The further they went, the more prosperous and abundant everything became. Ye Chu was even shocked to see people selling profound stones. He thought to himself that Yao City was truly an extremely remote place. Even the densest spiritual energy spots there could not compare to this area at all.
With such rich surroundings, it was only natural that outstanding people and blessed lands would appear. In Yao City, innate realm cultivators were rare sights, yet along this journey Ye Chu had already encountered far too many.
“Once we cross this mountain, we will truly enter the heart of this domain!” Tan Miaotong smiled and said to Ye Jingyun and the others.
“The heart of the domain?” Ye Chu felt puzzled and did not understand what she meant.
“The continent is vast, almost impossible to measure exactly how large it is. So people divided it into domains, where each domain represents one region. The continent has many domains, though I do not know the precise number. Our domain here is called the Emotion Domain!” Tan Miaotong explained with a smile. “It was not always called the Emotion Domain. The name changed because of one supreme being.”
“Are you talking about the supreme who achieved his position because of a woman, and also fell because of a woman?” Ye Chu immediately thought of that supreme and looked at Tan Miaotong as he spoke.
“You know about him?” Tan Miaotong was a little surprised. “Yes, exactly him. He is a legend, and also the supreme everyone knows. He fell on the very day he became a supreme. To honour his memory, all the ancient lands together changed this domain’s name to Emotion Domain. There is another reason too. A peerless powerhouse who had the potential to reach the supreme position recognised him as a supreme even after his death, and insisted on renaming this domain Emotion Domain. Everyone else agreed.”
Ye Chu had not expected that even this domain’s name would be connected to Wuxin Peak. He smiled and said to Tan Miaotong, “The name Emotion Domain is actually quite nice.”
Tan Miaotong smiled and replied, “My family elders once told me there is another reason for naming it Emotion Domain, but when they reached that point they said it might only be a legend, so they did not tell me the details.”
Ji Die suddenly spoke from the side, “It may not necessarily be just a legend. The message came directly from that peerless powerhouse who was nominally the supreme’s disciple. It cannot be baseless rumour.”
“You know the reason?” Tan Miaotong asked curiously.
“I once overheard something by chance. It was said that back then this supreme loved deeply, proved the dao through emotion to reach the supreme position, and also died because of emotion. Yet he left behind an unparalleled secret, and even left his will in the world. Whoever obtains his will has the chance to acquire that unparalleled secret.” Ji Die said, “However, no one dares to touch a supreme’s will, so it remains only a legend.”
After hearing what Ji Die said, Ye Chu almost wanted to cry. Everything she described was clearly connected to him. What nonsense secret? There was only something waiting for him to die.
Ye Chu did not join their discussion. Instead he curiously asked Ye Jingyun, “The Ye family is also an ancient clan. Why settle in such a remote place? Would it not be better to come to the prosperous heart of the domain?”
Ye Jingyun glanced at Ye Chu. “Remote places have their own advantages. Although resources cannot compare to the abundance in the domain heart, the benefit is being detached from worldly affairs, almost like half a paradise away from the world.”
Tan Miaotong nodded in strong agreement. “The domain heart is indeed abundant, but resources are not infinite. To fight over limited resources, all kinds of conflicts are unavoidable. Life in the domain heart is not necessarily better.”
While the group chatted and laughed, they crossed the mountain range. Even before fully reaching the domain heart, Ye Chu already felt the spiritual energy had become several times denser. He thought that in such an environment, people with the same talent would obviously achieve far more here than elsewhere.
“You all have to stay here today!”
As Ye Chu and the others crossed the mountain range and reached a plain, they suddenly heard sounds of fierce fighting.
Ye Chu looked toward the noise. In the open field, two groups were battling each other. Many corpses already lay on the ground. Blood had dyed the grass and trees red. The scene was extremely brutal.
“People from the Shangguan family!” Ye Jingyun stared at one side and exclaimed in surprise. That group wore the clothing of the Shangguan family. They were surrounding a group of men and women dressed in white.
Those men and women all looked very refined and attractive. The women were beautiful and alluring, the men were handsome and striking. Their figures were tall and slender, making them very eye-catching.
“Surrender and we will spare your lives!” The leading man from the Shangguan family roared. His long sword danced forward and directly pierced through the body of one refined woman. Blood sprayed from her body, staining the air and spreading a strong smell of blood.
After piercing her, the leader pulled out his sword, kicked her flying, and his blade flashed with cold light, extremely chilling.
“One more time: anyone who resists dies!” The Shangguan family members shouted loudly.
The group of handsome men and beautiful women did not retreat because of the enemy’s ferocity. They leaned on each other, held their weapons, and faced the opponents head-on. In their midst stood a white fox.
The white fox had snow-white, soft fur and looked extremely beautiful. Its small body appeared delicate and gentle. Its eyes were very lively, as if they contained endless spiritual energy. Its tail occasionally swayed a few times, making it very cute.
This was a beautiful white fox. Tan Miaotong’s face showed clear fondness. What surprised people was that these many refined men and women seemed to be protecting it with their lives.
Although the white fox was lively and adorable, was it really worth using their lives to guard it?
While Ye Chu felt puzzled, the many cultivators from the Shangguan family once again charged fiercely toward the group of men and women.
The Shangguan cultivators attacked ruthlessly. Although the group of men and women were not weak, they still could not match their opponents. From time to time someone was cut down, screaming as they fell into pools of blood.
The bloody smell filled the air, but when Ye Chu looked at the bright red blood, he noticed something strange.
Although the blood of these refined men and women was also scarlet, it looked slightly duller compared to human blood. Moreover, within the scarlet blood there was a faint trace of white mixed in. The amount was so small that one would not notice without looking carefully, but Ye Chu still saw it.
“Kill them all and seize that white fox.” The Shangguan family members roared and charged toward the group once more.
The men and women gritted their teeth, fearless of death, and rushed forward. “Open a gap. We cannot let them surround us.”
“Yes!”
The men exploded with terrifying power, swinging their weapons and charging at the Shangguan cultivators. Every one of them fought desperately, trading life for life as they broke through toward the enemy.
The cost was brutal. Blood dyed the ground beneath their feet red. Yet through such desperate effort they finally tore open a gap.
When the white fox saw the opening, it leaped forward and ran out.
“Stop it! Do not let it escape!” The Shangguan cultivators shouted. They no longer cared about anything else and threw their weapons toward the white fox.
But the white fox’s agility far exceeded what Ye Chu and the others had imagined. Its steps were incredibly swift. It dodged left and right, avoiding every thrown weapon, and finally leaped out of the battlefield.