many people."
The Blood Demon Flood Dragon, with its belly bulging, looked at the crowd gathered on the mountain peak, appearing somewhat excited. "This Shattered Star Domain is indeed unusual. The cultivators at the Nine Tribulation Realm are in groups, unlike the Wu Shan Star Domain where it's hard to even see one."
"No matter how you put it, the Shattered Star Domain is a low-level star domain, falling under the jurisdiction of the Star Domains. The Wu Shan Star Domain is just a desolate star domain, so naturally, they cannot compare," Zhang Fan said, his gaze fixed on the two people fighting in the sky. Both were cultivators at the peak of the Nine Tribulation Realm, but their Dao techniques and divine powers were far superior to those of the cultivators in the Wu Shan Star Domain.
By the time Zhang Fan and his group arrived, the duel was nearing its end. The Ten Thousand Mountains Sect had won one and lost one in the previous two rounds, making this final round crucial.
"The Giant Spirit Hall will likely lose this round," Liu Mu said softly as he observed the cultivators on both sides.
"Brother, you shouldn't say things like that casually." A man in red with fiery red hair nearby glanced at them upon hearing Zhang Fan's words.
Lin Haotian, Wuchen Sword Immortal, and Tianhua Tianjun were directly ignored by him. His gaze was focused on Zhang Fan, Liu Mu, and the Blood Demon Flood Dragon, whose powerful auras indicated they were at least Nine Tribulation Realm powerhouses.
"Oh? Why can't I say that? Does the Giant Spirit Hall have no sportsmanship?" Liu Mu became interested and asked the man in red standing not far away.
The man in red smiled and did not answer, instead shaking his head and sighing, "This Ten Thousand Mountains Continent is no longer the Ten Thousand Mountains Continent it once was."
Everyone listened with a sense of confusion and stopped bothering him, turning their attention to the battlefield. The two cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage were both sword cultivators. Their divine powers were exceptionally strong, centered on them, filling the area within a hundred miles with countless sword energies. The surrounding mountain ranges were riddled with holes by the crisscrossing sword energies.
Liu Mu's insight was indeed extraordinary. After hundreds of exchanges, the sword cultivator from the Giant Spirit Hall clearly fell into a disadvantage. He could only defend with his sword, gradually falling into his opponent's rhythm, exhausting himself and unable to counterattack.
Constant defense inevitably leads to a lapse. Just as the powerful sword cultivator from the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect found a flaw and was about to end the battle with a single sword strike, a vast spiritual force descended, causing the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect's cultivator's soul to falter, resulting in a momentary lapse of consciousness.
Then, the reaction of a cultivator at the peak of the Nine Tribulation Realm was astonishing. In that instant, the sword cultivator from the Giant Spirit Hall seized the opportunity. With a flash of brilliant sword light, the Giant Spirit Hall's sword cultivator was decapitated. His Nascent Soul hadn't even left his body before it was shattered by endless sword energies.
The cultivators present naturally understood what had happened, their eyes filled with helplessness, turning into soft sighs.
In the sky, the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect hovered, looking down at the scene below with eyes bulging with rage. The leader of the group roared up at the sky, his voice filled with anger and unwillingness.
"Qin Yun! You are a True Immortal of the Soul Transformation stage, interfering in the battle of Nascent Soul cultivators, don't you think it's too much?"
A man in a purple robe strode forward. His steps were light, but with each step, a resounding bell echoed in everyone's hearts, carrying immense pressure.
"To force me to intervene, even dying is enough pride for a mere Nascent Soul cultivator," Qin Yun said dismissively, glancing at the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect members. "My Giant Spirit Hall wins this battle, and this spirit crystal mineral vein naturally belongs to my Giant Spirit Hall. I give you Ten Thousand Mountains Sect one hour to get out of this area, otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The faces of the Ten Thousand Mountains Sect cultivators turned red with anger, but none dared to attack. All below the Soul Transformation stage are ants. A group of Nascent Soul cultivators like them would not be enough for Qin Yun to kill in one move.
"Do you know why I said that now?" The man in red, standing beside Liu Mu, looked at the man in the purple robe with deep disgust and disdain in his eyes.
"Who is this person?" Liu Mu asked curiously.
"First time on the Central Continent, right?" The man in red leaned closer to Liu Mu and whispered, "This person's name is Qin Yun. He is the fastest cultivating genius of the Giant Spirit Hall in the past ten thousand years. He has only cultivated for a hundred years but has already become a True Immortal of the Soul Transformation stage."
"This Qin Yun looks quite similar to that Qin Hao," Zhang Fan interjected.
"You know Qin Hao too?" The man in red looked at Zhang Fan with slight surprise and continued, "Qin Hao is Qin Yun's younger brother. Of course, they look alike. Speaking of which, Qin Hao's talent is not weak. He cultivated to the Nine Tribulation Realm at a young age. I heard that a few years ago, Qin Yun sent him to a desolate star domain. I haven't seen Qin Hao in recent years."
"Of course you haven't seen him," Zhang Fan said with a smile. "That Qin Hao was killed by me."
The man in red was so scared he almost peed himself. He quickly said, "Brother, you can't just say things like that. If the Giant Spirit Hall hears this, you'll all be finished."
Zhang Fan smiled and said no more, instead turning his gaze to the figure in the sky. "To break through to the Soul Transformation stage in less than a hundred years, no wonder he's so arrogant and acts so undisciplined."