Patriarch Pure Heaven pondered in silence with his brow furrowed.

“Patriarch,” Zhou Shang said, “Yue Yanxi, Jiang Feng, and the others seem to have gained quite a fortune from their trip to a brand new domain. They came back with a large number of spiritual materials and herbs that can’t be found in human domains.” After a moment of hesitation, he added, “I heard that Yue Yanxi and a few others are recently making preparations to break through into new domains.”

Patriarch Pure Heaven snorted coldly and asked, “What are you trying to say?”

Zhou Shang shrunk his head and said with a bitter face, “All of the other sects have developed their strength after swearing allegiance to Nie Tian. Their recent exploration trips to the Lizardman domain and other new domains have turned out to be very fruitful. We, on the other hand...”

“What about us?” Patriarch Pure Heaven asked, looking displeased.

Zhou Shang sighed. “Not only have we not developed our strength, but all of the other sects and clans in the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries have been avoiding contact with us since we refused...