Chapter 2478 The Nine Great Heaven Domains

Dropping those words, Rong Xiangli whisked his sleeve and left. In truth, he was too embarrassed to stay any longer. Zhu Lin's death had caused him great mental trauma. On top of that, Dugu Youran's attitude had further humiliated and angered him, dealing a heavy blow to his dignity.

Seeing him leave, Peng Qianhe sighed with a complicated look in his eyes, “I’m afraid that today's matter won’t end here.”

“Senior, shouldn't you be beaming with joy instead?” said Dugu Youran flatly. “After all, the Peng Clan no longer has to worry about being implicated.”

Peng Qianhe's old face stiffened with embarrassment, “Neither the Zhu Clan nor the Rong Clan is a force my Peng Clan can afford to offend. Only you have the confidence to be fearless of them, Miss Youran.”

Peng Tianxiang intervened with a sincere expression, “Let's not talk about this. Don't worry, Youran, no matter what decision you make, I will always be on your side.”

With that, he gazed at Lin Xun, “Brother Jin, don’t put yourself under too much pressure either. Since Youran has stepped in, the Zhu Clan will need to weigh the consequences of offending her should they decide to deal with you.”

“Okay. Thank you for your hospitality today, Brother Peng. I'll take my leave first,” Lin Xun said and left straight away.

“Brother Jin, I'll go with you.” Dugu Youran hurried after him.

Watching her beautiful silhouette chasing after Lin Xun, Peng Tianxiang's heart clenched. He wanted to follow her.

“After such a serious matter, it's better not to bother Miss Youran today,” Peng Qianhe stopped his nephew.

“Alas!” Peng Tianxiang let out a long sigh.

......

“Angry?”

The stars were shining brightly on the ink-black night. People and vehicles came and went in a constant stream on the bustling streets.

Catching up with Lin Xun, Dugu Youran said, “Again, I’ll handle this matter and won't let you get into trouble because of it.”

Lin Xun didn't look back as he said indifferently, “To put it bluntly, it happened because of you, so naturally you should be the one to deal with it.”

Dugu Youran raised her brows in amusement, “You're blaming me?”

“Blaming you? It’s not that serious. I just don’t want to be targeted by the bees and butterflies around you anymore, so...” He stopped and looked at her, “From now on, I hope that we don't interfere with each other. Let’s just go our own way.”

With that, he turned back and continued on his way.

Dugu Youran was dumbfounded. She had stepped in and taken the responsibility of killing Zhu Lin for this guy, yet he... Not only was he not grateful for it, but he also treated her coldly like she was a ferocious beast!

She immediately chased after him, ''Hey, aren't you worried that the Zhu Clan will find you? At least if you travel with me, you won’t have to worry about these kinds of troubles.”

“Traveling with you will only invite more trouble.” Seeing Dugu Youran catching up again, Lin Xun felt a big headache coming. Didn’t this girl know that she herself was the source of the trouble?

Dugu Youran snorted, “So that’s how you see me, Ling Xuanzi? Not scared that I’ll expose your identity to others?”

Lin Xun rubbed his brows and sighed, “Can you tell me the reason why you must keep bothering me like this?”

Seeing Lin Xun’s exasperated face, Dugu Youran was amused. Other people just wished to be around her at all times, but this guy always looked as though he disliked her and couldn't wait for her to buzz off.

Her limpid eyes darted around as she grinned, “It can’t be helped, who told you to be my benefactor?”

Lin Xun shut up at once and quickened his steps. In his mind, he had begun to plan his departure from Tiger’s Den City to get away from this human form of trouble.

Dugu Youran kept following him with a carefree and leisure demeanor, as if oblivious to the fact that she was the human form of trouble in his eyes.

Upon arriving at the door of Lin Xun’s inn, Dugu Youran finally stopped and smiled sweetly, “What happened today was not something I wanted, but since it already happened, it’s not in my character to let you suffer from undeserved consequences. I’ll do what I say, remember that.”

After dropping these words, she turned and left. Even though Lin Xun had rejected her with a cold face all the way to this point, she showed no trace of displeasure.

Lin Xun, who had entered the inn, now had the deepest understanding of the green sparrow’s assessment of her. This woman surnamed Dugu was indeed not someone one should get close to. Once one made this mistake, only trouble awaited!

In the room, the green sparrow gloated, “How is it? That Dugu is a tricky one, isn't she?”

Lin Xun wasn't annoyed, but instead asked, “Can you tell me about the Immortal Imperial Clans in the Eternal True Realm?”

The green sparrow said, “It's not like this is a secret. You'll know sooner or later anyway, so I’ll just tell you now.”

The bird then proceeded to speak eloquently.

The Eternal True Realm was extremely vast with its territory divided into nine heavens, which were also regarded as the Nine Great Heaven Domains. Each Heaven Domain was comparable to a boundless plane that encompassed uncountable pocket spaces and secret blessed lands.

Immortal Imperial Clans who controlled Earth Rank law were distributed in the First to Sixth Heaven Domains.

Immortal Imperial Clans that wielded Heavenly Rank law were distributed in the Seventh Heaven Domain.

The Eighth Heaven Domain was managed by the ten oldest Immortal Imperial Clans, each of whom mastered a Heaven Rank law that could be considered supreme. These ten ancient Imperial Clans were also known as the Ten Immortal Giants!

