Chapter 1492

The old man was displeased by Zi Chen's insatiable greed, and a hint of anger appeared on his face.

He no longer wanted to listen to the guy who was haggling with righteousness, so he directly waved his hand and said, "I won't agree to any of your additional requests, but I can promise you one thing today. If you can complete the mission, I'll raise your city's ranking by ten places."

"Raise my city by ten places, and you can change the ranking of Shuntian Prefecture as you please, senior." The old man's promise shocked Zi Chen.

Zi Chen knew very well how difficult it was to raise Shuntian Prefecture's ranking.

Since Huping City's existence, who knew how many people had worked hard to raise their ranking, but they did not even raise it by a single place.

However, the old man had now directly promised him that he could raise his city's ranking by ten places.

What did it mean to be ranked ten?

It meant that his city would go from 653 to 43, directly entering the top 655.

At that moment, Zi Chen did not know that the killings he had unintentionally caused along the way had already pushed Huping City's ranking into the top 655.

The people of Huping City were all looking forward to their safe return.

Zi Chen was currently unaware of everything that had happened in Huping City. In his heart, he really couldn't refuse the 65 rankings given by the old man, as this was a huge matter for Huping City.

The old man's straightforwardness made Zi Chen feel embarrassed. He smiled and said in a slightly bashful manner, "Actually, you've misunderstood me, senior. I only have a small request, but since you're so generous, there's no need to mention it."

The old man glanced at Zi Chen in disdain and said, "It's a small request. Let's hear it."

Zi Chen stole a glance at the old man and said, "I want to make a trip back to the third floor. I left my weapon there, and I want to get it back."

The old man looked at Zi Chen and smiled meaningfully. "You should be talking about your Dragon Soul Spear. Its transformation is indeed coming to an end, but I think your true objective is the collapsed world of the Thunder Clan. However, I'd advise you not to play any tricks. In the entire Prefecture Domain, you can only open your domain in the sphere of light from before. Once you leave that place, the domain will automatically isolate itself, and you won't be able to open it. This is the rule of the Prefecture Domain, and no one can change it."

"Uh." Zi Chen was stunned. He asked, "Don't you have special privileges, senior?"

The old man shook his head. "It's useless even if you have special privileges. This is a rule set by our predecessors. No one can break it unless the Prefecture Domain collapses and the rules become incomplete."

"What about the Nether Realm?" Zi Chen asked again. He suddenly became very nervous.

"It's the same no matter where you go. But because the Laws in the Netherworld aren't complete, you can barely draw upon a trace of energy from the region. The higher your cultivation is, the more energy you'll be able to draw upon. This is the main reason I want all of you to improve your cultivation."

"Are there no special circumstances? Is there no one who can open a domain?" Zi Chen looked very dejected.

The old man seemed to enjoy seeing Zi Chen's dejected expression. He laughed mockingly. "Of course there are special circumstances, but they are extremely special in the world. They require many special circumstances to appear, but unfortunately, you don't have these circumstances."

"What special circumstances?" Zi Chen asked.

The old man looked impatient. "You won't understand even if I tell you. Do you still want to go to the third floor? If so, I'll send you."

Zi Chen nodded. "Of course. I have one last request. If we're lucky enough to come out alive, I hope you can give more of their inheritances to my companions."

"Okay, I promise." Although the old man was dissatisfied, he still nodded.

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Zi Chen and the old man finally reached a compromise after bargaining for a long time.

Zi Chen was sent to the third floor. For the controller, this was a simple matter.

When he arrived, Zi Chen did not look for the Dragon Soul Spear. Instead, he went straight to the Thunder Clan's shattered world.

"You overestimate yourself." Zi Chen faintly heard an old voice ring out in the sky.

Zi Chen did not have time to care if this was an illusion or not. It was already very difficult for him to appear calm in front of the old man.

No one could open a domain, but Zi Chen could. It had been so since he arrived at the Manor World, and it was still so now.

This was Zi Chen's secret. Outsiders did not know about it. Of course, Man Shi knew about it, but they were not outsiders.

According to the old man, no one who had obtained a perfect domain seed had ever come out alive. Zi Chen did not believe that they had all been careless.

No matter what, the Nether Realm was dangerous. Zi Chen's secret of being able to open a domain would be his greatest trump card after entering the Nether Realm.

When he arrived at the shattered Thunder Clan's world again, there were no other cultivators around. More than 45% of the people were now gathered at the top floor.

This shattered world was specially prepared for the Thunder Clan. The death rate of other people was also very high.

Zi Chen disappeared from the platform in a flash and appeared on a fragment of the world.

This fragment of the world was not a complete world. It was caused by the collapse of a small world refined by a cultivator.

