Open up and break into another world

At the end of the pillar of light was a layer of distorted space-time.

Xu Ming was almost unable to resist being "dragged" by the pillar of light into this space-time layer.

“This Dark Territory is indeed the work of some super existence!” Xu Ming sighed secretly, observing his surroundings.

This was an extremely vast void, with the Qi of Chaos surging and churning beneath his feet.

Xu Ming stood still for a moment.

A grand voice echoed in the endless void: “Having passed the first level test of the Sky-Understanding Stone Pillar, you are qualified to be a Blue-Robed Disciple of my 'Azure Sky Sect'!”

As it spoke, a cyan-colored token floated down from the endless void.

The token had two words engraved on it: Azure Sky.

“Azure Sky Sect?” Xu Ming had never heard of it, but it was definitely a super-powerful force within the endless Chaos.

However, what Xu Ming was more concerned about was…

“I passed the first level test of the Sky-Understanding Stone Pillar, but there's no substantial reward?”

What use were the Blue-Robed Token and the Azure Sky Sect's Blue-Robed Disciple to Xu Ming right now!

It wouldn't even compare to a piece of "Chaotic Source Stone"!

The grand voice in the void echoed again: “How can the Azure Sky Sect's Blue-Robed Token be measured by those mundane rewards? Obtaining the Blue-Robed Token is already the best reward!”

“Alright…” Xu Ming could tell that this grand voice was somewhat mechanical; it should be an existence similar to the spirit of a formation, “Above the Blue-Robed Disciple, are there even higher-level disciples?”

“Yes!” the grand voice said, “The Blue-Robed Disciple is merely an outer disciple in my Azure Sky Sect; the Purple-Robed Disciple is an inner disciple! And above the Purple-Robed Disciple, there is also the Gold-Robed Disciple! However… the conditions for the Gold-Robed Disciple are too harsh; it's rare to see one even in countless epochs!”

“Oh…” Xu Ming understood—his status as a Blue-Robed Disciple in the Azure Sky Sect was just the lowest of the low.

“How can one become a Purple-Robed Disciple or a Gold-Robed Disciple?” Xu Ming asked.

“Go to the Sky-Understanding Stone Pillar and prove your talent!” the grand voice said, “You can now return to the Dark Territory and continue solving the Sky-Understanding Chess Game; or you can leave first and come back next time!”

As an Azure Sky Sect Blue-Robed Disciple, one was qualified to enter and exit the Dark Territory at any time.

Moreover…

After Xu Ming's Ancient Cultivator clone entered the Dark Territory, it lost contact with the outside world; he really wanted to know what the situation was in the Divine Domain now.

“Let's go out first! Anyway, Saint Wunan and the others have been trapped in the Dark Territory for countless billions of years; a few years with me won't make much difference!” Xu Ming thought to himself, “Moreover, solving the Sky-Understanding Chess Game still carries considerable risk! If I suffer a backlash during the process of solving the game and die, then my main body and clone in the outside world will never know what the situation is inside the Dark Territory, and they will never dare to come in! Moreover, the Heavenly Dao mysteries and 'Chaotic Spear Intent' that I comprehended cannot be obtained by my body in the outside world!”

Therefore, Xu Ming decided to leave the Dark Territory first.

He would come back next time!

…

Whoosh!

Xu Ming was directly teleported out of this space-time layer.

Xu Ming found that his current location was at the boundary between darkness and light—the "One-Line Cut"!

At this time, the laws of the Dark Territory no longer bound Xu Ming.

Xu Ming only needed to take one step forward, across the "One-Line Cut," to leave the Dark Territory.

“Go!” Xu Ming easily took this step.

Instantly, Xu Ming's Ancient Cultivator clone re-established contact with his main body and the other two major clones.

What the Ancient Cultivator clone had seen and heard in the Dark Territory was instantly synchronized to the other bodies; the memories of the other bodies were also instantly synchronized to the Ancient Cultivator clone.

At this moment, Xu Ming's main body felt as if a severed arm had been reattached.

“Return to the Divine Domain first!” Xu Ming's Ancient Cultivator clone quickly flew in the direction he sensed.

He had a very important thing to do—the Ancient Cultivator school, the Heavenly Dao school, the Faith school, and the Luck school were all ready to break through to the Dominator Realm at any time! It was time to "unite the four Daos" and break through to the Dominator Realm!

…

Thunder Continent.

Inside the Holy Lord's palace.

The Holy Lord paced back and forth slowly, with his hands behind his back.

At the Holy Lord's current realm, he rarely felt so conflicted.

“Tens of millions of years of planning…” the Holy Lord sighed, “But now, a Xu Ming has appeared in the Divine Domain, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to refine the Divine Domain… Once Xu Ming's strength reaches the Star Lord level, it will be my doomsday!”

The Holy Lord was very clear about his situation—with his current strength, it was almost impossible to occupy the Divine Domain!

Continuing to waste time in the Divine Domain might even lead to his death!

“Alas… forget it! Forget it!” the Holy Lord sighed in his heart, “I originally didn't want to share a piece of the pie with others, but now it seems that I have no choice but to pay some price!”

The Holy Lord naturally had some connections in the endless Chaos. He couldn't invite a Chaos Realm super existence, but inviting a few Saints to help was not a problem!

Of course, the other Saints would not work for the Holy Lord for nothing!

After hesitating for a moment, the Holy Lord first contacted "Saint Keqiu."

A super existence of the Saint Realm Ninth Order!

“Oh? You discovered an ownerless Chaos World?” Saint Keqiu smiled, “You want to occupy such a desolate place and become a Star Lord?”

The endless Chaos has prosperous places and desolate places.

And the Divine Domain is located in a very desolate place!

With Saint Keqiu's strength, if he wanted to occupy a Chaos World in a desolate place and become a Star Lord, it would naturally not be difficult! However, his goal was to become a Star Lord in a prosperous place.

Therefore, Saint Keqiu had always been only a Saint Realm Ninth Order and had not been able to become a Star Lord.

“A desolate place naturally has its advantages!” The Holy Lord did not tell Saint Keqiu about the Grand Heaven Illusion Array and the Dark Territory.

Even if Saint Keqiu came to the Divine Domain, if he didn't carefully search around the Divine Domain, he wouldn't be able to discover the Grand Heaven Illusion Array!

Having the Grand Heaven Illusion Array and not having the Grand Heaven Illusion Array—the value of the Divine Domain is completely different!

After all, the forces in the endless Chaos all know what the "Grand Heaven Illusion Array" means—this is a place where the super power "Azure Sky Sect" selects geniuses!

Once it's made public, I'm afraid there will be a constant stream of geniuses pouring in.

At that time, the Divine Domain would be like… a school district property!

Its value can be imagined!

It was precisely because of this that the Holy Lord wanted to refine and control the Divine Domain at all costs!

“I'll take action, that's not a problem!” Saint Keqiu said, “However, you know the price of asking me to take action!”

…

After contacting Saint Keqiu, the Holy Lord contacted the "Seven Calabash Brothers."

These seven brothers were all Saint Realm Eighth Order; they were also somewhat famous in the endless Chaos.

Finally, the Holy Lord contacted more than a dozen Saint Realm Seventh Order!

“This time, I will spare no expense and will definitely take down the Divine Domain with thunderous force!”