The ninth heaven, rumored to be the cardinal territory where the Eternal Divine Clans resided, was also called the Ninth Divine Heaven.

Since the beginning of time, virtually no one had been able to enter the Ninth Divine Heaven. To the countless beings in the Eternal True Realm, that place was where true immortality was!

All of that was how the Eternal True Realm's territory was divided.

In order to judge how powerful and influential an Immortal Imperial Clan was, one only needed to see which Heaven Domain it was located in and what status it held in said domain. For example, the Luo Clan, who controlled the eighth grade Earth Rank lightning law, was located in the Sixth Heaven Domain.

According to the green sparrow, the Luo Clan had been entrenched in the Seventh Heaven Domain when Omega Lord Luo Tongtian was still around! It even had the chance to compete with the Ten Immortal Giants at the Eighth Heaven Domain back then, which could be considered a supreme glory.

However, everything changed after Luo Tongtian’s disappearance. In less than a thousand years, the Luo Clan’s power had declined drastically. In order to survive, they had to migrate from the Seventh Heaven Domain to the Sixth.

Up until this point, their status in the Sixth Heaven Domain had shrunk a great deal. They were currently far from being a match for Immortal Imperial Clans that controlled ninth grade Earth Rank law.

Like the Luo Clan, the four great Immortal Imperial Clans of Wen, Peng, He, and Heng were located in the Sixth Heaven Domain.

In general, both those four and the Luo Clan were already first-tier among the Immortal Imperial Clans that controlled Earth Rank law. However, they still couldn’t be considered apex existences.

Zhu Lin, who Lin Xun had killed tonight, was from the Zhu Clan who wielded ninth grade Earth Rank law. Therefore, this clan was among the hegemonic powers of the Sixth Heaven Domain.

The Rong Clan behind Rong Xiangli was on par with the Zhu Clan. This was the reason why Peng Tianxiang and Peng Qianhe had endured their discontent when facing Zhu Lin and Rong Xiangli: their clan’s status was inferior!

“So to speak, Dugu Youran is a noble from the Seventh Heaven Domain?” asked Lin Xun.

“That’s right,” the green sparrow nodded. “In the Seventh Heaven Domain, there are many Immortal Imperial Clans that govern Heaven Rank power, and her clan is a very outstanding one among them.”

“No wonder...” Lin Xun recalled how Peng Tianxiang, Rong Xiangli, Zhu Lin, and the others treated Dugu Youran. There was more than just respect in their attitudes; there was also a sense of fear.

From this, one could infer that there was a world of difference between Earth Rank laws and Heaven Rank laws!

The green sparrow lamented, “Of the two law powers you wield, one is very likely a fifth grade Earth Rank, while the other is definitely a Heaven Rank law. It's a pity that you haven't stepped onto the immortal path yet, or else these two law powers could allow you to build an immortal career in the Seventh Heaven Domain.”

Lin Xun suddenly asked, “What about the Yuan Clan? How is it when compared to the Dugu Clan?”

On this subject, the green sparrow began to talk in ambiguous terms, “The Yuan Clan and the Dugu Clan have always been rivals. It’s not at the level of having deep hatred, just that neither of them is willing to admit that the other is better. Their competition over these countless years has permeated into the bones of their respective clansmen.”

After a pause, it reminded Lin Xun, “Since my young miss regards you highly, if she knows that you became involved with the Dugu Clan, she will...certainly have ideas. So, I advise you to quickly cut Dugu Youran off and get as far away from her as possible.”

Lin Xun almost rolled his eyes, “Why are you saying it like I’m her underling? She lost to me at Cangwu Mountain.”

The green sparrow disdained, “Hmph, that's because my young miss was kind-hearted and didn't use her killer card! Do you really think she couldn’t defeat you otherwise?”

Lin Xun was too lazy to argue with this conceited and smug bird, so he just said, “Whatever.”

Killer cards? Who didn't have a few up their sleeves?

He asked, “By the way, where is the Battle Stele of the Domains?”

From Peng Tianxiang’s speech at the banquet on the Battlefield of the Gods, Lin Xun understood that if he wanted to go there, then the first step was to put his name on the Battle Stele of the Domains.

As early as in the Great Thousand Battle Domain, he had learned from the green sparrow that the ranking of each cultivator on this stele would also affect the ranking of the cosmic realm in the Great Thousand Worlds where they came from!

For example, the current number one of the Great Thousand Worlds was the Divine Ascension Starfield, and at second rank was the Celestial Mystic Starfield. These rankings were based on the rankings on the Battle Stele of the Domains.

The green sparrow said, “There are a total of nine of them scattered in different Immortal Heavenly Passes. They are rumored to be a type of mysterious domain stele preserved from the previous epoch.

“These steles are shrouded in a mysterious law power that’s capable of communicating with the law power covering the entire Great Thousand Battle Domain. Only experts with solid cultivation and extraordinary attainments on the Emperor path can leave their names on them. They are truly something magical.”

The bird paused a little before it continued, “From what I know, there is a Battle Stele of the Domains in the ninth Immortal Heavenly Pass.”

“The ninth Immortal Heaven Pass?” Lin Xun raised his brows as this reminded him of the agreement he had made with Xiang Xiaoyuan and Yue Duqiu at Origin City.