When Zi Chen was in the Corporeal Realm, he could not sense the abnormality of this place. However, now that he was in the Domain Realm, he immediately sensed the extremely pure power of thunder on the fragments under his feet as he released his powerful spiritual thoughts.

Standing on a fragment, Zi Chen took a step forward and spread his spiritual thoughts to envelop the surroundings. A three-meter domain world appeared.

At this moment, the old man's attention was already placed on the other Titled Sovereigns, and he had no time to pay attention to Zi Chen. If he was fortunate enough to witness the scene of Zi Chen opening his domain, his expression would definitely change, and perhaps he would change his strategy because of this.

However, he did not. In the old man's heart, Zi Chen was just a dark horse with great potential. However, there was still a big gap between him and the legendary existence.

The most important thing was his temperament.

The old man was angry at the thought of bargaining with righteousness.

A suction force appeared on Zi Chen's body. This suction force was infinitely magnified under the effect of the domain world.

Within a three-meter radius, wisps of power suddenly appeared on the surface of the ground. These wisps of power were pure domain world energy and were absorbed by Zi Chen's domain world.

Because he had already reached his limit, these wisps of power did not merge with the world after being absorbed by it. Instead, they floated in the sky of the world.

They were like traces of colorful ribbons of light.

As the last wisp of power was absorbed, Zi Chen put away the domain world and walked to another fragment.

The original fragment directly turned into nothingness and dissipated because it had lost all its spiritual power.

The fragments of the Thunder Clan's World disappeared just like that. In Zi Chen's three-meter domain world, the colorful ribbons gradually turned into colorful clouds.

Among the colorful clouds, there were many colorful raindrops.

From gasification to liquefaction, and finally to solidification.

In Zi Chen's three-meter domain, there were many colorful particles. They were like colorful crystals embedded in the sky. They were densely packed, like Xing Chen.

Each solidified colorful crystal contained extremely pure and terrifying world energy. Once these energies were unleashed, the power would be unimaginable.

Similarly, if these energies were absorbed, Zi Chen's realm would rise again and again.

Time quickly passed, and the seven days set by the old man were up. Seeing that there were still many fragments of the Thunder Clan's World, Zi Chen felt rather regretful.

"There are so many fragments of the Thunder Clan's World. They are much more valuable than domain fragments. It's a waste to leave them here." Zi Chen was very unwilling.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and his eyes lit up.

A purple-gold gourd floated out of his forehead. This was something Zi Chen had obtained in the Tianwu Continent. Back then, it had contained Xing Chen's Sand.

Along the way, the purple-gold gourd had surprised Zi Chen again and again. It had helped Zi Chen greatly.

This time, Zi Chen also placed his hopes on the purple-gold gourd. He pulled out the stopper and the purple-gold gourd turned upside down. A misty light spat out of the gourd's mouth and enveloped the fragment below.

"Come."

Zi Chen held the purple-gold gourd and shouted.

"Rumble."

The ground shook, and the entire fragment trembled. Then, it floated up bit by bit.

Seeing this, Zi Chen's face immediately lit up. Obviously, the purple-gold gourd didn't disappoint him.

However, before Zi Chen could fully express his joy, a surge of lightning energy suddenly appeared on some nearby fragments. This lightning energy contained the will of thunder and fell on the trembling fragment.

Swish.

The misty light spat out of the purple-gold gourd's mouth was instantly cut off by this will, and the fragment slowly returned to its original place.

He had failed.

However, Zi Chen didn't look depressed. Instead, his eyes lit up.

This time, he mobilized the lightning energy in his domain and enveloped the purple-gold gourd. The misty light spat out by the purple-gold gourd also had an additional layer of lightning energy.

After being enveloped by the lightning energy, the fragment slowly floated up again. This time, the will of thunder didn't appear.

"As expected, this thing can only be obtained by the Thunder Clan."

Zi Chen was enlightened in his heart. His admiration for the ancestors of the Lightning Clan grew.

He hadn't seen the faces of those seniors, but he could feel the protectiveness of the Thunder Clan from the way they cared for the people of the Thunder Clan.

The will of thunder didn't appear until the purple-gold gourd collected the entire fragment.

Next, the collection became simple.

Rumbling sounds continued to resound as the fragments of the Thunder Clan were collected one after another.

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On the first level, many cultivators walked out of the light sphere. From the joy on their faces, it was obvious that they had gained a lot.

The old man had been paying attention to these people and was very satisfied with their performance.

After waiting for everyone to come out, Zi Chen didn't return. The old man couldn't help but frown. Then, he saw Zi Chen collecting the fragments.

The old man didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You little guy, you're so greedy. Whether you can come back alive is still uncertain, but you actually collected so many fragments."